The Collegian – April 8, 2016

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The Grove City College Student Newspaper

Vol. 102, No. 16

The big idea download

Grove City College students will have a lot to think at the end of this semester and the beginning of the next courtesy of three heavyweight speakers coming to campus.

The big idea download begins the second weekend in May, when William Bennett, one of the architects of the Reagan Revolution, will address graduates at the College’s 136th Commencement, and Michael Horton, a respected theologian, author and speaker, takes to the podium at the Baccalaureate service.

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Horton

Commencement is set for 10 a.m. Saturday, May 14.

Baccalaureate takes place at 7 p.m. Friday, May 13. Both events are scheduled to take place on the Quad.

Students returning to Grove City College in the fall will get a chance to hear not-

ed author and social critic Os Guinness, of the famed Irish brewing family, on Sept. 9 on campus.

Guinness All three speakers are coming to campus at the invitation of College President Paul J. McNulty ʼ80, who said each has “expressed their enthusiasm for Grove City College and our mission.”

“These men are leading voices today on the intersec-

LGBTQ challenge colleges

Molly Wicker News Editor

On June 26, 2015, a deeply divided Supreme Court delivered a 5-4 ruling that the Constitution requires that same-sex couples be allowed to marry no matter where they live. As a seismic cultural shift of sorts, the decision made national headlines.

Rainbow flags reflected the rallying cry of a generation.

The court’s action rewarded years of legal work by same-sex marriage advocates and marked the culmination of an unprecedented upheaval in public opinion and the nation’s jurisprudence.

The debate, which has seemingly turned thousands of years of Western culture on its head, is still in its relative infancy. Only within the past 50 years have people begun to take sides on the issue. Over the last decade, the support of millennials for same-sex marriage has risen by 24 percent, according to Pew Research Center. Pew reports that 73 percent of millennials were in favor of same-sex marriage in 2014.

Moreover, only within the past 10 years have colleges and universities been forced to take sides.

Among those still trying to grapple with the decision are the students, faculty and administration at higher education institutions across the country. Only in the past 10 years has the debate spread to campuses across America, as colleges and universities usher in wave after wave of students for whom the issue ranks alongside other prominent civil rights questions.

America’s Christian colleges have especially found themselves at a decisive and unprecedented crossroads: how does one reconcile faith

with public policy, especially at such a time as this, when everything seems as though it is charged with a demand for equality?

As colleges and universities are forced to take sides, high-profile, faith-based institutions have experienced mounting pressure to either revise their policies or risk losing state funding.

The ruling came out, coincidently, just eight days before the Princeton Review released a list of the nation’s most LGBTQ-unfriendly colleges. Grove City College was ranked as the number one least LGBTQ-friendly school in the nation.

A slew of search terms, including “gay,” “lesbian,” and “LGBTQ” turn up with zero results on the College’s website. The only LGBTQ student organization, Rainbow Bridge, founded in 2010, can be found on Facebook but their page appears defunct and inactive.

Grove City College’s student handbook explicitly states that “sexual misconduct including premarital sex (heterosexual or homosexual) or any other such conduct that violates historic Christian standards” is in direct violation of the Community Standard to which students are held. There is no specific language prohibiting homosexual behavior.

Although the required humanities core at the College is based on Christian principles and taught according to biblical Christianity, most students will be forced to choose a side.

While some evangelical colleges have changed their policies, many, including Grove City College, are quietly resisting the shifting social landscape, waiting until it is absolutely necessary to LGBTQ 2

tion of faith and character,” he said. “We have been emphasizing the importance of nurturing the life of the Christian mind and our calling to serve the common good. All three have been prolific in addressing these topics.”

McNulty is working with SGA to increase awareness of the three speakers’ works and ideas and said they will be offering many of their most compelling works for sale over the next month.

“It will be a wonderful privilege to engage with them on vital issues such as calling,

Allen Toth visited Arizona with an ICO trip over Easter break.

virtue, civility and core convictions,” he said.

So, who are these men?

William Bennett is a former Harvard professor who has made his mark in public service, the world of ideas, the private sector and the media. He served as Secretary of Education under Ronald Reagan and was appointed as the nation’s first drug czar by President George H.W. Bush. According to a biography provided by the Washington Speakers Bureau: “Bennett is perceived SPEAKERS 2

MAGGIE ENGLEHART

Serving over Easter Grovers ambarked on ICO trips

Olivia Goven

Contributing Writer During the Easter break, seven Inner-City Outreach groups from Grove City College traveled to three international and four domestic locations for ministry.

These groups spent several days interacting with the local community, providing aid for construction projects, school programs and church ministries.

International groups traveled to Santo Domingo and Hato Mayor, Dominican Republic and San Andres, Guatemala. Domestic teams were sent to Chi-

cago, Los Angeles, Ashland and Tucson.

Each trip is led by Grove City College students, and the program now includes over 20 trips each year. Maggie Englehart, a senior at the College, went on her second ICO trip to Tucson.

Englehart’s team was led by seniors Caroline Baker and Evan Gourley and sophomore Jeff Kaday and lasted for one week. The group partnered with Life in Christ Church in the Tucson area.

The pastors of the church, the Benson family, provided the team with a busy week of painting roofs and fences,

tearing up old flooring and other various construction projects. ICO teams have traveled to this same church for multiple years to provide a helping hand.

Seeing the work completed by past teams was one of Englehart’s fondest memories.

“It was awesome to see what other ICO teams had done before us,” Englehart said. “There was a mural on one of the walls painted by a past Grove City College student.”

Englehart says beyond the ministry and construction, ICO 4

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Tuition increase is the smallest in a while. Here are some more specifics.

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The Oh Hellos concert was a hit last weekend. Check out some highlights.

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Batman and Superman face off in an battle of the superpowers.

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Did you prank someone for April Fool’s day? Check out what this writer has to say.

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The baseball team is hitting hard with a five game winning streak.

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The Collegian GCC’s legal defender dead at 74

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Grayson Quay Managing Editor

David Lascell, a former College trustee and the trial lawyer who argued the landmark Grove City College v.

Bell case before the Supreme Court, died suddenly and peacefully on April 1 at the age of 74.

According to his obituary published in the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Lascell grew up in Albion, N.Y. and earned his undergraduate degree from Hamilton College in 1963 and his law degree from Cornell Law School in 1966. Lascell specialized in higher education law and served as chairman of two prominent national higher education foundations.

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LGBTQ publicly declare a viewpoint.

Grove City College finds itself with a unique advantage: since the College does not accept federal funding, the government cannot use financial pressure to force the school to change its policies.

The Princeton Review’s list consists of 10 colleges in total, including schools like Wheaton College in Wheaton, Ill., Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Mich., and Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, Mich., all of whose policies align closely with those of Grove City College. However, the list also demonstrates some deficiencies. First, the ranking uses a five-year aggregate formula, making it nearly impossible for a school to redeem itself.

The list also conveniently ignores schools that have even more strict policies regarding sexual ethics.

Schools like Cedarville University in Cedarville, Ohio and Bob Jones University in Greenville, S.C. are not included on the list, despite policies that many deem far more restrictive than those at Grove City College.

Cedarville’s commitment policy, printed on page 12 of the new student handbook, begins, “We believe that God’s design at creation for sexual desire and orientation is within the bounds of a marriage union between a man and a woman.” Cedarville prohibits its students from not only engaging in same-sex dating, but also “public advocacy for the position that sex outside of a biblically defined marriage is morally acceptable.” Cedarville’s unequivocal rejection of same-sex marriage is consistent with the “human sexuality statements” that

SPEAKERS – even by his adversaries – as a man of strong, reasoned convictions who speaks candidly, eloquently and honestly about the most important issues facing our nation.”

Bennett taught at Boston University, the University of Texas and Harvard University and is a best-selling author, having written or coauthored 25 books, including the seminal “The Book of Virtues: A Treasury of Great Moral Stories,” one of the most popular books of the 90’s. That book inspired a series of books for children that became the basis for a PBS cartoon series that some students may remember from their childhoods.

dent Emeritus Dr. Richard G. Jewell ’67 called him “one of the five great lawyers and public-policy-knowledgeable people in America in higher education.”

When the Department of Education issued Title IX, the College’s leadership feared that the directive would lead to more intrusions of the federal government into private colleges and took the issue to court. The primary question in the Grove City College v. Bell case was whether the College’s acceptance of students who received grants through the Department of Education, today known as Pell Grants, constituted the reception of federal funds and required that the College comply with Title IX. The U.S. Supreme Court eventually ruled 7-2 that

there was no “substantive difference” between receiving direct institutional aid from the federal government and accepting students who received federal aid, the ruling also allowed the College to maintain its independence by withdrawing from the federal grant program.

In 2009, Lascell, speaking at a Center for Vision & Values event, confessed that although he and his legal team had spent days crafting his opening statement, his mind went blank on his first day before the Court. “Instead, I am thinking ‘Justice [Byron] White’s hands are as large as any I have ever seen,’” Lascell said, drawing laughter from the audience in Old MAP. Despite this awkward start, Lascell was able to successfully portray the case

as a matter of government overreach and of “conscience and belief” rather than a civil rights issue. He was also able to accomplish another key objective by swaying Justice Thurgood Marshall to the College’s side. Although the Court ruled in favor of Bell, most commentators considered the ruling a victory for the College, which was able to maintain its independence.

“We’ll always remember the College’s mission to provide a quality education at an affordable cost in a thoroughly Christian atmosphere,” Lascell said. In return for his service, the College awarded Lascell an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree in 2006.

Lascell is survived by his wife Donna, three children and three grandchildren.

many of the 121 members of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, the nation’s premier organization of accredited evangelical higher-education institutions, abide by.

At Bob Jones University, the student handbook defines marriage as “a covenantal life-long relationship between a woman and a man who were physically created and assigned those genders

by God.” Students and faculty are expected to act accordingly with the understanding that “the Bible restricts all forms of consensual sexual activity to within the boundaries of the marriage relationship.”

Two other prominent Christian colleges, Baylor University in Texas and Hope College in Michigan, have recently changed their policies regarding homosexuality. Baylor dropped references to “homosexual acts” in its conduct policy, though it maintains its commitment to “purity in singleness and fidelity in marriage between a man and a woman as the biblical norm.”

Hope College has said it will extend spousal benefits to same-sex married couples.

In a statement, President John Knapp wrote, “In employment policy and practice, Hope College has always followed the state’s legal definition of marriage. Spouses are eligible for benefits, so long as their marriage is legally recognized by the state of Michigan.”

There is currently no federal non-discrimination law that prevents schools from enforcing these policies. Fifteen states plus the District of Columbia offer protections to gay and lesbian students, but usually grant exemptions

to religious institutions.

The first serious challenge to such policies came in the summer of 2014 when the New England Association of Schools and Colleges asked Gordon College to review its ban on homosexual activity. Gordon announced in March that it would retain its code of conduct, which forbids sexual relations outside heterosexual marriage from happening on campus. In addition, the school says that it will continue to use language directed specifically toward discouraging homosexual acts. As a result, the school lost a contract with the city of Salem when local officials learned about its rule against hiring gay and lesbian faculty.

Nevertheless, the federal government has ways in which it can pressure institutions that rely heavily on student loans and grants into enacting certain policies.

Some Christian colleges, like Grove City College, have chosen to intentionally forgo federal funding in order to avoid government interference. Patrick Henry College in Virginia made the decision to discontinue federal funding as a means of being able to continue to promote their Christian worldview. Other schools, including Cedarville University which accepted $25.3 million from the federal government in the 2013-14 school year, continue to rely on federal money to keep up their operations. According to Cedarville’s most recent data, which can be found on the university’s website, federal funding accounts for roughly one-fifth of their yearly budget.

Some evangelical colleges, like Wheaton, have tried to have open discussions about

the topic. Wheaton hosted a spiritual debate about the topic on campus, even going so far as to hire Julie Rodgers, a gay Christian blogger, to help with LGBTQ student outreach. While Rodgers’ views proved to be too liberal for the school (she resigned in July after claiming that there is no scriptural prohibition against seeking nonsexual intimacy with people of the same sex), the move still set the school apart from its counterparts, many of whom have declined to take an open stance on the issue.

As gay rights have gained wider acceptance over the past few years and LGBTQ inclusivity has gained ground, many evangelical colleges have found themselves facing increasingly difficult situations. Policies that forbid homosexual behavior and promote Christian values have frustrated students, brought unwanted negative media attention and raised difficult questions.

At schools where homosexual behavior is forbidden, should gay and lesbian students have to hide part of their identity? Can they be open about their orientation as long as they maintain celibacy like their heterosexual peers? As the cultural evolution on the issue of LGBTQ rights continues to move forward, it is only a matter of time before Grove City College students and faculty find themselves embroiled in the discussion as well.

His most recent work is “Tried by Fire,” which covers the rise and vast influence of Christianity across the globe. Bennett recently stepped down as host of the nationally-syndicated radio show “Morning in America” and currently serves as a senior correspondent, producing a daily “Making America Work” series.

Michael Horton is a theologian, writer and radio host.

He is the J. Gresham Machen Professor of Theology and Apologetics at Westminster Seminary California, president of White Horse Inn, a multi-media catalyst for reformation that includes a nationwide radio show, and editor-in-chief of Modern Reformation magazine. He

serves as the associate pastor of Christ United Reformed Church in Santee, Calif.

His many books include the notable “The Christian Faith: A Systematic Theology for Pilgrims on the Way” and “Pilgrim Theology: Core Doctrines for Christian Disciples.” He received degrees from Biola University, Westminster Seminary California, Wycliffe Hall at the University of Oxford and the University of Coventry. He completed a two-year post-doctoral research fellowship at Yale University before joining the faculty at Westminster.

Author and social critic, Os Guinness was born to medical missionary parents in China during World War II and was expelled with many

other foreigners after the Chinese revolution. Educated in England, he was a reporter with the BBC before moving to the U.S. in 1984.

From 1986 to 1989, Guinness served as Executive Director of the Williamsburg Charter Foundation, a bicentennial celebration of the First Amendment. In this position he helped to draft “The Williamsburg Charter” and later “The Global Charter of Conscience.” He has spoken widely to political and business conferences on many issues, including religious freedom, across the world.

He is currently a senior fellow at the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics in Oxford. He has written or edited more than 30 books.

April 8, 2016

Election Update Alison Kjergaard Contributing Writer

The 2016 Election rages on. Hillary Clinton continues to lead in the democratic primaries with 1,712 delegates but Bernie Sanders is not terribly far off with 1,011 delegates, although Sanders is only about 250 votes behind in pledged delegates, with superdelegates, who could defect from Clinton at any time, making up the rest of the former First Lady’s lead.

To win the nomination for the Democratic Party, a candidate needs 2,383 delegates.

On March 26, the Alaska, Hawaii, and Washington Democratic Caucuses took place with Sanders winning all three. This past Tuesday, Wisconsin held its Democratic primary, which Sanders won, securing over 53% of the vote. The Vermont senator is gaining momentum and remains a significant threat to Clinton’s presidential bid.

The Republican race continues on between just three candidates: Ted Cruz, John Kasich, and Donald Trump with Marco Rubio being the most recent dropout from the election. Trump continues to lead with 737 delegates, with Cruz following with 505 delegates and Kasich in a very distant third with 143 delegates. To be the Republican nominee the candidate must win at least 1,237 delegates.

It is looking more and more like the Republican nominee will not be determined until the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio. Republicans from Arizona and Utah went to the polls on March 22, delivering victories to Trump in Arizona and Cruz in Utah.

Tuesday was the Wisconsin primary for the Republican Party. Wisconsin’s governor, Scott Walker, endorsed and campaigned vigorously for Cruz, giving the Texas senator a significant boost. Pollsters quickly called the state for Cruz.

There are other interesting things that are happening in the behind the scenes of this election. Trump’s campaign chief, Corey Lewandowski, has been charged with battery for grabbing the arm of a reporter. Some on Trump’s staff have advised him to fire Lewandowski, but Trump has refused to do so.

Trump has also stated he refuses to support the eventual Republican nominee (meaning if he doesn’t get the nomination, he won’t endorse the candidate who does).

Hillary Clinton’s email scandal has not been completely dropped though. A second judge has granted discovery to a Republican group eager to know more details about Clinton’s emails. As of now there are no immediate repercussions for this decision but it could lead to further uncovering of exactly what happened with Clinton’s emails.

There is the run down for the primaries but keep your eyes out for these important days: April 9th which will be the state of Wyoming’s primary for the Democratic Party and April 19th when New York will host the Republican and Democratic primary with 95 delegates for the Republican party and 247 delegates for the Democratic Party. This state will be one of the greatest predictors of who the presidential candidates will be.

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April 6, 2016

Tuition increases slightly Molly Wicker

Grovers get Caged Grayson Quay Managing Editor

This April Fools’ Day, every student on the Grove City College campus suffered the same fate as John Travolta in the 1997 action flick “Face/ Off”: having Nicholas Cage’s face grafted onto their own.

“Glance” (glance. gcc.edu), the Grove City student database that launched earlier this year, was Cageified for the annual day of pranks by one of its creators, Benjamin Hershey.

Last year, Hershey and a few friends, a

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team he sarcastically described as “engineering majors with loads of extra free time,” created Glance as a way to make it easier to find information on GCC students. Glance was a purely independent project, and was not undertaken for a class assignment or for money.

The website was initially called “Grover Stalker,” a name Hershey now acknowledges “was probably a poor choice.” The College objected to having so much student information available on an external site,

Grove City College announced that it is continuing its long-standing practice by holding down tuition and costs for the 2016-2017 academic year.

The College values affordability as a central element of its identity as one of the country’s greatest higher education values.

“I am pleased to report that at Grove City College tuition for next year will remain less than half of the national average for private liberal arts colleges with room and board at one-third less than the national average for four-year private institutions,” College President Paul J. McNulty ’80 said. Recently, Grove City College was named a top choice on U.S. News & World Report’s list of “Liberal Arts Colleges Where Accepted Students Usually Enroll.”

Rates announced by the College reflect the smallest tuition increase at the College Dalton Bowser in nearly two decades.

A 2.95 percent increase Contributing Writer for the next academic year puts per-semester tuition at Under the direction of me$8,315 and on-campus room chanical engineering profesand board at $4,531. The per- sor Dr. Erik Anderson, Grove year investment for most stu- City College students are dents is $25,692 before schol- working with a scientist from arships and financial aid. the University of Michigan to “We are keenly aware that help build a better whale tag. attending college is a major The North Atlantic right financial commitment. Stuwhale is one of several types dents and families should of whales that are endanknow that Grove City College gered. According to the is routinely recognized as a National Oceanic and Atgreat return on investment for its graduates. Grove City mospheric Administration, College students continue the western North Atlantic to be blessed with remark- right whale population is able success, enjoying a 97 estimated to be around 450. percent placement rate after The eastern North Atlangraduation. Most important- tic right whale population ly, they leave us equipped fares worse, being nearly to be educated and engaged extinct. Scientists name sevcitizens at a time when our eral reasons for this dimincountry surely needs them,” ished population, including McNulty said. fishing gear, ship strike and The College does not accept even sonic disturbance. Exany federal funding, which perts continue to study these allows it to maintain inde- whales to understand more pendence and avoid the un- clearly just what is happennecessary costs of complying ing to them. with government mandates.

Part of this research enInstead, the College offers deavor includes placing tags its own financial aid pro- on whales. These tags give gram, including an extensive scientists data that helps scholarship program providthem better understand right ing need and merit-based whales and know better how assistance and a privately to protect them. One probmanaged loan program. lem that scientists have faced Careful financial stewardship has enabled the College is that these tags do not stay to thrive while keeping costs on the whales very long. The down and avoiding signifi- average time a tag stays on is cant debt. At Grove City Col- about four days. Researchers lege, each student’s tuition are trying to construct a betcovers their own education ter tag that will stay on lonand, unlike other colleges ger, and Grove City College and universities, is not used students are participating in to subsidize discounts which this research.

Dr. Anderson and student other schools routinely offer researchers are studying the to attract students.

but rather than take it down, they instead relocated the site to the College’s servers under its current name, Glance, and allowed the original architects of the site to continue running it.

In the days leading up to April Fools’ Day, Hershey and his friends brainstormed ideas for a prank involving Glance. “We wanted something that would be both funny and also boost site usage,” Hershey said.

After deciding on merging everyone’s face with that of meme darling and Academy Award win-

ner Nicholas Cage, Hershey and his friends, deciding it would be easier to ask forgiveness than permission, implemented the prank without first informing anyone in the administration.

When asked about the mechanics of turning everyone into Nicholas Cage, Hershey described the process as “deep magic” that involved “code, functions, data, artificial intelligence… lots of engineering jargon stuff.”

Whatever magic he used must have worked. Glance typically handles around

6,000 searches per week, but on April 1, it handled over 9,500 searches during the approximately 20 hours during which it was populated entirely by various iterations of Nicholas Cage.

Students’ faces were returned to normal at around 8 p.m. on April Fools’ Day, but for those who just can’t get enough Cage, Hershey and his friends have added an optional “Click Here for Cage” link to the Glance homepage.

Grovers save the whales

Engineer Prof ’s team pioneers new research

Alex Voris

Student research team Alex Voris, Ellen Turner, Rachel Schmidt, Samantha Parry and Phil Graybill pose for a photo. fluid forces involved, which tag. gives students the opportuin turn may help researchThis is the first time that nity work on real, useful reers know more clearly what the mechanical techniques search under the direction causes these tags to fall off so of remora fish suction have of an expert. In the lab, stuquickly. Students travel with been studied and Grove City dents have the opportunity Anderson in the summer to College students are a key to practice standard research Woods Hole Oceanographic part of this new research. methods and use innovative Institute to collect data that In November of last year, research equipment. This is later analyzed at the Col- senior mechanical engineer- undergraduate research exlege. ing major Alex Voris pre- perience is often a key facAnother related project sented his research on the tor in landing good graduate that Grove City College stu- remora fish at the Regional school offers. Anderson usudents are working with is Science Consortium in Erie, ally has 10-12 students workstudying the suction mecha- Pa. He won best student pre- ing with him on research, nism of remora fish. Remora sentation at the conference. and several other engineerfish stick onto whales and This project falls into part ing faculty have research stuother marine animals. The of the growing research field dents as well. This research goal of this project is to learn of biomimicry that seeks to experience can give students something from their suction study nature and imitate its important experience for futechnique that engineers mechanical functions in or- ture study, and it may even could imitate to make a bet- der to design better products. help save an endangered ter suction mechanism on a Student-faculty research whale population.

GCC is a ‘smart choice’ Damaris Szmaciasz Contributing Writer

College Raptor’s list of 2016 Smartest Choice schools recently named Grove City College as their number two ‘Smartest Choice’ college.

College Raptor is a website devoted to helping students find their perfect college. The website creates customized lists of college matches, helps students find money-saving grants and scholarships and offers students tips and suggestions for applying to their dream schools.

Recently, College Raptor

named Grove City College the number two ‘Smartest Choice’ school out of 43 national colleges and universities based on acceptance rates, enrollment rates and graduation rates. Far exceeding the College Raptor’s norms, Grove City College’s 92 percent retention rate, 81 percent acceptance rate and 79 percent four-year graduation rate landed it an impressive number two position.

So, are these rankings really worth anything, or are they just another thing for us to proudly share on our Facebook walls?

Grove City College admissions counselor Shaun Gendrue said these rankings are vital in the admissions process. Gendrue travels to college fairs, meets with prospective students and recruits for the college and uses awards and rankings like College Raptor’s as indicators of the College’s merit.

“They highlight certain aspects of the college,” Gendrue said. “It also puts our name into people’s minds to look us up.”

“It actually helps to start a conversation. We will use the rankings to help families

understand that our yield (admitted students accepting our offer) is higher than the national average, or that our campus really is one of the most beautiful they may see,” Sarah Gibbs, Director of Admissions, said.

“While the website highlighted favorable acceptance rates, it placed a far heavier weight on freshman retention rates, which indicate student satisfaction with their college,” the College’s news release stated.

Gendrue agreed, saying the real number to look at is the yield. The number of ac-

cepted students that actually commit to Grove City College is very high. This typically means that accepted students are happy with their choice of Grove City College.

Another high ranking further proves that Grove City College is competing against the nation’s most elite private liberal arts colleges and exceeding expectations when it comes to important statistics such as retention rate, acceptance rate and fouryear graduation rate.

April 6, 2016

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Engineers compete at pageant Maria Dunsworth Contributing Writer

PHOTOS BY MAGGIE ENGLEHART

Students from ICO Arizona enjoy serving with their fellow students.

ICO bonding with the other team members brought some of her favorite memories.

“On our last night in Tucson, we hiked up this hill. We could look down at the city and fireworks were going off as we took communion together,” she said.

“Guys…would you ever be willing to date a girl who knows more about cars than you?”

You had better be willing to date that girl! Then again, you should be willing to date nearly every girl you have ever met. If you believe dating, in its most simple form, is the effort of men and women to know each other better, then make sure you get her number when she is finished changing the spark plugs. Like the girl who has gutted more deer than you, she is worth more than the sum of her “masculine” expertise.

A certain misogyny sleeps under the surface of this question, but I would rather use the moment to consider

Before her trip to Tucson, Englehart went on an ICO trip to Los Angeles. She describes both as incredible experiences.

“I live in the same country as these people, but they have a totally different lifestyle than me. They completely trust God,” she said.

Teams credit the support and prayer of the local stu-

dent body and Grove City community with allowing the trips to continue. In the weeks following the return of ICO trips, teams gather to share their experiences.

On Tuesday, April 12, the local community is invited to come hear from the seven teams about their time on the trips. The ICO Coffee Hour will be hosted in the Breen

Student Union Great Room from 4-5:30 p.m.

During this time, visitors may come to hear about the work the students completed and God’s faithfulness during their preparation and experience. Coffee and desserts will be provided to all who attend.

the filters we create for ourselves in our romantic relationships.

It is practical to decide for yourself, “I will never date a girl who knows more about cars than me.” Girls, it is useful and brilliant to decide “I will never date a guy who plays lacrosse.”

There are too many fish in the pond, but scoop out the female mechanics and male lacrosse players, and the water becomes a bit clearer.

Many of our filters are good filters. Such as, “I will never date that guy/girl, he/ she is still on parole.” Snap decisions often allow us to protect ourselves emotionally and physically.

That being said, I believe the vast majority of our fil-

ters, nets, speed traps, tack strips, landmines, whatever you call them, are foolishly constructed. We reason that Mr. or Ms. Right, if they are “The One,” will manage to stumble through our brilliant obstacle courses and fall into our open arms.

Perhaps you find yourself likable enough to be searching for “The Few,” instead of “The One.” Fair enough. But each of us would be wise to consider our own standards.

Do you ask that the applicant submit a brief cover letter and résumé before a first date? Hopefully not.

Must he or she come from a harmonious, unbroken home? On a scale of oneto-five how Calvinist is she?

What is his earning potential? Is she gorgeous? Does he smoke, chew or go with girls who do? Can she cook?

Does he have a deep voice?

Do my friends like him or her? Do I like him or her?

It is these sorts of filters which stand in the way of good relationships. I would suggest that you forget Mr. or Ms. Right. He or she does not exist in the way you have imagined them. They most certainly will not survive

your obstacle course, your own Takeshi’s Castle (look it up, it is hilarious). Let go of your desire to know what is unknowable, and allow yourself to imagine different possibilities. Trust in God, and go on a lot of dates.

Each filter we create is an unanswered question in our mind. Dating, time spent getting to know the opposite sex, will allow you to finally answer some of those questions.

“Guys, would you be willing to date a girl that knows more about cars than you?”

Yes! I would hope so. Because almost everyone you have ever met is worth a first date. On this campus, especially so.

Be willing to engage with all sorts of unlikely people.

You will be rewarded with a better understanding of yourself and other people.

What you require of a future spouse will be better informed, more realistic and more gracious. Every date, whatever the outcome, will put you one step closer to that ring-by-some-futurespring. Besides, dating is a lot of fun.

Underclassmen swept the awards at the 2016 Mr. Engineering pageant, hosted by the Society of Women Engineers.

The winner of the duct tape cape and bragging rights this year was sophomore Dan Seiter, with second place going to freshman Kevin Wichert and third place to freshman Evan Lundberg.

Dan Seiter is a sophomore physics major with minors in math, medical physics and biology. For the nerdware portion, he wore a Captain America costume. For his talent, he performed a shortened version of the dance he was a part of in Orchesis 2015, “No Girls Allowed.”

He was joined on the stage by his choreographers senior Luke Negron and sophomore Alex Moldovan and his friend sophomore Samuel Casteel, who had also performed in the original piece.

“I couldn’t have done it without the support of my friends and family,” Seiter said. “The pageant was a great event which revealed the hidden talents of many Grove City engineers. It was tons of fun to participate, and a huge honor to receive the title. I’m so thankful for the Society of Women Engineers and my fellow contestants, who made it such an amazing experience.”

Kevin Wichert came in second and is a freshman computer science major. Rather than nerdware, he donned gangster attire. He wrote and performed an amusing rap filled with what he called “horribly outdated/inaccurate ‘gangster’ lingo.” He referred to himself as “the hippest G you’ll ever see,” and said that his favorite rap line was “I wear my shorts so low that they touch the ground.”

Evan Lundberg is a freshman mechanical engineer and came in third at the event. He dressed as a typical nerd, and for his talent, he performed a skit. His brother-in-law senior Benjamin Leavitt assisted him in performing “The Knight Without.” Lundberg says he first saw the skit performed at Cub Scout camp and at several more scout camps through the years. His favorite line is when the Knight Without says “I want the Princess’s hand in marriage,” to which the guard replies, “Just her hand?”

Other contestants included Steven Decker, Tim Gridley, Ben Nasman, Michael DeLeo, Cody Hufstetler, Mathieu Vavro and Noah Allen.

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April 8, 2016

Entertainment

Making dreams go live The Oh Hellos play at Grove City College Abby Palaski

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ing on their new album that will be coming out this Friday, April 8.

After a brief transition, the Oh Hellos entered the stage.

The audience had already moved forward to stand in front of the stage in anticipation of their performance.

As soon as they started playing, it was hard for any of the band members to stand still.

If they were not singing at the mic or playing the drums, they were dancing around the stage with their instruments.

Senior Evan Gourley had been looking to see the Oh Hellos live and was happy that he finally had the oppor-

tunity.

“Hearing the well-crafted music that isn’t just ‘feel good Jesus music’ was rejuvenating here at the Grove,” Gourley said.

Sophomore Ashley Hegarty said “events such as this concert are only possible if the majority of the student body stands behind them.”

That is what made Saturday night so incredible; there was that community standing behind the event.

“It was truly amazing and inspiring to see the auditorium 700 strong, filled with college students, high schoolers, babies, moms, dads, grandmas and grandpas,

professors, teachers, doctors, pastors, soccer players and fraternity brothers. Together we became a community, sharing in that special moment in time, dancing, whistling, clapping and singing in unison to the music of the Gray Havens and the Oh Hellos,” Leuenberger said.

This concert was a huge success mainly due to the hard work put in by the large number of volunteers, but also because of the large number of people that came out and supported the event.

Hopefully this event has started a fire that will burn bright and continue to make “dreams go live.”

Batman vs. Superman

Rachel Leung

Contributing Writer Day vs. Night Henry Cavill vs. Ben Affleck.

Black jammies vs. red and blue jammies.

DC has always been behind on the superhero team-up movies. One would even say that aside from Christopher Nolan’s acclaimed “Dark Knight” trilogy, there has not been any notable DC superhero movies to date. “Green Lantern,” starring Ryan Reynold, was a complete flop. The year 2004’s “Catwoman” was a complete catastrophe. The rebooting of “America’s Superman: Man of Steel” was received with okay reviews, scoring a 56 percent on rotten tomatoes and 7.2/10 stars on IMBD. Hopefully, this sequel will prove to be the breakthrough that the franchise needs.

The premise of the film focuses on superhero jurisdiction. Sound familiar? That is because it is also a prevalent theme in the highly anticipated “Capitan America: Civil War,” in which America’s golden boy, Steve Rogers is pitted against billionaire-playboy-philanthropist Tony Stark. Replace Captain America with an all-powerful Kryptonian and Iron Man with, well, another billionaire-playboy-philanthropist, and you have got your roster for this superhero smackdown. However, the movie focuses less on the two alpha male personalities clashing and more of a collision of ideologies. Superman attempts to uphold his belief that he can help make the world a better place. As

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Contributing Writer The Gray Havens and the Oh Hellos played on Crawford stage Saturday for a crowd of well over 700 people.

The concert was put on by Stonebridge in conjunction with the DreamsGoLive initiative in hopes of bringing more concerts to the campus.

Senior Grace Leuenberger, sophomore Molly Wicker, senior Kara Mazey and Stonebridge President junior Josh Delk were at the forefront of the project. Leuenberger’s hope for the concert was that the music would inspire people as it had inspired her.

Starting off the night were the Gray Havens. The married duo took excitedly to the stage and eagerly shared their music. Junior Olivia Turnipseed had been looking forward to seeing the Gray Havens since she started listening to them over Easter break. She said that the couple was “a breath of fresh air with their unique and creative songs.” Their songs included messages about the sanctity of marriage and the Holiness of God. Besides being excited to share their music, the Gray Havens were especially enthusiastic about having the audience be a part of a couple of their music videos. These music videos will be premier-

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raised by Martha and Joseph Kent, the Kryptonian-Kansas alien farm boy continues to do just that, stopping global terrorist groups and saving people from burning apartment buildings. However, the question becomes, how far is he allowed to extend his power? How long will he protect us?

Of course, Batman always has a contingency plan. “If we think,” Bruce exclaims, “that even for one second he is our enemy, we must take that chance.”

Ben Affleck portrays an older Batman, one who has already had at least two Robins, if we are using the comic book timeline. Bruce Wayne is utterly ruthless in this film.

Not only does he use guns, he does not think twice about blowing up armed vehicles.

The bat vigilante has taken a liking to actually branding his “victims” which, in the film, is considered a death sentence within prisons. His view on Superman is that he is a threat, ally or not. This belief is further solidified with prophetic dreams in the film.

“Batman v. Superman” is not an origin story. Yes, it is quite obviously a set up for “Justice League,” but in the sense that the characters are already established. It is also very different from the typical characters we have come to know. Superman struggling with his position on our earth in terms of how much he should intervene and be held accountable for, Batman’s vendetta against all abnormalities and the idea of absolute justice and Lex Luthor’s idea of god among men.

The long and short of it is as follows; as an entertainment piece, it is an okay piece of work. The plot, writing and dialogue could be done better and although there were some really interesting moments, the film felt like just another linear action movie. Comic book fanatics?

You will most likely be disappointed. The film mixes the storylines of the Flashpoint Paradox with Injustice, both of which could stand as their own live action films and add an unnecessary layer of complexity to the film. In all hon-

esty, those elements are cute easter eggs, but ultimately do not really serve any purpose to the plot nor give meaning to the everyday movie goer.

The acting was phenomenal. Both Ben Affleck and Jesse Eisenberg truly gave us a glimpse into a new psychology for Bruce Wayne and Lex Luthor. I was glad to see Gal Gadot’s Diana King/Wonder Woman appear, though her scenes, aside from the final battle, were simply mysterious interactions with the male leads and did not further the plot except for a minor inconvenience to Bruce Wayne. Amy Adams returned as Lois Lane and as in Man of Steel, did not leave a huge impression.

I was disappointed with the film but was pleasantly surprised at the acting in it, and its soundtrack was breathtaking. Although it did not really impress me, I would suggest seeing the movie to form your own opinion. Do not rely on reviews and blogs because it is different for everyone but it is also something that you might unexpectedly enjoy.

Panic! At the Disco’s latest studio release, titled “Death of a Bachelor,” is Brendon Urie’s brain baby.

Urie is the band’s frontman and last remaining fulltime band member.

With heavy influences from Urie’s late idol Frank Sinatra, the overarching feel of the album is smooth and refined, with a few reminders that we are listening to one of the pop punk genre’s favorite party boys. Opening right away with an anthem for the underdog who made it, “Victorious,” this opening track is quite plainly Urie’s way of expressing that even though the rest of band may have abandoned the project, he is still here and remains triumphant as one of the leaders of the alternative music industry.

The following track, “Don’t Threaten Me With a Good Time,” reminds the listener that although a lot has changed over the course of the band’s existence, Brendon is still the party boy we grew up with who cannot stay away from ridiculously long song titles. With a fast beat and a vibe that harkens back to the band’s debut album, “A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out,” this track is a comfort to the longtime fan who has gone through many different eras along with the band. Somehow able to maintain a new refined sound and throw us back to the good old days, this track is no doubt a pinnacle part of the album.

Skipping ahead to the title track, “The Death of a Bachelor”, the listener now finds themselves with a completely reinvented Panic! at the Disco. This is the track which most directly references the great Frank Sinatra with its melodic piano and orchestral backtrack. This is the song where Urie shows his full creative abilities, completely revamping a classic sound and making it new. This song is truly Sinatra for the modern age, combining an old rat pack themes with heavy bass. Indicative of the entire album, this track is truly a work of art.

The album itself was something both familiar and new; a recognition that a lot has changed over the years, but at the core things will remain the same, both in regards to the band itself and life in general. While Urie himself may be a fairly controversial character in the realm of alternative music, few can deny that his latest release, “Death of a Bachelor,” is a truly creative work of art.

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April 8, 2016

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The bare necessities

Jake Sziráky

Entertainment Editor The Jungle Book is a very special Disney film. A lot know it as the fun little story of Mowgli and his friends, Baloo the Bear and Bagheera the Jaguar, and their misadventures trying to get the man cub to his proper village. This is merely the tip of the ice-burgh. What a lot of people do not know is that it was the final animated feature that Disney founder Walt Elias Disney produced.

He died during production due to lung cancer. Disney’s death led to the poor reception of his next few films, but ultimately, as we can see today, the infamous filmmaking company was able to bounce back.

Another interesting distinction that the original Jungle Book holds is its soundtrack. It used a lot of

more contemporary music, as opposed to some of the other animated features such as “A Dream is A Wish Your Heart Makes” or “When You Wish Upon A Star.” Songs like “The Bare Necessities” and “I Wanna Be Like You” set the musical score apart, and thus appealed to a more modern audience. They even subtly referenced the Beatles with the quartet of singing British vultures towards the end of the film.

For whatever reason, the Jungle Book is still a beloved story 49 years later. It had received a live action remake in 1994, a theatrical sequel “The Jungle Book 2,” and now a live action adaptation set to release in July 2016.

After seeing the trailer for this upcoming film, the first thing that one would notice is that it is significantly darker than the original Disney tale. Frankly, this is not

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surprising. It is a story of a young boy who grew up in the jungle, not a garden. The swinging King Louis (Christopher Walken) is not throwing bananas anymore, but menacingly chases Mowgli through a set of dilapidated ruins. Baloo (Bill Murray) is not swing dancing with Orangutans, but is tricking Mowgli into harvesting honey, and a tiger is always more threatening when it is not a cartoon.

However, despite the updated technology and storytelling methodology, the story still retains a lot of its initial charm. Baloo and Bagheera, despite looking like real animals, still maintain their charm and obvious affection for Mowgli. Mowgli still is a very brave child, hungry for a life in the jungle, and the overall feel of the film remains loyal to the original 1967 feature.

The story has undergone a lot of changes in the past 121 years from when it was first published by Rudyard Kipling, but that is part of the beauty of storytelling. Just like people and history, stories change and adapt to the times they find themselves in. I am positive this newest look at this story will not disappoint as long as it sticks to the “Bare Necessities.”

Sushi receives a negative “wrap” from a lot of people.

For some reason, the thought of eating uncooked seafood does not sit well with a lot of people. However, that does not stop a good population of the world from enjoying this exotic and scrumptious food.

It is quite common in Asian countries like Japan, but here in the United States, it is more of an exotic delicacy.

When we do go out to enjoy sushi, we usually are concerned with one thing when we arrive in the restaurant: “Am I going to get sick?” This is certainly a valid question, however, so much more goes into the preparation of this food than simply making it safe for patrons to consume.

The film “Jiro Ono Dreams of Sushi” gives an insight into exactly what sushi is, and all the work that goes into preparing this beloved dish.

This fascinating documentary explores the realm of sushi mastery in Japan. Jiro Ono is an 82-year-old man who has decades of sushi experience. Though seating just 10 people, his establishment has received international praise, earning three Michelin stars. Reservations to eat there must be made

months in advance, and the prices are sky high.

In the documentary, we get an inside look at what it takes to produce such quality food. From preparation to presentation, making sushi is no small task. At one point in the film, Jiro Ono says that to master the skill takes at least 10 years! Sushi rice is particularly difficult to make. The documentary also hits on Japanese culture, especially regarding family businesses.

After seeing this documentary, I would highly recommend checking it out. It is enjoyable to all ages, students and parents alike. You can find it on Netflix, but be warned the documentary is in Japanese with English subtitles.

In American culture, we do not seem to value fine food as other countries do. Instead, we seek fast food for temporary fulfillment. “Jiro Ono Dreams of Sushi” is a refreshing look at how other cultures view food. It allows insight into so many aspects of Japanese culture, from family dynamics to culinary culture. It particularly focuses on the benefits of hard work in all areas, a lesson everyone, despite their respective fields of interests, can stand to learn.

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April 8, 2016

Making fools of us all

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Rio Arias Staff Writer April Fools’ Day marks the beginning of many well thought-out opportunities to confuse people with satire or stupidity, whichever is more fitting.

But sometimes jokes go too far, and can destroy a community based off of equality and sharing only the right ideas.

Chinese state news agency Xinhua posted on Weibo (China’s mock Twitter site) that “‘April Fools’ Day’ is not consistent with our cultural tradition, or socialist core values,” essentially banning the worldwide holiday.

Perhaps an extension of their campaign three years ago to criminalize the spreading of rumors, it is definitely a reaction against the public sarcasm which has led to a rather amusing series of events in the past.

In 2012, a report from The Onion voted North Korean leader Kim Jong Un “the sexiest man alive.” The state newspaper ran a 55-page photo spread in honor of his “devastatingly handsome looks and round face,” ignorant of the fact that the entire article was satire.

Other mistakes, like thinking West Point taught communist tactics, have been recognized too late – 16 years too late – and have created embarrassment for the Communist Party of China 10 times over.

Either way, it is time we take a look at some of these threatening Western pranks and see what chaos the holiday brought this year.

Virginia Commonwealth University (located in Richmond, Va.) announced a new tattoo requirement for all current and prospective students, claiming that 84 percent of students already have them, and as a nationally-ranked arts school, it was only natural that the students themselves embodied artwork.

The requirement was released on the university’s official website and thoroughly confused many students, until a few noticed the notation at the end of the article encouraging readers to take notice of the date it was posted.

Google has been the source of much technological innovation, and this April was no letdown.

Instead of using controversial drone technology, they released a short video describing their latest creation:

using parachutes to deliver packages through Google Express.

Advertised as available for delivery at “any time, any place,” the company did a fantastic job of exploring all possible outlets for parachutes, while making a sheet of plastic seem as advanced as possible.

And for those of you who are asking, the parachutes are sent up in the sky by drones, obviously.

Groupon posted a deal where app users could purchase one of three readers to help their cats chase an “understanding of culture,” engaging literary classics such as “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie,” and “Cat in the Hat.” But there was a plot twistfor $5,000 an hour, users could request the service of a mystery 80’s sitcom star.

Who could resist the chance?

H&M teamed up with Mark Zuckerberg for exactly 24 hours to release an advertisement announcing the arrival of an exclusive designer collection, inspired by the Facebook CEO himself.

Known for diverse fashion choicey, his collection features seven identical grey tshirts, and one “basic pair of jeans.. It must have sold fast,

because no one can find the #Markforhim set anywhere.

Grove City College even got in on the action (unknowingly), when an anonymous figure emailed the entire student body to notify them of the decision to raise laundry prices by $2 per wash.

While most students recognized the joke, it is important to recognize that the cleanliness of clothing is nothing to take lightly, because the prospect of students skipping laundry to save money is disturbing.

The best April Foolss Day tribute was made by Lexur.

They created a car seat with Velcro on it to initiate a “firmer bond between the driver and automobile,, containing a holding power of 1n pounds per square inch.

The most exciting part of the invention was the fact that the driver had to also wear a sheet of Velcro on their back (the rough black fabric is versatile enough for all outfits), and had no chance of getting out of the car alone.

Now people can just take one look at you and know how safe of a driver you are, except in China, where the blessings of this holiday conflict with the unity of communism

Contemplating Easter and other holidays

Colin Combs

Perspectives Editor Quite a few holidays have hit since the last paper. We have had Saint Patrick’s Day, Easter and April Fools’ Day all in the span of the last few weeks.

Holidays are very strange things, though. Perhaps not as strange as we sometimes think, but undeniably strange.

In spite of what Tim Burton taught us, the strangeness of holidays does not in fact come from an enchanted forest with towns dedicated to their celebration year-round.

Rather, as the name implies, holidays were originally “holy days”: days set aside for a religious celebration or as the anniversary of some event.

We all know Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus, even if He was not really born on that day, and that Easter marks His death and resurrection. We can also pretty easily guess that St. Patrick’s Day has to do with a saint named Patrick.

If you know a bit more of your history, though, you know that those are usually not the real origin of holidays.

Or at least, it is not the whole picture.

Take Christmas for example, which is objectively the best holiday. Many of the traditions we attach to Christmas were really just adopted from the Roman hol-

iday of Saturnalia.

How about Easter? The date of course is based on the Jewish calendar, which is why the date is inconsistent on our calendar. The celebration itself usually means anthropomorphic bunnies hiding eggs.

That clearly comes from a celebration of spring and fertility, not of our salvation from sin. The name “Easter” itself apparently comes from the pagan goddess Eostre.

And somehow the day remembering the death of the patron saint of Ireland became associated with binge drinking, of all things.

The point I want to make with all this is that people who complain about the “secularization” or “commercialization” of holidays are wasting their time. On the contrary, on the whole these are actually good things!

The birth and death of Christ are clearly the most important events in human history, but the celebration of such events should not be people sitting around meditating on the fact that “yeah, that was pretty cool.”

Nor should these events be just another church service. It is good that we incorporate church as part of the celebration, but it should not be the whole of it. That is precisely why Christianity picked up those other traditions as part

of the celebration in the first place.

Holidays are celebrations, and that means that they can and should be celebrated. Frankly, that means “secularizing” and “commercializing” them.

Naturally, this has been an area of complaint for some Christians. This issue is most obvious around Christmas, where one cannot seem to escape specials debating the “true” meaning of the holiday, but all the others come with their own issues as well.

We worry about “putting Christ back in Christmas” because people get too wrapped up in those vile secular parts like giving gifts, spending time with family, decorating the town, playing with toys and enjoying peace on earth and spreading good will to men.

Others will pessimistically dismiss holidays as being invented by Hallmark to sell cards.

And then there are the people who try to nit-pick everything from the holidays and will be personally offended if you do not say “Merry Christmas” or get mad at the whole red Starbucks cup fiasco.

Holidays are absurd things that we should just simply enjoy. Yes, we should remember the reason we celebrate, but if someone does not, we should not be killjoys over harmless fun.

I hope you all had an excellent break and a happy holiday!

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Law of the jungle Jon Nelson Staff Writer

Over the break, I saw Disney’s Zootopia, and I can tell you it is a very strange case.

It clearly wants to have a political message of some kind, but it cannot make up its mind what that message will be, and its reason for doing so is actually reflective of our political climate today.

Keep in mind there will be some minor spoilers here.

At first, the movie seems to espouse a very progressive, big-government utopia. The city of Zootopia appears to be a centrally-planned paradise.

Each section of the city is designed by the city planners to fit the needs of whatever animal species is living there: a tundra for the polar bears, a jungle for panthers, a desert for the snakes and of course, a city for the bureaucrats. The city thrives due to its draconian laws and regulations.

The main character, a bunny named Judy Hopps, is praised for her ability to quickly fulfill her quota of issuing parking tickets, even to cars that were merely seconds over their parking meter. These excessive laws make the city safer for everyone.

In addition, Judy was given the opportunity to become a police officer because of the Mammal Inclusion Initiative, a program similar to affirmative action.

The movie suggests that interventionist programs like these are good because it gives marginalized groups (in this case, bunnies) the chance to succeed despite societal repression, ignoring the potential downsides of these kind of programs.

As the movie progresses, however, the political message begins to evolve, as corruption within the city government is revealed.

The main antagonist admits toward the end that she is able to stay in power by pitting 90 percent of the city against the other 10 percent.

This tactic reminds us of progressive or populist

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politicians who use the anger of groups like Occupy Wall Street to gain support. Many of them do not actually care about helping people; they want to gain and preserve their own power.

In the some ways, this message of the movie is a direct criticism of the Bernie Sanders campaign.

Sanders’ agenda rests on the argument that since there is a powerful class oppressing the weaker class, the government must “even the playing field,” largely by taxing or regulating the upper classes.

Politicians, then, can take advantage of a powerful government to give themselves more authority over other people (or animals). In this sense then the movie is critical of big government.

Despite the early pro-government message, there are other aspects of the movie that also convey a more critical view of government.

One of the most obvious critiques of government in the movie is the scene at the DMV. Every worker is represented as a sloth (literally), which means they work very slowly. Many of us are probably reminded of a similar experience dealing with government bureaucracy.

Some writers, including Jeffrey Tucker, founder of Liberty.me, claim that the movie has a libertarian or small-government message.

They point to the critiques of corruption and bureaucracy described above as evidence of the movie’s writers promoting a libertarian agenda; however, I think this perspective misreads the movie’s true message.

The problems with the city government are not that it is too big or powerful. In fact, the movie makes it look like strong laws and regulations make everyone’s life better, if they are executed correctly and honestly.

The issue with the Zootopian government, according to the movie, is that it is corrupt and ineffective when the wrong people are in

power.

If someone like Judy was in charge, the government would run smoothly and everyone would be better off.

Replace the sloths at the DMV with cheetahs, and the problems with bureaucracy disappear.

Many small-government conservatives and others fall into the same fallacy.

Rhetoric from groups like the “Kick Them All Out” Project suggest that we simply need to replace every member of Congress, and the incentives created by the political system will go away.

A libertarian view of government suggests the problem does not stem from the people, but from the system itself.

Governments are often corrupt because of the phenomenon of concentrated benefits and diffused costs.

Even well-meaning politicians will do what is in their best interest because it can benefit them greatly, while the cost is diffused throughout the rest of the population.

Similarly, bureaucracy is ineffective, not because people who work for the government are lazy (although they sometimes are), but because there are insufficient feedback mechanisms to encourage the government to be efficient.

These problems do not go away by having the right people in government. The most benevolent leader cannot do away with these problems by command.

Proponents of small government must be careful not to accept the message of movies like Zootopia, which suggests that the government can provide a utopia within a pluralistic society by having benevolent leaders in power.

Instead, we should embrace and support informal institutions like churches and voluntary communities to form civil society, without the dangers of corruption and the waste of bureaucracy.

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Life for a pro-lifer Tucker Sigourney Contributing Writer

Trump’s most recent “Look, America, I have no idea what I’m talking about” moment was almost as much of a wake-up call to me as it should have been to him.

He was asked about whether women who participate in abortion deserve some sort of punishment, and predictably enough, spent all twenty of his IQ points on an answer that made everyone mad at him, followed by a damage control effort that made him look even more like a guilty toddler than usual.

But honestly, I had not really given the question any thought before either, and for the first time, I found that I did not have much of a right to laugh at Trump.

I have given the issue a little thought since then, and I figured I would use the space of this article defending what I take to be a very unpopular position: that women complicit in abortion should be treated under the law as though they had been accomplices to murder.

I do not intend to say anything about whether I actually believe any of the arguments that I will make, but rather, I intend simply to get the relevant ideas out into the discourse.

The reader can probably see easily enough how the conclusion that women should be held partially responsible for the abortions they have might follow from a pro-life position, so I will not waste any space defending that connection.

Instead, I will endeavor to make the stated conclusion a bit more palatable – that is, a bit less offensive to the intuition that women, as victims in this situation, do not deserve to be punished twice (by the law as well as with the loss of a child) – that showing that it is not totally at odds with that intuition.

It is obvious to anyone that a woman who pays someone to kill her year-old child, while she is fully in control of her actions, deserves punishment under the law.

Of course, for one who is pro-life, the child’s age and whether or not it has been born makes no difference between this case and that of abortion.

So it seems that the life advocate, if she wants to argue that the law should treat this case differently from that of abortion, must find some other difference between the cases than whether or not the child has been born.

I suggest that the relevant

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difference can be brought out by considering a second case, which seems more true to the circumstances that generally surround abortion.

Imagine that a woman pays to have her child killed, but does so only because she honestly believes that the child is not a human person.

How she came to believe that might be quite the story, but the bottom of the matter is that our law already has room to make allowances for mitigating circumstances, including circumstances that might influence a person’s motivations to commit acts of evil, so that such a woman could be punished less severely for her actions than would the woman who knows that her child is a person.

It is a matter of fact in our own time and in our own nation that many women do not believe that their pregnancies are actually children.

The thought then is that if our law were changed so that abortions were truly considered murder, even though the women who underwent the procedure after the change of the law would be tried just as if they had ordered the murder of born children, the pervasive belief in the nonpersonhood of fetuses would constitute a mitigating circumstance for many of them until the culture had shifted enough that the belief had become rare.

In short, the argument is that if the law were changed to become consistent with the pro-life position about the moral equivalency of abortion and infanticide, that would not automatically mean a murder charge for any woman who should afterward have an abortion.

A certain capacity for reasonable mercy, albeit within limits, is built into our legal system.

The two intuitions that drive this debate – that abortion should be treated as murder, and that women should not be punished as murderers for getting an abortion procedure – are therefore not wholly incompatible.

It is possible for a life advocate to suggest that women complicit in abortion should be treated under the law as though they have been accomplices to murder, without suggesting that they should be punished just as severely as though they had committed full-blooded infanticide.

I will leave the task of working out how that would look for another time, and the task of writing about it to someone far wiser than myself.

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Baseball team on fire Grove City stays hot with five consecutive wins

Joe Setyon Sports Editor The Grove City College baseball team is on fire. After sweeping Westminster College in a doubleheader on Saturday, they have won five consecutive games. As a result, they have a great 15-5 overall record including an astounding 7-1 in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference.

It is quite the turnaround for the Wolverines, who have not had a winning record since 2011. Now expectations are sky high as the squad will look to continue winning the majority of its ballgames over the remainder of the season.

Grove City is certainly capable of doing that, as last week’s games showed just how well this team can play.

On Wednesday, March 3o, Grove City played a nineinning home game against Washington & Jefferson College. Neither offense could get going until the third inning, when juniors David Laylock and Matt Waugaman hit back-to-back doubles to give their team the lead. In the sixth inning, Waugaman

Score Check March 30

Baseball: Grove City College 5, Washington Jefferson College 2 Grove City offense had a great day, as they had a total of 13 hits. Junior Matt Waugaman had a double and a home run, while senior pitcher Ryan Gallagher collected the win. Meanwhile, freshman John Bini had his second career save.

March 31 Water Polo: Gannon University 17, Grove City College 9 Grove City dropped a disappointing decision to Gannon University, despite fiv5 goals from senior Ashley Parks.

Senior Ashley Henderson collected three steals, while freshman goalie Sonni Kiefer made three saves.

April 1 Men’s Golf: Point Park University 593, Grove City College 596 Grove City played a very close game, thanks in large part to low scored by Jordan Alfery and Cole McCook, but the Wolverines were edged anyway. Nick Barber and Connor Grieb both shot 90s.

Water Polo: Connecticut College 13, Grove City College 8; Grove City

came through again, hitting a solo homerun that would soon be followed by freshman Shane Hammel’s RBI single.

The other team answered with a two-run homerun in the seventh, but Wolverine starter Ryan Gallagher was able to finish the inning and not allow any more damage.

In the bottom of the frame, senior Travis Royer got those runs back with a two-run double, and freshman John Bini was able to close it out with a six-out save.

Grove City traveled to Westminster on April 1 for another nine-inning game.

The Wolverines did early damage, thanks to Royer’s solo homerun and RBI’s from Hammel and junior Andy Fritz. In the fifth inning, Hammel hit his first career homerun, and Grove City was on its way. The pitching excelled as well, as sophomore Drew Landis threw eight innings with four strikeouts allowing only seven hits and two runs.

Grove City finished off the week with a home doubleheader sweep of Westminster on Saturday. In game College 17, Utica College 12 Grove City travelled to Penn State Behrend and split a pair of matches. In the win against Utica College, Ashley Henderson had fou4 goals, while Maggie Blume and Abby Jank each scored thre3 times. Meanwhile, Jank had four goals and five steals against Connecticut College.

Softball: La Roche College 14, Grove City College 4; La Roche College 10, Grove City College 2 Grove City dropped a pair of games on Friday, as they were unable to keep La Roche College’s offense at bay. In the first game, senior Megan Lynskey had two hits, as did sophomore Breanna Lent in Game 2.

Baseball: Grove City College 7, Westminster College 2 Grove City rolled against Westminster College, thanks to a career day from freshman Shane Hammel that included his first career home run. Senior Travis Royer also scored a home rud, while sophomore pitcher Drew Landis lasted eight innings.

April 2 Water Polo: Grove City College 9, Macalester College 3; Carthage College 18, Grove City College 5; Grove City College 9, Monmouth College 8 Grove City earned two wins on Saturday. In the opener,

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Junior David Laylock has swung a hot bat so far this season, as he sports a .318 average. one, Waugaman hit a pair of solo homeruns, giving him five for the season. Laylock stayed hot as well, collecting three hits. Meanwhile, Hammel, Frit, and freshman Micah Burke each had two hits. John Bini was solid on the mound in this game. He allowed just one earned run in six inning, and remained undefeated at 5-0.

In game two, junior Cameron Lawson started, and almost made history, taking a Maggie Blume scored four goals, while Ashley Parks had three. Meanwhile, Parks scored three times against Monmouth College, while Blume collected two assists.

Outdoor Track and Field: The men’s team won three events at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, including individual victories from Joshua Dunsworth and Jack Erickson. Meanwhile, the women had several strong showings, including multiple top five finishes.

Men’s Tennis: Grove City competed in its first PAC match of thegspring seaso, and was victorious, beating Thomas More College 9-0. Grove City won all but one set in this match.

Women’s Golf: Grove City finished in fifth place at its home spring invitational. Carolyn Jack had the best score of the day for the Wolverines, as she shot a 106.

Baseball: Grove City College 8, Westminster College 2; Grove City College 9, Westminster College 2 Grove City improved to 15-5 overall, by sweeping Westminster College. Matt Waugaman hit a pair of home runs, while David Laylock had thre3 hits in Game 1. In Game 2, Micah Burke went four for four, while Cameron Lawson got the win, striking out five men.

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Junior Matt Waugaman has been great so far for the Wolverines, hitting .377 with five homers.

no-hit bid into the fifth inning. Though he fell short, he did pitch five and two-thirds solid innings, allowing just two runs on three hits. Burke had four hits in the game, while Fritz scored three runs.

Grove City owes this year’s success to multiple players.

After hitting over .400 last season, junior Andy Fritz is back at it again, hitting .387.

Matt Waugaman is leading the team in homeruns and RBI, while two freshman,

Micah Burke and Shane Hammel, are batting .377 and .345, respectively. On the mound, freshman John Bini has been dominant, as he is leading the pitching staff in wins, ERA, innings, save, and strikeouts.

After a great week, Grove City moved on to take on Hiram at home on Tuesday.

With so much potential, the sky is the limit for the Wolverines.

The pursuit of PACs

Men’s tennis secures victory to start off season

Alyssa Jackson Staff Writer

The Grove City College men’s tennis team opened their season on Saturday with a 9-0 win against Thomas More College.

A few days before the match, Captain Thane Feldeisen shared that the team was not sure what to expect from Thomas More.

“Thomas More is in a rebuilding phase, so this could be to our advantage,” said Feldeisen. “They do have their home court advantage, but it’s also indoor courts, which is nice regardless. It will be a good chance to get our feet wet.”

Head coach Jeff Buxton said that the match went exactly as he anticipated. According to Buxton, “There was decent competition at the top of the lineup, but the outcome was expected.”

Jon Graber, co-captain and number one singles player, won his match 6-0, 6-1. Number two Jon Fleet came back from a loss in the first set to win a tiebreaker.

His final was 0-6, 6-3, 10-6.

“I was super proud of him and how he came back after he got in his groove,” Graber said. Number three player Zack Sprunger played Thomas More’s number one from last year and accomplished a 6-4, 6-4 win. Jason Wichert, Nathan Roberts and Alan Brennan all won their singles matches 6-0, 6-0.

Doubles teams also swept up wins to bring home the 9-0 victory over Thomas More.

Feldeisen said that the match “was a quality team

win to start off the season and we are really happy with the way we asserted our dominance.” He is enthusiastic that the rest of the season will follow suit.

Graber said that he was “really happy with the way we played our first match of the season. Coming out strong I think we made a bit of a statement.”

Coach Buxton said that this year’s team is much stronger than last year’s and that they are looking forward to a great season. Graber said that he is “looking forward to securing another conference win, making it our 26th year winning the conference. I think it will be a hard win and St. Vincent College is going to be our hardest competition.”

However, because they have many new players and a very different lineup from last season, the men were not ranked as the number one seed in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference. Feldeisen shared his frustration with this, considering the men have won the PAC title for the past 25 years.

But this only gives the team motivation to play hard and prove the ranking wrong.

“As long as we come together as a team and play hard, our chances will be good for winning the PAC yet again,” Feldeisen said.

Graber agreed and said, “If we keep focusing and playing hard and training hard, we’re going to win.”

The men followed up their season opening win with matches against Waynesburg University and Bethany College on Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively.

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On April 1, junior Abby Jank scored seven goals, helping the Wolverines split consecutive games against Connecticut College and Penn State Behrend.

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Treading water

Water Polo team searches for consistency

Joe Setyon Sports Editor

The Grove City College varsity water polo team played a total of five matches between March 31 and April 2 and is going 3-3 overall. The team has played well at times this season, but inconsistently at other times. The squad has an overall record of 6-l.

Though that may not sound impressive, they are a solid 6-4 in games played within the CWPA Division III. Right now, the Wolverines are about on track to match last season’s 7-11 overall record, a year in which they finished fourth in their division. The women have shown that they

do have the ability to turn it up a notch, and so they could be trouble for other teams when the championships draw close.

On March 31 Grove City traveled to Gannon Universit, where they lost 17-9. Senior Ashley Parks excelled, scoring a total of nine goals.

Senior Ashley Henderson had a goal as wel, and also added on three steals. In goal, freshman Sonni Kiefer made the first start of her collegiate career. Though she did struggle to keep the ball out of the net, she did post five saves, and collected three steals.

Grove City’s next four matches came during the

Struggling to turn it around

Softball team has rough start Joe Setyon Sports Editor

A handful of games into their 2016 season, the Grove City College varsity softball team has struggled at times.

The club is 2-6 overall, as it has lost its share of both close games and blowouts. There is, however, still a lot of time for the Wolverines to turn it around. So far, the team has not actually played any Presidents’ Athletic Conference opponents yet, meaning that they are 0-0 within the conference. As a result, if they can start winning a few ballgames, they should still be competitive once the PAC Tournament rolls around.

First, though, the team will have to overcome some of its flaws, many of which were on display in last Friday’s doubleheader.

On April 1, Grove City took on La Roche College in a doubleheader, in its final game before the conference schedule starts. Neither contest went well. In game on1, Grove City fell behind 4-0 early. It looked like they might be able to overcome the rough start in the fourth inning, when singles from freshman Julia Buggey and juniors Madison Brubaker and Erika Aughton tied the game. But Grove City would fall behind again, and this time, they were not able to rally. La Roche scored three runs in the fourth and six in the sixth to ice the game.

Starter Erika Aughton took the loss, giving up 10 runs in five and one-third innings despite the loss, senior Megan Lynskey did go two out of three.

Things did not get much better in game two. Aughton kept swinging a hot bat, as she tripled. Meanwhile, sophomore Breanna Lent had two hits. However, starter Aimee Wootton, a junior, struggled. She gave up a total of nine earned runs in five and two-thirds innings but she did, nonetheless, collect a hit and drive in a run.

Grove City is struggling right now, but it is not for want of talented players on the team. In the lineup, senior outfielder and pitcher Emily Rothbard is having a great year, hitting .350 with two doubles and a .409 OBP. Junior outfielder Madison Brubaker is having a good campaign as well. She is batting .300, and is tied for the team lead in runs batted in with four. Also with four RBI’s is Erika Aughton, who is hitting a solid .261 and has the team’s only triple of the year.

On the mound, both starting pitchers, Aughton and Wootton, are struggling, as they are pitching to ERAs of 4.76 and 5.60 respectively.

At the same time, both pitchers are juniors who have had a lot of success with the team in prior years.

It is unfortunate that Grove City has not been able to get much going, in terms of either pitching or hitting.

However, the squad does have a lot of untapped potential.

Following last week’s losses, Grove City played at home against St. Vincent College on Tuesday and visited Mount Aloysius College on Thursday.

weekend of April 1 , at Penn State Erie, the Behrend College. The Wolverines started off against Connecticut College, where they lost by a score of 13-8. In the loss, junior Abby Jank scored four time, and stole the ball five times, Meanwhile, Kiefer stopped seven shots in goal.

The Wolverines had more luck later that day when they took on Utica College and emerged victorious 17-12. It was a very good all-around team effort, as four Wolverines scored more than one goal. In addition, Jank was great on defense, with four steals, and Parks added on three more. In goal, Kiefer had a good performance, as

she was able to stop five of the shots that she faced.

The next day, April 2, Grove City played three more matches and won two of them. In the opener, a 9-3 win over Macalester College, sophomore Maggie Blume scored four times, while Ashley Parks found the net three times. Parks also collected two assists, while Kiefer made four saves in the victory.

In the next game, Grove City started well, but then fell off. The Wolverines took a 5-0 lead against Carthage College, but then allowed the other team to score 18 unanswered goals. Even in the loss, though, Sonnie Kiefer

did stop seven shots.

The team closed out the weekend with a thrilling 9-8 win over Monmouth College. Parks was great in this one, scoring four goals, as was Blume, who had three assists. Jank also performed well, as she stole the ball five times. Finally, Sonni Kiefer had perhaps her best game of the season, with 10 saves.

After these games, Grove City returned home on Wednesday for a game against Mercyhurst University. The Wolverines will travel to Washington and Jefferson College for a game on Friday at 7:30 p.m.

Lax in the spotlight Split weekend against nation’s best

Daniel Criswell Contributing Writer

Hall (2G, 1A), Daniel Casselli (2G), and Josh Calhoun (2G).

The Wolverines jumped out to a 7-1 halftime lead over the Johnnies thanks to a red-hot offense and the help of freshman defender Luke Ritchie’s play. Ritchie helped the Wolverine team defense by limiting the Johnnies’ offensive leader, Brooks Armitage, to one goal and two assists.

A quick second-half spurt from the Johnnies tightened the game to 7-5 before Casselli, Calhou and fellow senior Luke Toburen (2G) blew the game open in the fourth quarter with a run of their own.

Senior Dave Hall, a preseason favorite to win the MCLA Division II Player of the Year award, played limited minutes because of a hamstring injury, but he seemed to provide the spark needed to propel the Wolverines to a

10-7 victory on Saturday.

The Wolverine defense smothered St. John’s all afternoon, allowing only three goals from the Johnnies’ attackmen. Sophomore Goalie Ben Dumm made 16 saves in the game (.696 save percentage), including a handful of crucial one-on-one saves. Six different players scored for the Wolverines. With his first quarter goal, Senior Taylor Mack tied his career-high for nine goals in a season..

Next up, The seventh ranked Wolverines host their CCLA rival, the University of Dayton Flyers, on Saturday, April 16 at Robert E. Thorn Field The game is also Senior Recognition Day for Seniors Daniel Casselli, Dave Hall, Luke Toburen, Josh Calhoun, Taylor Mack, Pete Nesbitt, Drew Echternac, and Steve Muti. Face-off is set for 3 p.m.

April Fool’s weekend was no laughing matter for the Grove City College Men’s Lacrosse Team, as they split their weekend series against the MCLA’s top-ranked teams.

They fell to third-ranked University of St. Thomas (60) on Friday night and beat eighth-ranked St. John’s College (5-3) on Saturday afternoon. It was also an important weekend for the future of the squad, as it was announced that starting in the 2017-2018 school year, lacrosse will be a varsity sport at Grove City College.

The Chicago weekend included an eight-team roundrobin format with seven of eight teams ranked in the top 10 of the Under Armour MCLA Coaches Poll.

Grove City Colleg lax could not overcome Friday night’s inclement weather and the Tommies’ stifling defense, and the team loss 13-6. They did, however, rebound nicely on Saturday afternoon.

Grove City (72) found the net four times in the opening quarter of the St. Johns’ game with goals from Seniors GROVE CITY COLLEGE Taylor Mack (1G, 2A), Dave Starting in 2017-2018, men’s lacrosse will be a varsity sport at Grove City College.