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GCC fails to ‘score’
Molly Wicker News Editor
The federal government recently updated its College Scorecard. Grove City College, however, is absent for the second year in a row. “The U.S. Department of Education continues to insist inaccurately that the Scorecard is a comprehensive means for families to evaluate all of America’s colleges and universities on costs and outcomes. Yet the Department ignores the data of private independent colleges such as Grove City Col-
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Unfortunately, this decision has resulted in the exclusion of colleges like Grove City from other national rankings, further compounding the Department’s error. President McNulty
lege that don’t accept federal funds. Even worse, it does not disclose the omission to the public,” said College President Paul J. McNulty ’80. According to the HomeRoom blog, maintained by the Department of Education, the updated Scorecard
“includes updates to the data on college completion, debt and repayment statistics, and post-college earnings.” Additionally, “the refresh now brings . . . 19 years of higher education data…encompassing over 1,700 data points across 7,000 institutions.” In a news release this
week, the United States Department of Education said that a goal of the Scorecard is to help students and families find “a school that is affordable, well-suited to meet their needs, and consistent with their educational and career goals.” According to numerous statistics, Grove City meets and exceeds that description. “American families are not getting the complete picture from the information contained in the College Scorecard. The Scorecard is not SCORECARD 2
Vision, values and Trump Josh Delk Staff Writer
Donald J. Trump’s capture of the Republican nomination has been met with mixed responses at Grove City College. Students have taken both sides on the issue, but the Center for Vision & Values, the College’s conservative TRUMP think tank, has featured a number of editorials on its website that paint The Donald in a negative light. Although Vision & Values does not take an official stance on political campaigns, these articles have largely encouraged a principled rejection of the candidate. GCC’s Center for Vision & Values seeks to advance the college’s devotion to faith and freedom. The Center’s mission statement states that “understanding the relationship between God’s truth and our liberty is not merely an TRUMP 2
The new patio on the Breen Student Union seems to be a big hit among the Grove City community.
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New patio down pat
Caleb Harshberger Editor-in-Chief
Among the many renovations the school started over the summer was a patio built to replace the steps behind the Breen Student Union. After several momentary setbacks, the long awaited patio is now open to the public. It was expected to be opened on Sept. 30th but was finished ahead of schedule, much to the delight of students and faculty. Construction is wrapping up, but there are still signs of the project, with orange mesh fencing and fertilizer gracing the outside of the SAC. The project was decided on when the old stairs were found to be in need of repair or replacement, and administration opted to take care of the problem and add on a new feature at the same time. Now, students can sit comfortably behind the SAC with chairs and tables positioned around the newest addition to the GCC architectural family. The patio has already been seen filled with students making use of the new space. During the process, GCC also laid down new sanitary lateral lines among other projects. When it comes to renovations on campus, the college says it is committed to fiscal responsibility and also aesthetic excellence.
Coming home again Sarah Gibbs Staff Writer
In a few short days, 3,000 alumni will begin to descend upon the Grove City Campus. They will be coming back to a place where they once pulled all-nighters and creeked their friends, sometimes six decades ago. Alumni will reconnect, swap stories, strike up old rivalries and even make time to network with current students at several academic breakfasts. 12 sponsored class reunions will take place, with events happening all over campus and at different businesses in downtown, including Beans on Broad, Sweet Jeanie’s, the American Legion and event centers as far away as Cranberry. Each class reunion has students from the alumni committee that will serve as their hosts for the weekend. HOMECOMING 3
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Uber debuts self-driving cars Molly Wicker News Editor
Pittsburgh residents might find robots operating their Uber rides in the foreseeable future. On September 12, Ford Fusions owned by Uber made their way slowly and cautiously through some of the city’s more dangerous neighborhoods, manned by a backup driver and an engineer in the front seat for safety, as pedestrians looked on with curiosity. Pittsburgh’s newest wave of test cars represent Uber Chief Executive Travis Kalanick’s audacious vision to one day roll out an entire fleet of self-driving vehicles to replace the company’s approximately 1.5 million drivers. According to Kalanick and others, driverless cars will one day be safer than vehicles manned by human beings. Until Uber reaches its goal entirely, Pittsburgh is becoming an experimental lab, inviting the public to participate in the project before anything official is decided. Uber invited up to 1,000 of its “most loyal” Pittsburgh customers to experience the vehicles in the first U.S. realworld test of self-driving cars for regular people, according to The Wall Street Journal. Uber says that the test will allow the company to gather
SCORECARD just about transparency. It is a way for students and families to find high quality schools that truly deliver on what they promise. If the government is committed to ensuring families have a deeper understanding of college choices, then it makes little sense to exclude data about schools like ours that are consistently excellent and affordable with a proven track record of outstanding student outcomes and graduate success,” McNulty said. After its debut last fall, readers quickly realized that Grove City, as well as several other nationally accredited institutions, were not included. According to DOE’s website, the Scorecard compiles its findings based on federal student aid recipients. “As was the case last year, the College Scorecard is limited to degree-granting, Title IV-participating institutions. While some non-Title-IVparticipating institutions (including Grove City College) report data to the Department through IPEDS voluntarily, the Department, by law, cannot and does not collect certain elements for non-federal-aid recipients,” said Alberto Betancourt, Press Officer for the DOE in an email to a student reporter. Grove City does not accept any federal aid, including any student loans or grants provided under the Title IV of the Federal Higher Education Act of 1965. A Title IV participating institution is a school that accepts funding from federal sources including the Stafford, Perkins and Federal Supplemental loans, the Federal Parent Loan for Undergraduate Students and grants from the Federal
make right hand turns at red lights, which may frustrate some of Pittsburgh’s more impatient drivers. Uber assured customers they would fix this soon. In the meantime, however, the cars are programmed to adhere to the Pittsburgh left, much to the delight of ‘yinzers’ across the city. Uber generally has programmed its cars to drive CHICAGOTRIBUNE.COM within speed limits, but it Uber is debuting its new line of self-driving cars in Pittsburgh. is considering making the cars a bit more aggressive to important data from custom“They scoured the world blend with traffic flows where ers. and came to Pittsburgh people routinely speed, such Cities like Pittsburgh are where CMU, with its world- as on highways. the perfect test ground for famous Robotics Institute, The service, for the time Uber’s self-driving vehicles is located,” said Ragunathan being at least, has its limits, because of their complicat- Rajkumar, a professor at which includes the downed layout and difficult-to- CMU who specializes in au- town area and only a few navigate neighborhoods and tonomous vehicles. neighborhoods within a cerstreets. The city is notorious“CMU is considered to be tain radius. In a statement ly difficult to drive through the birthplace of autonomous released by the company, because of its steep hills and driving technologies, dat- Uber said it hopes to drive three rivers that make streets ing back to the early 1980s. to the airport within months unpredictable. Decrepit They hired more than 40 re- and include the entire metroroads and bridges add their searchers from CMU from an politan area within a year. own challenges. Roads that off-campus entity called the The Ford Fusions look sometimes appear to inter- National Robotics Engineer- normal, other than hardware sect on a map do not meet ing Center, and launched on top of the roof that Uber in real life because of differ- Uber’s Advanced Technolo- developed itself. A spinning Center,” Rajkumar laser device sits on top of ences in elevation. In the gies summer, weeds obscure im- continued. “This ‘ATC’ has banks of cameras along with portant landmarks. In the expanded rapidly and they other electronic devices. winter, icy hills make driving have been both developing Only four cars will be on and testing their technology the road initially, though the deadly. In addition, the city is in Pittsburgh.” company has more than a The cars are still limited dozen available and said that home to Carnegie Mellon University, one of the top in their abilities and have it plans to release other modpre-programmed els in the coming months. centers of autonomous driv- certain ing technology, making for a limitations for safety’s sake, Similar vehicles are also including the inability to driving in San Francisco. useful source of expertise. Supplemental Education Opportunity and Pell programs. Grove City stopped accepting federal student aid following the 1984 Supreme Court decision in Grove City College v. Bell, which found that loans and grants to students count as federal aid and accepting them opened the College up to regulation under federal law. Since then, the College has provided students with access to private loans and institutional financial aid. “It would therefore be impossible to present comparable information for non-Title-IV-participating schools on some metrics, like postcollege earnings. This does not relate to reporting on issues like campus safety,” said Betancourt. Betancourt’s statement does not seem to address the public nature of most of Grove City’s data, including post-college earnings, which can be found on its website. The scorecard evaluated more than 7,000 colleges and universities, going back more than 18 years. Anyone can access the data that shows how particular colleges are doing at enabling students to pay back loans and pay their bills. The database focuses on graduate employment, student loan statistics and tuition rates of higher education institutions all over the country. In each category, the Scorecard includes the national average for comparison purposes. Grove City College meets or exceeds the average in all three areas of focus. The national average cost of tuition that students pay after federal student aid, scholarships and other factors is $16,595. Grove City’s cost of tuition for the 201617 school year before schol-
arships and financial aid is $16,630, which is only $35 more than the national average. Grove City College’s 85 percent graduation rate is double the national average, which is 42 percent, according to the Scorecard. In addition, the College’s freshman retention rate, cited as a key factor in student satisfaction, is 92 percent, more than 24 percent higher than the national average. Grove City’s graduate earnings also exceeded the national average. The average early career salary of a Grove City graduate is $48,100 according to the most recent statistics released by PayScale.com, which is 42 percent higher than the $33,000 average for college graduates according to the Scorecard. “We’re disappointed that the Department did not respond to our formal request to include Grove City College in the Scorecard database,” McNulty said. “Unfortunately, this decision has resulted in the exclusion of colleges like Grove City from other national rankings, further compounding the Department’s error.” The College asserts in its most recent press release that its absence from the Scorecard will continue to have a negative impact on its outside ratings. Money magazine, for instance, does not include the College on its 2016 “Best Colleges” list, which was compiled exclusively from Scorecard data. In 2015, however, the College was in the top 12 percent nationally out of more than 730 colleges and universities. “It defies logic that a school that is consistently ranked by others, including Princeton Review and U.S. and World Report, as one of the nation’s top private liberal arts
and sciences colleges would go from Money’s top 100 one year to non-existent the next,” McNulty said. “If the Department wishes to serve the public interest, it should include all accredited institutions in its College Scorecard.” Grove City does not provide information about the College or students to the federal government but does submit some data to companies that generate college rankings, such as U.S. News and World Report and the Princeton Review, which also use data from the federal government to formulate rankings. “At this time, we have limited the College Scorecard to those institutions for which we are able to collect the necessary data to generate reliable, comprehensive, and comparable information that is relevant and actionable for students and families,” said Betancourt. This is not the first time that the website has come under fire. Two years ago, school presidents complained when Obama said that the Department of Education would develop a rating system for the nation’s colleges and universities to “help families make smart decisions about where to enroll.” Now, Obama has abandoned the rating system and opted instead for an easy-to-use interface that features a brief examination of school’s average costs, financial aid and student debt, graduation and retention rates, earnings after graduation, student body size, and standardized test scores and academic programs. Users can click on a button to apply for federal grants and loans, but contrary to some speculative reports, the website does not increase one’s chances of actually receiving
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TRUMP academic exercise, but a vital privilege of Christian stewardship.” The think tank’s work spans several disciplines, including economics, political science, religion and sociology. Professors from each of these disciplines have written editorials regarding the election and have all rejected Trump and “Trumpism” in all its forms within. With strong roots in the conservative movement, several professors have questioned Trump’s rise and cautioned conservatives and evangelicals against supporting a man considered to be a newcomer to conservative principles and ideas. In a June 24 article that appeared on the website, Vision & Values Executive Director Dr. Paul Kengor contrasts Trump with former President Ronald Reagan, and firmly stated that unlike Reagan, Trump is “not a conservative of principle, nor someone running for office of any clear discernable governing philosophy whatsoever.” Meanwhile, Dr. Caleb Verbois of the Political Science Department wrote in his piece “An Autopsy of a Movement” that while he believes the rise of Trump is due largely to the man himself and his celebrity cult, “voters have turned to a candidate with no center, who blows wherever the wind goes, but promises to do so with conviction. Failing to find conviction in Republican leaders, Republican voters have fallen for Trump’s false promises.” Calling Trump and Evangelicals “Strange Bedfellows,” Dr. Gary Smith noted further that Trump’s support among evangelicals “is baffling,” considering his beliefs, lifestyle, crude language, and some of his positions on issues.” Both evangelicals and conservatives, he urged, should begin to more heavily question his morals and statements contrary to Christian beliefs. Acknowledging the reluctant support of Trump by many GCC students, Dr. Kengor spoke with the Collegian and addressed the issues facing conservatives in this election. “Hillary Clinton has veered even further to the left on abortion, the redefinition of marriage, and so-called “LGBTQIA” issues. In the process, she has also jettisoned her onetime support of religious liberty.” Dr. Kengor went on to touch on what many consider to be the pivotal issue in the election: the Supreme Court. Regarding her apparent leftward drift, Dr. Kengor noted “her court picks as president would reflect that.” It’s essentially the only reason why many highly reluctant conservatives are grudgingly voting for Trump. To be sure, they don’t completely trust Trump, but they have no doubt what Hillary would do as president, so it’s a risk they’re willing to take.” Professors and Vision & Values Student Fellows regularly post articles on the Center’s official website, regarding the election, religious liberty, economic freedom and the pursuit of truth
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Professor Timothy Sweet, at the Professor Preach-Off, delivers his sermon on hunches and the importance of following them up. The annual face-off was held on Lincoln Lawn last Monday.
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Contributing Writer Hundreds of students showed up to the annual Professor Preach-Off on Monday. It was a short but sweet evening as students gathered on Lincoln Lawn to hear what this year’s speakers had to say. Professors were asked to speak last Friday, leaving only three days to craft their sermons. Dr. Andrew Harvey, a member of the English de-
HOMECOMING Seniors Alison Kjergaard and Nicole Founds are hosting the 50th class reunion. Kjergaard says she “can’t wait to hear all their stories.” Five milestone Greek reunions will also be taking place for Delta Iota Kappa, Kappa Alpha Phi, Pan Sophic, Phi Tau Alpha and Theta Alpha Pi. Most of these events are happening at event centers and banquet halls in the surrounding area, including a country club in Sharon, PA and several hotels in Cranberry. These reunions will also have tents on the quad. Before all the alumni get here, the current students have a chance to celebrate their membership in the Grove City community. The Homecoming Committee has planned several events leading up to the weekend festivities, including a Powder Puff football game Monday night, Java Jam in Ket Rec on Tuesday, a Homecoming Student Worship on Wednesday (double chapel credit, by the way), a pep rally and bonfire on Thursday and of course the Homecoming Dance on Friday. On Saturday, the huge events Homecoming is best
partment, started the evening off with a humorous and interactive sermon entitled “God honors work and praises intention.” This phrase stood out as he referenced Isaiah 14:9. While his sermon was probably the shortest of the three, it was very straightforward. Participation was encouraged, as students joined along shouting “embittered” every time he said the word. He was having a great time speaking to a the group of students. Professor Timothy Sweet teaches in the entrepreneur
known for will kick off. The parade will begin at 11am, starting in the PLC parking lot and continuing into downtown Grove City along Pine Street and Broad Street. This year’s parade float theme is “fairytales”, and the Homecoming Committee has given each sorority, fraternity and housing group a different fairytale on which to base their float. Later in the day before the football game, awards will be given out for the floats. After the awards and a pregame show, the Wolverines will take to the football field to face Waynesburg University. At 4:30, following the game, students, alumni and their families are invited to head over to the Joseph D. Monteleone Youth Center Park (located across the street from the Broad Street Grill) for a free concert performed by Grove City alum Joel Ansett ’12. Homecoming stands to remind us: once a grover, always a grover. For more information about the Homecoming schedule visit: www. gcc.edu/homecoming.
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department and his topic centered on hunches leading to good ideas. Sweet spoke about how God gives students hunches. These can include our callings, relationships, etc. As students, we can sometimes overlook the hunches that God has made known to us, so we should remember to pray about them and to keep our eyes open. Lastly, Dr. Seulgi Byun, a new professor in the Biblical and Religious Studies department, spoke on a topic everybody could relate to:
fear. How do we as Christians handle fear? What does it mean to trust God? He related this to the story of David and Goliath. Even those who God highly favored feared at times. But through the Lord, you can trust, have faith and let go of your fear. Both Harvey and Sweet were impressed by the turnout of students. Sweet, in particular, said that as a college, we don’t do enough things like this. Students were sharing blankets, sitting on chairs
and puffing cigars as they heard the word of God. Sophomore Megan Snitchler went to the Preach-Off for her first time and enjoyed it. She said she liked it so much that she would go again without even getting a chapel credit. She found it enlightening, listening as professors spoke through their individual perspectives and was pleased to find that the messages were relatable to the students. “It was a great experience to hear these professors speak outside the classrooms,” she said.
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A chalk drawing of Girl With the Pearl Earring is one of the many pieces of art featured in the exhibit.
An abundance of art Angela Kim Staff Writer Kathy Rhoades, an associate professor of arts at Grove City Collegs, serves as the Gallery Director for the Area Artists Exhibit,—which features 46 different pieces of art from acrylic paintings to pieces containing ceiling tile, construction mud, masonry tool and house paint. “We’re all different,” says Rhoades, “and we all create art differently. It’s fantastic to see the beauty that we all have and create.” For this year’s exhibit, Rhoades invited many old and new artists from the area. One such artist, Shari Finney, has close ties with the college. She grew up in Grove City and has many alumni in her family, including her three children. When asked about the inspiration for her work,
Finney sais, “I find inspiration in God’s beautiful creation and His truth. I particularly enjoy painting portraits and have learned of God’s great work in other’s lives as I have had the opportunity to hear many stories of joy and of sorrow in painting commissioned portraits.” Another artist featured in the exhibit, George Cooley, contributed two pieces out of a three piece series. They are smaller than his usual artwork but are his usual wood, paint and canvas. “Any discipline requires 10,000 hours of work in that discipline to gain mastery – art is no different,” said Cooley, you need to put in your 10,000 hours.” Rhoades and the Department for Communication and Visual Arts have big plans for the rest of the year and for the future of art at Grove City College. Already,
there has been great progress. Just eight years ago, the college did not have a fulltime art professor—and now it has two full-time and one part-time. In addition, the art gallery has three exhibits a semester and six exhibits a year. They have had a great variety of artwork displayed for students including Pablo Picasso, Sadao Watanabe, Albrecht Dürer and more. “I just want people know that it’s here.” Rhoades continues, “We have really beautiful artwork and people need to experience it.” The gallery will be available until October and is free and open to the public. “I believe art is important in everyone’s life. If you want it to be a hobby – Great! If art is to be a bigger part of your life, you need to be serious and put in your hours. Do your art!” Cooley said.
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Fresh meat for human zombies Tara Steinheiser Staff Writer It’s that time of the year: the season when bandanas come out of the back of the sock drawer and the foam bullets come out from between the couch cushions. That’s right; it’s time once again for Humans vs. Zombies. Humans vs. Zombies, known to students as HvZ, is a game that covers all of campus for one week each semester. A small handful of people start out as Original Zombies. These zombies try to tag as many Humans as possible, creating more Zombies over time. One of the many draws to the game is the fact that it is played 24/7. Humans must be alert at all times of day, from class to class, around the dining halls and even on the way to the bathroom. Only select areas, like academic buildings, chapel and individual dorm rooms are safe from play. Each night of the week has a mission in which the Humans attempt to accomplish a task without losing too many members of their party
to the Zombies. As one would assume, as the week moves on, the ratio of Humans to Zombies greatly changes, making it more difficult for the Humans. This year, the new generation of freshman players was much larger than anticipated, doubling the freshman numbers for last fall semester’s game. With this incredible growth in numbers, bigger, more difficult missions were able to be created. “I don’t know if I have ever had that much fun playing a game then I did playing HvZ,” said freshman Josh Weinland. The unexpected success of the Zombies in the second day’s mission event required a game reset due to the upset in numbers of Humans versus the number of Zombies. HvZ never fails to be a great activity and a welcoming family to those who join. “HvZ isn’t just about a game, it’s about creating a community,” said senior and current game administrator Jonathan Brutt. HvZ is a great way to meet people outside of your own major, age and class and creates friendships to last for a long time.
Starting cultural dialogue
The Multicultural Education and Initiatives Department hosted a Common Grounds discussion at Beans on Broad.
Common Grounds sparks conversation
Lizzy Borcherding Entertainment Editor
Every month, Grove City College’s Multicultural Education and Initiatives department hosts a discussion series on race, ethnicity and culture called Common Grounds at Beans on Broad. The idea for this discussion series started around six years ago, when one of Grove City College’s residence directors wanted to find a way to promote discussions of race and ethnicity among the students on campus, according to Natalia Harris, coordinator of Common Grounds. “Since the Multicultural Education and Initiatives position has grown, we have continued this event. It has been helpful for students and the campus community to have intentional spaces for dialogue. By hosting it once a month, we are able to space
out the event and the speakers,” Harris said. On Saturday, as part of a discussion facilitated by Dr. Lorie Johnson, director of Multicultural Recruiting and Retention and Enrollment Services, participants took part in several exercises, such as introducing detailed facts about a random partner to the crowd based solely on their appearance. They brainstormed racial and ethnic problems our country faces as well as solutions to those problems and designed a hypothetical cover of the Fall 2021 edition of Grove City College’s alumni magazine, The GeDUNK. These activities were intended to challenge the students who participated to think more about the problems in both American and Grove City College culture and what daily decisions they can make to help instigate
lasting cultural change. “The activities really made me think about how I personally could change my words and actions to make others feel welcome,” political science major Sarah Gibbs said. “And it was just great to see students willing to get up on a Saturday morning and meet to talk about race issues, as well as broader cultural issues.” The next Common Grounds discussion session is set for 10 a.m. Saturday Oct. 8 at Beans on Broad, when Dr. Todd Allen will be facilitating the discussion. If you are interested in the issues of racial diversity, ethnocentrism or multicultural education, make sure you reserve your seat by contacting Natalia Harris at MEI@gcc.edu. Free scones and coffee will be included.
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Alexandra Craven Contributing Writer The Intercultural Lunch Forum is this Monday, September 26, and you won’t want to miss it. Dr. Jennifer Mobley will be speaking on “Navigating Difficult Conversations on Racial and Cultural Diversity.” The forum is to get the college talking about how students can work together to promote change on campus and beyond. Mobley will use the hour to share strategies to “help us engage in the necessary, and sometimes difficult, conversations and decision-making” that will lead to change. The discussion will explore strategies that embrace diversity of thought, identity and beliefs which Mobley finds to be core values. She hopes that this hour will better prepare students as they enter the working world and will promote a culture of inclusion. “Inclusion is the active, intentional and ongoing engagement with diversity—in the curriculum, in the cocurriculum and in communities with which we might connect—in ways that increase awareness, content knowledge and empathic understanding of the complex ways we interact within systems and institutions.” Mobley is the chair of the Department of Communic-
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tion and Visual Arts. She has received national recognition for her scholarship on issues related to diversity and inclusion, including a grant by the National Endowment for the Humanities for her work on African-American writer Paul Laurence Dunbar and a Top Paper Award by the National Communication Association for her research on disability issues. This forum is part of a series sponsored by the Multicultural Office and the Office of International Education. Mobley says that she is honored to be invited to speak. “This forum series illuminates the value of learning that can emerge from reflection on important questions and the exchange of ideas in environments where difference, civility and empathy are present,” she said. The Intercultural Lunch Forum will be held in Old MAP from 12-1. Students, faculty, and families are welcome to attend. You can bring a tray up or your own lunch.
Coming back to school in the final weeks of summer can leave you feeling exhausted, over-heated and in major need of a drink to cool you off and energize you. This past summer I came up with a recipe that students all around the Grove are raving about. It’s easy to make, flavorful and more importantly --- free of charge! How to make not-yourordinary-iced-coffee Step 1: Start with pouring one to two packets of sugar,(I personally prefer the allnatural) into the bottom of a regular plastic cup. Next, cover the sugar with about an inch of hot coffee and mix until the sugar is dissolved. Pro-Tip: Take the extra time to dissolve the sugar. It makes all the difference in the end. Step 2: Mix in about a single creamer’s worth of either half-n-half or whole milk. Sometimes I bring my own flavored creamer from my dorm to use instead of what is offered in the Cafeteria. It takes the iced coffee to the next level by adding a little bit of flavoring. Step 3: Fill the entire cup with ice - do not skimp here!
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The best case scenario is to have room temperature or chilled coffee, but since that is not available, we have to chill the coffee quickly. Step 4: Pick your favorite hot brew and fill the cup up until you have about an inch or so left at the top. This varies depending on how much of a coffee flavor you would like to end up with. If you would like a stronger coffee taste in your final product, (and a little bit more caffein) leave a little less room at the top of your cup for the final step. Step 5: The finishing move is to top off your coffee mixture with chocolate milk. The chocolate undertone adds a little something extra. Step 6: Sit back and enjoy your very own Dunkin quality iced-coffee! What are students saying
about this drink? “This iced coffee is incredible. I am an avid Dunkin Donuts iced coffee fan and genuinely think Justine’s recipe is on par with that. I love her creativity with the drink, and I’m thankful to be able to save money on coffee drinks now!” said Hannah Vaccaro ‘18. “This iced coffee is a game changer in Hicks. I wouldn’t be shocked if the Starbucks in the GeDunk began to struggle financially with the competition.” said Jordan Hörst ‘18. Even though summer is technically coming to an end, iced coffees are delicious year-round. Instead of going into town or to the STU to grab one from Starbucks, you can make your very own iced coffee right here in Hick’s or MAP Cafeteria.
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In celebration of Homecoming, the musical talent of Grove City College students will be displayed for all to see and enjoy at the annual Java Jam coffeehouse. Students can come and spend time with friends, delight in coffee and cookies and listen to live music provided by their peers. Java Jam will be held from 8 to 11 p.m. Sept. 27 in Ketler Recreation Center.
Java jamming into the spotlight
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Contributing Writer Grove City College will be hosting its annual Java Jam on Sept. 27 from 8-11 p.m. in Ketler Recreation Center. Java Jam is a coffee house that takes place during the week of homecoming and features musical acts from GCC students. Along with multiple acts of student talent, complimentary coffee and cookies are provided. Jaime Colosimo, one of the junior Java Jam chairs, watched over 25 acts audition for a spot in the line-up. “Java Jam is a great way for students to get their moment in the spotlight and to hopefully get noticed,” Colo-
simo said. This musical event is not meant for any type of music, however. While listening to auditions, judges were strictly looking for talent that encompassed an acoustic vibe but would also draw in the audience. “The acts that we pick to perform aren’t your typical run-of-the-mill acts; they are genuinely interesting to watch and perform,” Colosimo said. This year’s lineup includes five acts: 8:00 – Jackson Clemmer and Erin Sweet 8:30 – Mike Cole, Ezekiel Hoole, Alex Martin, Ben Tobias, Andrew Casale, Brad Warmhold
9:30 – Corrie Penraat, Sam Whiting, Clare Clifton 10:00 – Jared Grace 10:30 – Robbie Davis, Nick Holmer, Christine Miserendo Most acts are allotted a half an hour to perform their music, but the group headlined by seniors Brad Warmhold and Mike Cole impressed the judges so much that they will be given an hour-long set. Their group consists of six total students and has members with varying talents, like vocals, guitar, drums and saxophone. “We call ourselves ‘Rocafella,’” said Cole. When asked to explain the sound of their group, Cole responded, “We are sort of
all over the place; we’re different. I would call us bluedeyed soul pop.” Warmhold and Cole performed in the opening act for Java Jam at last year’s show, but this year will be Rocafella’s first appearance as a full group. Rocafella is very excited to share their talent with the campus and hopes this is the start to a successful music career. Cole said that it is his dream to make it big one day, and he is excited to be able to expose the talent of his band during its Java Jam performance. Even though Warmhold is one of the performers in the show, he very much appreci-
ates the talent with whom he shares the stage. “The bands who play there are very tight and I am excited to see what this years’ talent has to offer,” Warmhold said. “Java Jam is probably the biggest coffee house of the year,” Warmhold said. “Every time I go there it is absolutely packed and the committee who decides who plays gets a lot of top performers, and I am honored to be in one of those groups.” Warmhold added that everyone should keep an eye out for solo artist Jared Grace, who will be performing an entirely original set at 10 p.m.
Trapping birds and rapping words Claire Rauf Staff Writer If you are a fan of hip-hop or an Apple Music user, you have probably heard of Travis Scott. The 24-year-old artist’s sophomore album, “Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight,” was released in early September after many unforeseen delays. Available exclusively on iTunes and through Scott’s private radio, the album quickly climbed the charts, even reaching the number one slot on the Billboard 200. Travis Scott grew up in a suburban neighborhood bordering Houston, Texas. In an interview with Billboard, Scott states that his newest album is named for his life in Houston, especially because he and many of his friends felt trapped by social expec-
tations and the limitations put on creativity. “It’s a social connection trap from what you want to do and how you want to express yourself. I feel like everyone just gets constricted by their parents or just life,” he said. Indeed, “Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight” is full of dark, aggressive themes, direct one-liners and a total of 57 references to drugs. This album is by far his realest and most honest. It is stern, direct and antiestablishment, but somewhat poorly written. Lyrics aside, it is a fun album to listen to, especially considering the multiple high-profile guests it hosts. Although often criticized for his weak rapping skills, Scott found his calling of bringing together collaborators and creating a certain
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24-year old Travis Scott recently released his second studio album “Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight.” kind of atmosphere, and this album epitomizes that. Hip-hop veterans such as André 3000 of Outkast, Kid Cudi and Kendrick Lamar operate outside their respective comfort zones to set the
proper mood for BITTSM; a feat that sets the young Scott apart from other hip-hop understudies. “Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight” is certainly a giant leap forward for the ris-
ing artist, and with the substantial backing of many rap geniuses as well as his famed production team, Travis Scott is determined to become an enduring fixture in the hip-hop world.
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Sept. 23, 2016
New traditions in Olde Town Joe Setyon
Managing Editor On Saturday, Sept. 17, the town of Grove City held its sixth annual Autumn Art Walk in Olde Town. More than 20 local artists displayed their work around town, and from noon until 7 p.m., interested spectators were able to walk around the town and enjoy the art. The Art Walk was one of the main events of the day, but there was a lot more going on in Grove City as well. Live music, the student art show, pop-up shops, the Foodie Fest and a play put on by Paper Sky Theatre were also highlights of the day. Though rain was in the
forecast, the day stayed relatively clear until early in the evening. At that point, high winds and pouring rain threatened to end the evening early. A tornado warning simply complicated matters, and the annual Grove City College night football game had to be delayed several times until it was safe to be on the field. In the end, the entire football game was played, though Grove City fell by a score of 55-0 to visiting Case Western Reserve. Overall, despite the rain and severe weather, Grove City natives and students alike were able to enjoy all that the town had to offer.
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Kubo and the two thumbs up
Tara Steinheiser Staff Writer
JACOB SZIRAKY
Senior Jake Sziraky has been using his time and energy to write, direct and star in his new movie, Dulcy and Red. Sziraky has selected a talented cast and plans to begin filming in October.
A student filmmaker’s life
Matt Hokestra Staff Writer
Jake Sziraky has not been getting much sleep lately. He has been keeping busy with other things: drinking three cups of coffee with a meal, checking Kickstarter on his phone and buying dresses. The dresses are not for him, mind you, but he has a lot of things to be responsible for while working on SZIRAKY his senior capstone: writing, producing, directing and acting in his first feature length movie. “Dulcy and Red” is the story of a writer, Donald, who is successful in his career, but incredibly unsuccessful in his relationships. Frustrated, he retreats into a world of fantasy where he falls in love with a perfect illusion named Dulcinea. However, when he meets Red in the real world and starts falling in love with her, flaws and all, he must choose between a perfect half-life and a flawed reality. Beyond that, Sziraky wants to keep major plot details a secret, but he teases that “Dulcy and Red” is “part modern time, part period piece”. Sziraky hopes that his story is one that will be relatable to a vast audience. Thematically, it deals with the human tendency to romanticize relationships. “Everybody in any sort of relationship has had the tendency of making this person out to be a romanticized version of themselves,” Sziraky says. “And everybody has had that heart-shattering moment when you realize that who you’ve made thisperson out to be is not who they really are.” While this is Sziraky’s first feature-length film, it is far from his first foray into filmmaking. He has been writing and shooting films since he was four years old, when he came up with the idea for a short film after being inspired by a Popeye cartoon. Since then, he says he has constantly had a camera in his hands and has been making short films and commercials. “Dulcy and Red” has a projected budget of $3,500, and to raise that money Sziraky has turned to the popular
I’d like to understand what Orson Welles went through being star, director and producer of his first feature length film Jake Sziraky
crowdfunding website Kickstarter. People who donate can receive special insider benefits. Pledge $25 and get a DVD of the final film; pledge $2,000 and a character in the final film will be named after you. The risk with Kickstarter, and what is causing the greatest amounts of anxiety for Sziraky, is the fact that if a Kickstarter project falls short of its goal, the funds will be returned to those who donated, and none of the money pledged will make it to the creator. At time of writing, the Kickstarter has raised less than $700 with under 13 days left in the fundraiser. This aspect of filmmaking is unique to Sziraky, but one that he has jumped into wholeheartedly. He has been promoting the Kickstarter on Facebook and Twitter – and having his friends and family do the same. He has been interviewed by several news organizations, and has filmed and released additional videos to highlight his filmmaking. Although it is not something he has had to deal with in the past, the challenge is something he has taken on with good spirits. Currently, the film is in preproduction. Sziraky recently finished casting the film, tapping Grove City Col-
lege talent to be his stars. Katie Hess, Alexa Adams and Kira Hellweg are cast in prominent roles, and Sziraky himself rounds out the cast as the male lead. “I’d like to understand what Orson Welles went through being star, director and producer of his first feature length film,” he says. “In order to greater understand the Citizen Kane experience, I decided to star in my own film.” An important aspect of “Dulcy and Red” and Sziraky’s filmmaking in general is his Christian faith. “I am trying to do something beautiful for the glory of God,” he said. Still, Sziraky insists that “Dulcy and Red” is not an explicitly Christian film, but instead a work that promotes Christian elements, and a film that can be enjoyed by people of all religious backgrounds. Filming is set to begin in October, and the creative team plans to have a rough cut of the film done by Christmas break. Sziraky hopes to have a final cut of the film, with tighter editing and a complete score, ready by April. To receive updates, follow “Dulcy and Red” on Kickstarter or Facebook.
Recently, I went to the movie theatre to watch “Kubo and the Two Strings.” It stood out because of the occasional advertisements I had seen, but I was truly drawn in when my friends reported its Rotten Tomatoes score of 97 percent, making it the second-highest score in recent listings. Even so, it has had mediorcre box office success, and was recently tied with “Pete’s Dragon” under “Don’t Breathe” and “Suicide Squad.” Sufficed to say, I was ready to be impressed, but I was not prepared for the magnificence of the film I was about to see. “Kubo and the Two Strings” (KTS), was produced by Laika Entertainment, a company that has few movies, but has become known for its high quality claymation and stop-motion work. Originally intended to focus on both feature film and commercial work, Laika removed its commercial division in mid-2014 to focus on film. Most notably, it has produced “Corpse Bride,” “ParaNorman” and “Coraline.” KTS has no doubt become the most brilliant gem of the Laika crown jewels. Had I not been told that KTS was done piece by piece in clay, I would likely not have recognized it until most of the way through the film. The mastery in the smallest details made the anima-
tion style difficult to detect, with things as small as seamless blinking and clothing flowing as smoothly as if filmed live. KTS is a story made to imitate an Asian folk tale, centered around Kubo, a young boy, and his shamisen, a three-stringed guitar. This movie utilizes the rich culture it embodies through a beautiful sound track, including a new rendition of the Beatles song, “As My Guitar Gently Weeps,” that plays over the credits sequence. The soundtrack, which is available to listen to on Spotify, is composed entirely by Dario Marianelli, most recognizable for his awarded compositions in “Pride & Prejudice,” “Atonement” and “Anna Karenina.” The music acts as a supplement to the mood of the film, perfectly exemplifying the emotions of the characters throughout, from action sequence to oceanic journey. The movie also includes an all-star cast, including Charlize Theron, Matthew McConaughey and George Takei, who even adds his famous “Oh my…” into a village scene. With a cast of beautiful and well-developed characters, Kubo travels land and sea to further discover and strengthen his magical abilities in order to become the strongest warrior and save his family and town. I cannot say much more without spoiling it, but I will conclude by saying that this is definitely a movie you do not want to miss in theaters.
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Women are represented in the fire and police departments and all branches of the military. Have women achieved full equality or are they still fighting?
Fighting fair
Amy Luebben-Rivera Contributing Writer In elementary school I was one of those little girls who despised taking baths and loved telling everyone I was going to be a police officer one day. Childhood freed my mind from ever thinking I could not or should not fill a “typical” male role. I never realized there was a social battle over my physiology and my human rights until my midteens. As police shootings and controversies have escalated over the past few years, my childhood dream of becoming a cop has dwindled. However, my interest in the military has risen due to political strife and has lead me to ask myself and women as a whole: Why? Why do we want to enter a career still partially thought of as a man’s duty? Why do women expose themselves to harsh words, possible rape, PTSD and even death when we will
It is not about me. It is not about us girls. It is about the nation. not necessarily be looked down on for not signing on the dotted line? Some say women join the military to prove themselves to their families and the rest of the world, that they can do the same job as a man or to show they are tough in general. As much as that fact peeves me, it partially rings true. Not all women do things specifically in response to men, but they cannot enter a job that was almost exclusively for the male sex for thousands of years and not have it cross their minds. But it is also partially because I do want to prove myself. I want to prove that I can help protect a nation I believe in, I want to prove to my family that their sacrifices are not and were not in vain, I want to prove to nations that see women as objects that I
am more than what they believe I am. I want to prove to myself that I have the discipline and courage to fight for those who cannot fight for themselves. And I know I am not alone in this. We women should not have to be ashamed of our desire to be strong, or our willingness to put ourselves in harm’s way for the benefit of the ones we love. However, this means that all – men and women alike – have to be responsible and realistic about their limits; whether they are physical, emotional, mental, or other. Now, I see females as strong and brave and disciplined, but that does not mean men and women have to have the same kinds of physical strengths and discipline. They can, but it is not necessarily a given. Not
everything about us is truly equal, and it is not supposed to be. The military requires specific types of each of these characteristics and some people just are not fit for the job – men or women. That does not mean they are not equally useful or talented in other areas. Recently, I spoke to an ex-military man close to my family regarding these issues. Initially I asked him about what branches he thought were the most respectful of female soldiers, for which he said the Navy and Air Force. He then continued saying that the military is a great job for a woman – depending on what the job entails. He went on to say that certain jobs, such as a sniper, just cannot or should not include women, not because of their discipline or supposed erratic array of emotions, but because of their menstrual cycle. Sometimes snipers have to remain in the same spot for days with no restroom breaks and cannot af-
ford to have even the smallest distraction. This may be an unpleasant image, but it is an example of a truth which cannot be ignored. Perhaps I sound harsh on my own sex, but I am simply trying to point out that the differences between men and women should be noted, not ignored or taken personally. We as a country cannot afford to turn away from what is right in front of us. Men and women are not made the same, and we were not meant to be the same. Being different does not have to be a negative. I still have a desire to serve my country and I am not ashamed of my limitations. I will not shy away from working diligently and fulfilling my role just because someone tells me I cannot. It is not about me. It is not about us girls. It is about the nation. We need to play to our individual strengths instead of getting caught up in the immature small battles in order to see the bigger picture for the greater good.
Money well spent? Students returning to Grove City College this school year couldn’t help but notice the multitude of changes to campus. The college spent more than $7 million dollars on renovations, and also made other noticeable tweaks. The question must be asked: Are these changes for the better? For students who have been down to Thorn Field to watch the roller coaster rides that are the football games, the new turf is an obvious aesthetic improvement. It hasn’t seemed to help the football team, as they’ve been outscored 151-39 in their first three games this year. Thorn Field is available to students when games and practices are not going on. Go there on a beautiful evening (there won’t be many more of them) and you’ll see students throwing footballs (maybe the football team should recruit them), slamming down on spike ball nets and tossing Frisbees. The improvements to Thorn are something the entire campus should enjoy, and so far, it seems as though students are taking advantage. Despite the “crimson” logo in the center of the field, the money spent on Thorn was well worth it. Another major change to campus is the new patio on the Breen Student Union (SAC). Of course, for the first three weeks of school, students were not even able to relax on the patio. Though it is open now, and certainly aesthetically pleasing,
we must take into account that Grove City only has a few months of nice weather (at most) each semester. Three weeks where students could not take advantage of the patio is certainly a significant chunk of time. However, for the remainder of the snowless months here at Grove City, the patio is a great place for students to get some fresh air while they eat, study or socialize. One of the more controversial changes this year occurred in Hicks Cafeteria. In past years, Hicks has always been known by students to provide the most exquisite cuisine there is, the kind of food that certainly never makes you ask “what the heck am I even eating” or forces you to put an untouched plate on the conveyor belt that goes into the dish room. At the start of last semester, though, Hicks completely outdid itself. Citing student demand for an all-day breakfast station, (Who demanded this? We want to know) they replaced the everpopular Wolf Creek Grill with a station consisting of “eggs,” some sort of “potatoes,” waffles and pancakes. The worst part? No bacon! Not only did they add food that no one seemed to want, but they couldn’t even provide the only food that most humans agree is the best thing ever created (vegans don’t count).
Despite making mealtime an even more depressing affair than it usually is, Hicks actually atoned for their sin. Thanks to the hard work of the Student Government Association, which is well-known for pushing needed change in the campus community, the all-day breakfast station has been replaced once again. This time, it is something that most students (even vegans) can agree on. Hamburgers and chicken are available on demand, as well as veggie burgers and usually French Fries. It was a much needed change to correct a disastrous move, and we wholeheartedly approve. Finally, Grove City revamped its Wi-Fi network, changing a system that has been beloved by students and faculty alike for its blazing speeds. The difference is notable, as students can access the internet even from far-off places like the football field. In dorm rooms, the internet does not struggle to load pages, allowing students to complete their research papers faster than ever before. Overall, we determine that the changes to campus have been mostly beneficial. It has been money well spent, and we give it two thumbs up.
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America’s priorities are confused Joe Setyon Managing Editor On Tuesday morning, news surfaced that millionaire actress Angelina Jolie was divorcing her likewise fabulously wealthy husband Brad Pitt, putting an end to one of Hollywood’s most high profile romances. Both A-listers are household names, easily worth tens of millions of dollars apiece. The pair had been together for more than a decade, but though they have six children, they had only gotten married in 2014. News of the divorce quickly became a top trend on Twitter (#brangelina), as well as one of the most talked about stories on Facebook. However, the news likely will have little to no effect on the daily lives of the vast majority of Americans. This brings up an important question: Why do we decide that celebrity gossip and seemingly trivial news is important, while completely ignoring important things that are going on in the world? This is not in any way meant as a knock on “Brangelina.” It is certainly always sad when a couple decides to end things after a long and seemingly happy relationship. What is even sadder is that their six children are not
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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have decided to part ways. Big deal. going to be able to live in a unified home any longer, but instead will have to spend time with their mom and dad separately. Moreover, I don’t think that Brad or Angelina are bad people. In fact, both of them have devoted themselves to various humanitarian causes, giving their money and time to raise awareness for those much less fortunate. They have also practiced what they preached, adopting multiple children and bringing them into their home. By most definitions, they are “good” people. The issue I have is not so
much with either of them personally, but with the way people react and obsess to news about their relationship. Regardless of how sad their divorce is, they get vast amounts of attention from ordinary people who should not be affected by anything celebrities do in their personal lives. However, around the same time as the divorce was announced, the nation is dealing with the aftereffects of three potential terrorist attacks in just a few days. The nation is currently engaged in both an ideological and physical war against
Shots fired
Prespectives Editor The sentiment of this week has quickly changed from normal political coverage to an outcry of violence and discrimination when Terrance Crutcher was fatally shot by a police officer. There were recordings by both by helicopter and police car dashboard cameras which depict the encounter as clearly as it can in the moment. The real problem with this, however, was not just that an unarmed man was shot by the police in an effort to protect their safety; it was that a white officer shot a black American because he looked dangerous -- theoretically. This begs a few questions: Was this man shot because he was black? Probably not. But was he perceived as more dangerous than most because he was black? We don’t know. The incident occurred on Monday, Sept. 19 in Tulsa, Oklahoma when Crutcher encountered the police after his car had stalled in the middle of the road. Multiple calls had been made to the police because he was blocking the street, and responding officer Betty Shelby approached him on the way to answer another call, because he was stopped so suddenly. Not engaging in dialogue with Shelby, she continued to prompt Crutcher and ask him to keep his hands out of his pockets while talking with her. Suddenly, he raised them in the air as if he was under arrest.
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The Black Lives Matter movement is up in arms over the shooting of Terrence Crutcher. As a drug recognition expert, Shelby believed he was “on something.” She then asked him to get on his knees, planning to arrest him for public intoxication when he continued to walk towards his car. As he approached his car she shot him while another officer tasered him at the same time. Believing he was reaching into his car window for a weapon, Shelby repeatedly ordered him to stop before firing. But when watching from the helicopter camera, it is clear that the window to Crutcher’s car was rolled up, making it impossible for him to retrieve a weapon. The Tulsa police chief later confirmed that Crutcher was unarmed. Even presidential candidate Donald Trump watched the recording and noted that “This young officer, I don’t know what she was thinking. I don’t know what she was thinking but I’m very, very troubled by that.” What is most interesting about this encounter, besides
the controversy over whether the shooting was provoked at all, is the fact that an officer filming the helicopter video of the shooting looked at Crutcher and commented, “That looks like a big bad dude.” What made him look “bad”? Was it because he appeared intoxicated from a helicopter angle? Or because he was at gunpoint? Or, as is currently being discussed, because he was black? Tiffany Crutcher, twin sister of the deceased, spoke of the issue saying “I want that officer to be held to the same standard... I just want justice for my brother so that he can look down on us and know that his life truly mattered.” Whether you say “All Lives Matter” or “Black Lives Matter,” the point should be to recognize that each and every life has value, despite the surrounding circumstances. But the job of a police officer is also difficult. To put one’s life on the line every single day, not knowing if tasering someone five seconds
ISIS, an enemy that would love nothing more than to wipe both the United States and Israel off the face of the planet. The nation has generally forgotten what makes the bonds of marriage between one man and one woman so sacred. In fact, we are quickly forgetting what makes a man a man or a woman a woman, by deciding that it is up to each individual to decide his or her own gender. The nation ignores the ruthless slaughter of millions of unborn children, many of them dismembered by Planned Parenthood. The nation’s economy is in shambles, with millions of unemployed people having given up on even looking for jobs. The nation is faced with a presidential election pitting two historically unpopular candidates against each other. Regardless of many people’s feelings about this election, though, it will undoubtedly have a major effect on the future of America. Yet, on one Tuesday in September, the biggest news story was that two Hollywood celebrities, both famous simply for entertaining the public, were splitting up. America needs to get her priorities straight.
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before they draw a weapon could save a life is a hard choice to make. And to some extent, experience will only carry you so far. Every encounter is different and unpredictable. However, wearing a badge comes with a higher standard than most. To be a law enforcer means that each action one takes shapes people’s perception of the law. Some take comfort in it, while others are afraid. Some people feel protected, and others take a seat during the national anthem. When people think of the United States, they think of a country that protects all people equally. One that doesn’t look at the color of someone’s skin or the god they believe in when serving and watching over its people. But no matter how you define it, or try to describe it, not all Americans are protected equally under the law. Some struggle, some don’t have access to the same resources as others and some don’t get the chance to say “Hands up, don’t shoot.” It’s not clear if this was a case of discrimination. I am inclined to say it was, as are a number of other prominent figures, politicians and students here at Grove City. The video seems clear, and you can see Crutcher’s hands at all times. The Department of Justice is currently looking into the issue and will decide if Shelby will be charged with an unlawful shooting of an unarmed man, classified as second degree murder.
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Freshman quarterback Brett Laffoon scrambles with the ball during Grove City’s 55-0 loss to Case Western Reserve on Saturday. Laffoon had 74 passing yards in the loss.
Weather, Case Western combine to down Wolverines
Tim Hanna Staff Writer
Fighting both opposing football players and tornado warnings, the Grove City College Wolverines football team faced-off against Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) opponent Case Western Reserve in the annual night game last Saturday at Robert E. Thorn Field. The contest, which resulted in a 55-0 loss for the
Wolverines, began at 7 p.m. and ended around 11:15 p.m. after two delays due to tornado warnings and lightning. After trading punts to start the game, Case Western opened the scoring with a 4 play, 37-yard drive to take a 7-0 lead over the Wolverines with 9:39 left in the first quarter. Case Western would add to their lead following an interception off of Grove City Freshman QB Brett Laffoon with a 32-yard pass to make the score 14-0 with 5:14 left
still in the first quarter. Case Western struck one more time in the first quarter, as a blocked punt would give them field position at Grove City’s one-yard line. After punching their way into the end zone on the next play, Case Western ended the first quarter with a 21 point lead. Following a scoreless second quarter, Case Western lit up the scoreboard again with 20 more points in the third and 14 more in the fourth to bring the scoring to a close at
55-0. On the offensive side of the ball, freshman running back Wesley Schools continued to impress, as he rushed for 71 yards on 13 carries. This brings his total for the season up to 209 yards on 42 carries, an average of just under five yards per rushing attempt. Defensively, junior defensive tackle Quinton Reed led the Wolverine defense with eight stops, half of a sack and a blocked field goal.
Junior safety Andrew Seifert also contributed with eight total tackles and junior safety Kyle Beyer and freshman cornerback Connor Shoemaker each added an interception. Grove City (0-3, 0-1 PAC) will return to action next week against the St. Vincent Bearcats (3-0, 1-0 PAC) in an away President’s Athletic Conference matchup at 1 P.M. in Latrobe, PA.
Women’s soccer falls to Carnegie Mellon
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After their win Sunday over the Bengals, the Steelers are 2-0.
Playoff hope for Steelers Michael Cole Staff Writer It has been a few years since the city of Pittsburgh has seen any championship success in the realm of professional sports, but things seem to be looking up as the 2016 NFL season comes to a start. During the 2015 season, the Steelers entered the playoffs with a record of 106. After barely edging out the Cincinnati Bengals in the wild card round, their next contest in the quarter-final round against the Denver Broncos ended in a defeat by a very small margin. Despite last year’s disappointing end during playoffs, the Steelers have started off their 2016-2017 campaign on a high note. Following a resilient, come-from-behind victory against the Washington Redskins during Week One, the black and gold returned to their home turf against the team that they barely squeaked by during the first round of the playoffs last-
year: the Bengals. The game featured both teams trading blows, with the Steelers striking first. Cincinnati responded to just about every scoring play that the Steelers threw at them, but ultimately it would not be enough as the Steelers would win the game 24 to 16, and start off their season with a record of 2-0. In other Pittsburgh sports news, the Pirates now boast a record of 75-75 with less than a month to go in the season. They are currently third in the NL Central and entering a series against the Milwaukee Brewers. In their most recent series, the Pirates played the Cincinnati Reds, to which they won all but the last game on September 18th. Over the next week, the Pirates will finish the series in Milwaukee and will then return home to play the Washington Nationals. The Steelers will also have a game on Sunday the 25th against a 2-0 Eagles team in Philadelphia.
Gray skies and cool temperatures did not stop fans from coming out to watch the Grove City women’s soccer team face No. 23 Carnegie Mellon at home last weekend. The Wolverines played an exceptional game but were unable to defeat the Tartans, resulting in a 2-1 loss on Saturday morning. In the first half of the game, freshman midfielder Ruby Mattson’s second goal of the season, off an assist from junior midfielder Elena Guerra, put the Wolverines up 1-0. The Wolverines were able to maintain their lead for the remainder of the first half despite poor field conditions. “The mud was slippery, it affected our game and CMU’s game,” explained Guerra. “We just had to adjust to the field conditions.” Three minutes into the second half, Carnegie Mellon’s offense struck back and evened the score off of a header by Tartan defender Emily Tolmer. The Tartans controlled possession throughout the remainder of the second half, and a goal from forward Ryan Casey proved to be the game-winner for Carnegie Mellon who pulled ahead with a 2-1 lead
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Freshman midfielder Ruby Mattson has five points so far this year. over the Wolverines. A shot on goal by Guerra gave the Wolverines a chance to tie up the score late in the game, but the shot just barely sailed over the goalpost. “I hadn’t expected to see the keeper so far out which caused me to shoot the ball a little earlier than I would have which caused [the ball] to go over [the goal post].” said Guerra. Guerra’s shot on goal was one of only four for the Wolverines. Although they were unable to defeat the Tartans, Guerra said that she really enjoyed playing Carnegie Mellon because it is always a very competitive game. “We love playing against
them because it’s a good marker for how we’re doing because they are one of the hardest teams we’ll play all year.” Carnegie Mellon is currently ranked No. 5 in the latest National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Great Lakes Region poll, while Grove City maintains the No. 9 spot in the same poll. Defensively, junior goalkeeper Trishae Winters provided a standout performance, setting a new careerhigh of nine saves in goal for the Wolverines. Senior defender Jordyn White also held off the Tartans with an open-goal save on the line.
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Welcome to the club
Ultimate Frisbee team back and ready for action Alyssa Jackson Contributing Writer
Discs flying, legs running, teams winning- who wouldn’t want to play Ultimate Frisbee as a club sport? As fall approaches, many sports are already well into their seasons, but for the men’s Ultimate Frisbee club team at Grove City College, the fun is just beginning. The team currently consists of 35 players, but those interested in playing still have time to jump on board. Some scrimmages and tournaments will be played this fall, but the team’s main season is actually in the spring. For club Frisbee, teams play year round in order to make the most of their time, especially with weather as a limiting factor. Grove City’s club team has experienced a few rough spots in recent years. The team has always been in existence, but was not an official club team under the school for a few years. Being a club team means
the school helps fund theteam, but the team must follow their regulations. These include not playing on Sundays and renting a bus to travel to tournaments. One issue with this is that many Frisbee tournaments occur over the weekends, Sundays included. The team had to pay for whole tournaments, but could not participate in bracket-play on Sundays. Since the team is listed as an official club team, however, they are willing to acquiesce to the rules. Zach Dahm, assistant captain to Zach Risinger, is excited for the upcoming year. “Ultimate is a perfect combination of athleticism, exciting plays and team competition and the sport is very easy to learn and get started with, all you need is a disc!” said Dahm. Teammate senior Samuel Mills commented that his favorite part of the game is the athleticism involved. “You have to be in good shape” said Mills. “It’s 90 minutes of running and
Sophomore Ben Green lets it fly while being covered by an opposing defender. sprinting.” “But don’t let that intimidate you!” said Dahm. “The campus should know that we welcome any talent level on the team and are willing to teach everyone.” Another aspect Dahm enjoys about the sport is the diversity and creativity in-
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volved specifically in throwing the disc. “A disc flies differently from any other sport (football, basketball, baseball, etc.). This allows for a much greater variation of throws and also a great deal of creativity in trying to move the disc down the field,” he said
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The campus has a chance to come out and witness the first home tournament of the season on Saturday, October 8. The team will soon be selling its official GCC Ultimate Disc, available to the Grove City Community.
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Managing Editor At 7-1, the Grove City College Men’s Soccer team has been nearly flawless as it nears the halfway point of the regular season. The squad is 4-0 on its home turf, and its only road loss was a 3-2 nailbiting defeat September 14 at the hands of Oberlin. Since then, though, the men have rebounded well, winning consecutive games as they prepare to play against conference opponents. On September 17, Grove City visited Heidelberg, earning a 2-1 victory in a double overtime thriller. After a scoreless first half that saw both teams squander scoring chances, freshman forward Christian Caporaso found the back of the net to give the Wolverines a 1-0 lead. Grove City maintained its lead until the 90th minute, when Heidelberg scored from 35 yards out to even the score. After a scoreless first overtime period, Caporaso sent a cross pass to senior midfielder Dale Reese, who scored on a header to win it for the Wolverines. In the game, Grove City was actually outshot 12-15, but the Wolverines earned eight corner kicks without allowing any to Heidelberg. Meanwhile, junior goalkeeper Malcom Blake made nine saves in the victory. On September 20, Grove City returned home to face Point Park, winning comfort-
Football Away, Saint Vincent College (PAC Match-up) SEPT 24 (SAT) 1:00 PM Men’s Golf Away, Westminster Fall Invitational (PAC Match-up) SEPT 26 (MON) 12:00 PM Away, Carnegie Mellon University SEPT 28 (WED) 10:00 AM
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Senior Stephen Betteridge (6) has seven goals so far this year. ably by a score of 5-1. The game was actually close for most of the first half, and with less than a minute to go in the first period, the score was tied at 1-1. However, senior forward Stephen Betteridge scored in the 45th minute to put the Wolverines up for good. Grove City would just add on to the lead in the second half thanks to goals from Betteridge, Caporaso and freshman midfielder Brooks Thomas. All told, Betteridge finished with two goals, while Reese chipped in with a goal and an assist. Blake and senior goalie Bryan Denny each made a pair of saves in the victory. The 7-1 Wolverines will now dive into their President’s Athletic Conference schedule, starting on Friday
at 4:30 p.m. with a home game against Carnegie Mellon. After that, the Wolverines will face Baldwin Wallace and Geneva on the following Tuesday and Saturday, respectively. Though these games will undoubtedly be difficult, the team has many players that have proven themselves to be up to the task. With seven goals overall, Betteridge is averaging nearly a score a game, and he also has five assists. Right behind him are Reese, with six goals and five assists, and Caporaso, with five goals and 11 points total. Meanwhile, Blake has started all eight of his team’s games, making 30 saves and allowing just seven goals, good enough for a solid save percentage of 81.1%.
Men’s Soccer Home, Carnegie Mellon University SEPT 23 (FRI) 4:30 PM Home, Baldwin Wallace University SEP 27 (TUE) 4:00 PM Women’s Golf Away, Saint Vincent College Invitational (PAC Match-up) SEPT 29 (THU) 11:00 AM Women’s Soccer Away, Mount Union University SEPT 24 (SAT) 2:00 PM Home, Baldwin Wallace University SEPT 28 (WED) 4:00 PM Women’s Tennis Home, Bethany College (PAC Matchup) SEPT 28 (WED) 3:30 PM