The Collegian – September 30, 2016

Giddy for Gettys: Grove City College hosts world famous hymnist couple, the Gettys Page 10

24 Hour Theater: TAP performed its first 24 hour show last Saturday in place of One Acts Festival.

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Female Kicker: Wolverines recruit first female kicker in school history.

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Homecoming: Homecoming parade, football game highlight Saturday’s celebration.

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Collegian

The Friday, September 30, 2016

The Grove City College Student Newspaper

Caffeine and jams

Lizzy Borcherding Entertainment Editor

Claire Rauf Staff Writer

The smell of pumpkin spice coffee hung in the air, a darkened room softly illuminated by white-string lights, and a live mixture of blues, acoustic, and slow rock covers crooned smoothly over the hum of students’ discussions.

This is what coffee sippers, hand clappers, and head bobbers experienced this past Tuesday night at Java Jam. This year the Homecoming Committee held its coffee house in Ket Rec, which contributed to more of a coffee-house ambiance than when it was held in the SAC in past years.

Though attendees may have caught wind of their friend’s all too enthusiastic perfume application, which was nonetheless aggravated by elevated room temperatures, it at least masked the sting of body odor that lurked in the open space that was few and far between.

Despite the discomfort of close-quarters, students and a few faculty members enjoyed the serenade of student talent, which no doubt reflected a wide variety in genre taste across campus.

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Grove City College’s Center for Vision & Values will help communicate the ideas and enduring influence of the “Great Communicator” with the 10th annual Ronald Reagan Lecture at 7 p.m. on Oct. 6, in Ketler Auditorium of the J. Howard Pew Fine Arts Center.

This year’s event will also feature a special screening of the movie “Silence Patton” at 3 p.m. Oct. 6 at

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Homecoming Committee put on their annual Java Jam coffeehouse Tuesday. Throughout the night, live music from student groups, such as the Rockafella’s, rocked KetRec.

Reagan talk eyes foreign policy

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the Guthrie Theater on South Broad Street in downtown Grove City.

“Reagan, Patton and Foreign Policy: From the Cold War to the Rise of ISIS and Beyond” features Herb Meyer, an expert on international intelligence, and Robert Orlando, a filmmaker and former journalist.

The pair will explain how both Reagan and General George S. Patton have informed today’s foreign policy.

Dr. Paul Kengor, Grove City College Profes-

sor of Political Science and noted Reagan scholar, will lead the discussion focusing on major issues for Americans to consider in 2016 and beyond.

During the Reagan administration, Meyer served as special assistant to the director of Central Intelligence and vice chairman of the CIA’s National Intelligence Council. He is widely credited with being the first senior government official to forecast the collapse of the Soviet Union, an in-

sight for which he later was awarded the U.S. National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal, the highest honor in the intelligence community.

Meyer’s essays on intelligence and politics have been published in numerous outlets including The Wall Street Journal, National Review Online, Policy Review and American Thinker.

Orlando is the president of Nexus Media, for which he directed “Silence Patton,” a

documentary that digs into the pages of history to find the answers to many of the questions that surrounded Patton’s tenure in the U.S. Army.

In addition to his work on Patton, Orlando has worked for over 20 years as a digital media producer, director and editor for a variety of commercial and corporate partners including, American Express, Unilever, the Wall Street Journal and Condé Nast.

Some might consider Gret Glyer to be a world-changer. He left his cubicle job to pursue full-time entrepreneurial missions in Malawi just months after his graduation from Grove City College.

He started building $800 homes for orphans and widows and moved on to build a school for girls, which, after more than nine months of fundraising, opened on September 7.

“It’s been an incredible journey,” he said.

“God has been so good.”

The school will be run by native Malawians, but Gret will be available for advice as necessary.

“The idea is that Malawians will run the school and I will step back,” he explained.

“I thought it would be easy but it definitely is really hard to step away from a project that I care so much about.”

To remedy that feeling, he is working on the launch of his newest project, an iOS App called DonorSee, a giving platform focused on the new ways that people are donating their time and their money. Gone are the days of well-known, institutionalized charities using donated funds to keep the lights on and the plumbing running.

With the introduction of the smartphone, people are finding new ways to connect with those they support financially. Technology is providing a level of personality that was virtually unthinkable even five years ago.

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Dr. Gary Smith to retire

Caleb Harshberger Editor-in-Chief

After teaching at Grove City College for 39 years, History Department Chair Dr. Gary Smith ‘72 has decided to retire.

Smith has taught numerous SMITH classes, advised Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) for 17 years, and currently advises New Life, which he helped found during his time as an undergrad at Grove City.

One of Smith’s favorite parts of teaching at Grove City are his students.

“I’ve been incredibly blessed to have great students at Grove City

College,” Smith said. “I still very much enjoy teaching.”

While there have been a lot of things keeping him at the college, there are still many things Smith is looking forward to.

Between his volunteer work at the Christian Assistance Network and other academic projects, Smith is also planning on travelling more and spending more time with family.

He is now planning on moving down to North Carolina to be closer to family and better weather.

“Truth be told, I’m tired of Western Pennsylvania winters,” he said.

Dr. Smith began teaching at Grove City in the ‘80s.

“The way I came here was kind of strange,” he said.

After he retired from retired from the college in 1972, he went on to get his masters of divinity at Gordon Conwell and his Ph.D in history at Johns Hopkins University. While working on his dissertation, Grove City offered him a part time teaching position teaching a class similar to what is now known as Speculative Mind.

“When I finished my dissertation, I was looking for a position in my field,” he said.

At the time, professors of history jobs were few and far between.

That was when his alma mater once again stepped in to offer him a position, an eclectic

professorship where his classes were split mostly between history and sociology.

Ultimately, Dr. Smith arrived at his current position as Chair of the History Department.

Smith has also written numerous books including “Faith in the Presidency from George Washington to George Bush” and “Religion in the Oval Office: The Religious Lives of American Presidents.”

His latest book, “Suffer the Children: How We Can help the World’s Impoverished Children” comes out in January. It is coauthored with his wife, Jane Smith.

The book is intended for popular audiences and covers issues that children in poverty face

nationally and internationally. The book also comes with further resources for readers to get involved.

“There will be a website linked to the book with links to organizations,” Smith said.

The site will also contain further information and opportunities for involvement.

The Smiths decision to work on their book grew out of their personal experiences watching the financial hardships in their own community.

“We’ve seen lots of people, even in communities like this, where people are living on the edge,” he said.

People like this are often invisible in their communities, Smith explained.

Often, families are one paycheck away from financial ruin, and any paycheck lost to sickness or family emergency can be disastrous.

In addition, many people also have struggles with homelessness, joblessness, drugs, and crime.

Smith is also working on several other books.

One is a history of success in America. It deals with how Americans have thought about success from the Puritans to the present. Another work-in-progress is about the history of Christianity in Pittsburgh.

Hillary Clinton aims at millennials

Josh Delk Staff Writer

The app differentiates itself through its unique ability to allow donors to track their charitable gifts. After someone donates to a project, they not only get a notification signaling that their donation has been received, but they also continue to get notifications updating them as to how the particular project is progressing.

“DonorSee gets your money to real people in urgent situations in real time,” explains Glyer.

Glyer said that the genesis for his ideas are often his passion for getting things done. He describes himself as being “results-oriented.”

For that reasons, he has found the most success in doing things, rather than thinking about things from a theoretical perspective.

“Grove City students tend to get caught up in a theoretical bubble, but I would encourage students and graduates to not be afraid of making mistakes. Progress happens when you take risks.”

Sixty-eight-year-old Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton has been struggling for the support of 18-35 yearold voters.

The two major-party candidates for 2016 are both from the baby boomer generation: Clinton’s Republican opponent Donald Trump just turned 70 in June.

LATIMES.COM With a 50-year age Democrat nominee Hillary Clinton appears on comedian Zach Galifianakis’s intergap between her and view show “Between Two Ferns.”

2016’s youngest voters, Clinton must be able to woo millennials in at capturing the votes of a vital demographic for dance, but the millions order to win the White those disaffected with any Democratic cam- of other millennials to whom she hopes to appaign.

House. However, this Trump.

A recent ABC/WashClinton’s unpopular- peal. has been an issue for ington Post poll shows “I need you as partity among this generathe campaign. that many millenniners,” Clinton said, “not tion became evident in According to a recent als are moving toward just for winning this the primary elections, Pew study, millennioptions, with the 75-year-old election, but for driving als have now become third-party with Clinton capturing socialist Bernie Sand- real change. Not voting America’s largest living 44 percent against 24 ers beating her 71 to 28 is not an option,” she generation, surpasspercent for Trump, 20 among millennials ac- urged, “it just plays into ing the baby boomers as well as their parents’ percent for Libertarian cording to an ABC exit- Trump’s hands. It really does.” gGneration-X. In terms Gary Johnson, and 6 poll analysis. percent for Green Party Her speech also inSanders went on to of voting power, millenJill Stein in a four-way cluded a heavy emphabeat Clinton among nials are practically tied matchup. sis on her new plan to millennials in 25 of the with the boomers, at This is a relatively 27 Democratic caucus eliminate college tu30.5 to 30.7 percent of eligible voters, respec- close margin, consid- and primary states ear- ition for students atering that President lier this year. tending public universitively.

Sanders’ former pollObama won 60 percent ties, a page taken out of Millennials now compose more than one- of 18-29 year-old voters ster Ben Tulchin ac- Bernie Sanders’ book in in 2012 against Repub- knowledged that “it’s her efforts to ally with third of eligible voters. a challenge that needs him and his supporters “This could easily be lican Mitt Romney. to be taken very seri- for her general election Millennials proved the difference between campaign. winning the election or a crucial element of ously.”

In an effort to capture Clinton is set to visit not,” said Democratic Obama’s three-pronged pollster Andrew Bau- coalition of voters, with the votes of frustrated several colleges in the racial minorities and millennials, Clinton’s upcoming weeks, inmann.

While most national, college-educated whites campaign has been cluding a “College AfForum” state and battleground making up the other heavily targeting col- fordability leges and universities. featuring her daughter polls show Clinton’s two.

Older generations Speaking at Temple Chelsea Clinton, and support of millennials ahead of Trump’s, many typically vote heav- University in Philadel- a “New College Comof these voters are still ily Republican, and will phia last Monday, Clin- pact Event” with Bernie dissatisfied. She has not provide her little sup- ton addressed not only Sanders in New Hampbeen entirely successful port. Young voters are the students in atten- shire.

formatted each to fit and accentuate the coffee house vibe, as well as their own individual musical style.

An especially interesting example of this was the Rockafella’s (Mike Cole, Ezekiel Hoole, Alex Martin, Ben Tobias, Andrew Casile, and Bradley Warmhold) cover of My Chemical Romance’s

iconic song The Black Parade, which they converted from its original role as the emo/punk anthem to a slow rock jam.

Other groups covered folk and acoustic songs with merely their voices and a guitar or some other instrument.

One of the later performers, Robbie Davis, said “We just got up

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Grove City College alum Gret Glyer has devoted his life to serving the less fortunate in Malawi.

GLYER can help change people’s lives. Growth is the future, and if I can help encourage that, I’m happy,” said Glyer.

Since his move to Malawi more than three years ago, each of Glyer’s projects has grown in depth and financial involvement. His first project, buying a bike for a woman from the village, cost only $60.

Girls Shine Academy, his most recent, cost nearly $100,000.

Through DonorSee, Glyer is working to bring the humanity back to charitable giving by blurring the lines between giver and receiver in radical new ways. Users will be able to download the app on their phone and donate directly to projects that they feel connected to.

In turn, people around the world can upload a picture, a brief description and an amount and share the information to encourage donors to give.

JAVA JAM The range of music choices was broad and all-inclusive, from bands and artists such as My Chemical Romance, Chance the Rapper, and Maroon 5 to Stevie Wonder, John Mayer, and even Miley Cyrus. The groups that covered these songs

there to have fun. And we did. I loved being on stage, playing music for my friends, with my friends.” Indeed, the passion that the musicians had for their music poured over into the listening audience.

In addition to the musical performances

by Jackson Clemmer and Erin Sweet, Mike Cole, Ezekiel Hoole,

Alex Martin, Ben Tobias, Andrew Casile and Bradley Warmhold, Corrie Penraat, Sam Whiting and Clare Clifton, Jared Grace, Robbie Davis, Nick Holmer and Christine Miserendo, the audience also enjoyed chocolate chip and coffee cake muffins, cookies, chocolates and a wide selection of coffee.

Altogether,

atten-

dance was high, caffeine and sugar intake was higher and students returned to their dorm with a satisfaction of having met their socializing quota for the week (a slight headache probably accompanied them, too).

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Roasted revelry

KELLEIGH HUBER

Grove City Students line up for annual fall pig roast outside Memorial Hall. The event is hosted every year by the men of Memorial and is always a hit on campus.

Ethan Paszko Contributing Writer Hordes of students lined the sidewalks of Memorial Hall Saturday evening eagerly awaiting their share of pork. The men of Memorial hosted their annual pig roast, a campus-wide event that includes an evening of fellowship, lawn games and delicious food.

“Glad it was the pig and not me!” said Grace Hovis, a sophomore entrepreneurship major. Hovis has a viable reason for this statement. Many somberly

remember the Memorial Pig Roast of 2014, in which the pig was charred to a crisp, leaving no edible remains.

Despite this faux pas, the men of Memorial have dedicated themselves to ensuring the pig is properly roasted and smoked, resulting in a fine delicacy.

“It was great to have the campus brought together for this event, it was a lot of fun and the food was great,” Hovis added.

According to Garrett Poole, a sophomore mechanical engineering major, “The pig

roast was legit and an excellent way to end the week.”

Many patrons of the roast agreed wholeheartedly with Mr. Poole, stating that the event took their minds off of the many studies they had to complete.

The Memorial Pig Roast was once again made successful due to the men of memorial, the representing resident director, the resident assistant and the Grove City College student body who eagerly devoured the pig.

Planning for a year, acting for a day Kelleigh Huber Life Editor

When the idea for 24-Hour Theatre was first proposed, there were a lot of concerns.

Could enough of the College get involved? Would enough people show up?

Would the project be a success?

The answer was “yes” to all of those questions and more as this past weekend ushered in talent from both The College and the community.

On Friday at 6 p.m., a group of students – composed of writers, directors, actors and technicians – met in the Little Theatre of the J. Howard Pew Fine Arts

Center to begin the 24-hour process of crafting a play, complete with a script, a set, lighting and acting. At 6 p.m. on Saturday, their pieces were performed in front of an audience.

Rachel Criswell, a senior member of the Tau Alpha Pi theatre honorary and a producer of the 24-Hour Theatre Project, was first introduced to the idea through her previous schooling at Malone University. She was part of the project there, and enjoyed it so much that she thought it was worth bringing the idea to Grove City College.

“I brought up the idea to Professor Craig last fall, and she allowed me to propose

the idea to the TAP theatre honorary at the end of last year,” Criswell said. “So, although this project was technically a 24-hour commitment for most people, some of us have been working on this for an entire year.”

After approval, the biggest concern was advertising and getting people excited to be involved and to see the shows once they were completed.

Seeing people show up was the most exciting part of the project for Criswell.

“With so much happening on campus this weekend, we were worried we wouldn’t get anyone to participate or show up to watch the finished show,” she said.

What ended up to be the most exciting part of the show was also one of the most challenging parts during the planning stage.

“Planning an event without knowing how many people will show up has most definitely been the hardest part,” Criswell said.

Part of the incentive for attendance was to encourage the event and support those in the shows, but another incentive for a bigger turnout was the fundraising. Members of the audience had the opportunity to donate to the Clean Mile project, which seeks to give cleaning products to the Food Pantry in Grove City.

Can distance make the heart grow fonder?

Dr. Love In the words of the immortal Dr. Keehlwetter at every freshman introduction to chapel service since 1876, “Distance makes the heart grow fonder…usually for someone else.”

I don’t know if Dr. Keehlwetter has ever been in a long-distance relationship, but a season of distance often strengthens a relationship. Distance poses a challenge to many relationships for college students, but if navigated wisely, this challenge can make your relationship even healthier than it was before.

As the great intellectual of the 21st century, Kelly Clarkson, so eloquently put it, “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.”

Here are five practical ways to make sure that your long distance

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relationship doesn’t kill you.

1. Have a mutual understanding of your goal and the direction of your relationship: If you and your long-distance significant other aren’t on the same page in terms of why you are dating, then this conversation should happen soon.

As Christians, if the purpose of pursuing a relationship is eventually to find someone to marry, and the other person doesn’t plan on marriage in the future, it may be time to reevaluate.

Distance can be hard, but the knowledge that you’re both striving toward a common goal

will provide some welcome peace of mind during your time apart.

2. Schedule time to talk every week.

Whether it’s an hour every Sunday night, every Monday/Wednesday/Friday, or once a night, make sure that you have a regular time slot dedicated to talking to your significant other. This will give you both something to look forward to and it will help you avoid time conflicts.

College is full of time commitments, and it’s much easier to plan out your busy week when you know exactly when you want to call or Skype your significant rather than playing it by ear.

Communication is the key to any relationship, and if your significant other feels that you’re

not making time to talk a priority, good luck.

3. Make the most of the time that you do get to spend in the same place with your girl or guy.

While physical affection makes a poor foundation for a relationship, spending time together physically adds a dimension to your relationship that you can’t make up for with a phone call.

Mark breaks on your calendar and talk to your significant other often about what you want to do together when you see them next. This healthy anticipation of being together again makes being apart much more bearable and makes your time together all the more refreshing.

4. Involve your

With such an encouraging turnout, Criswell hopes that Grove City College has a better understanding of what the project entails and that it will continue to support and encourage the project in the future. Hopefully, more of the community will be engaged now that it has some recognition.

“I do hope that in the future it can be a project where professors, students, community members and high school students can all work together to create something really special,” Criswell said.

significant other in your life at school, and make sure you can be involved in his or hers. We all meet a lot of new people, learn a lot of new stuff, and experience a lot of new aspects of life at college. The fact that you and your significant other are probably having very different experiences can be a point of tension, especially when you shared most experiences together in the past.

When you talk to them, make sure to show that you’re genuinely interested in hearing about what’s been going on with them recently. If possible, visit wherever they are and meet their friends in person so that you can match faces to names when they tell you about their week.

And if they tell you about other guys or girls they’ve met and you find yourself feeling jealous, you should be open and honest with them about how you feel; you’ll often find that your feelings are based on misperceptions.

In the end, any relationship is built on trust, and talking issues through with your guy or girl goes a long way toward building trust.

5. Pick your words carefully. This is particularly important if you have not seen one another for a while.

Sarcasm, jokes and especially important-yetdifficult conversations involving critiques of the relationship lose a dimension when physical presence is missing.

Evaluating the relationship is good, but realize that it will be a conversation with nuance, and if it’s been a while since you’ve seen your significant other, be aware that he or she will take it harder than if you were actually together.

Physical presence adds comfort, affirmation and assurance to your significant other about the relationship, especially amidst those hard conversations.

Got questions you want answered by Dr. Love? Email questions or comments to The Collegian at collegian@gcc.edu

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Sept. 30, 2016

Make America great … for the poor?

Kelleigh Huber Life Editor

Freedom Readers rang into the new academic school year with a well-titled lecture on what makes America great again, and how that goal is aligned with making sure America is great for the poor.

On September 20, the Center for Vision and Values hosted Dr. Mark Hendrickson, giving him the opportunity to speak on Trump’s famous motto and how it affects the poor in our society.

Hendrickson’s position is that the government is insufficient to tackle something as large as poverty, including the historical record of socialism, as well as the inverse correlation between the size of the government and the rate of economic growth.

Hendrickson proposed two questions to the audience: “How can we help those who are less well-off?” and “Can government cure poverty?”

For those who are less well-off, Hendrickson noted the separa-

tion between what the government can do and what the family should do.

For example, one of the leading reasons why a person may find themselves in poverty is due to his education level.

High school dropouts are more likely to live below the poverty level, and many people believe that one of the federal government’s roles is to keep kids in school.

Hendrickson says there are many factors involved in this issue, and it is not the responsibility of only the federal government.

“Dr. Hendrickson’s talk was an exciting and timely discussion of the ways that limited government and economic freedom are able to provide opportunity and wealth unlike any welfare program ever could,” said senior Josh Delk.

In addressing some of the problems regarding the way that socialism is historically unsuccessful, Hendrickson offered both problems and solutions that students could begin to

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Is it the federal government’s job to end poverty in the United States? actively think about in order to implement change in their own lives.

According to him, the two major problems surrounding the upcoming generations as they react to economic policy include the challenge of affluence and the curse of entitlement. Many young people have an attitude of disrespect towards

Study abroad: Chilling in Chile Angela Kim

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as the downgrade of economic policy.

“This election cycle has brought up some crucial questions about how we are to serve those less fortunate than we are, within the free-market system.

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lutely study abroad if

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Jonah’s mission to take the Word to the masses, even when it is not easy, is even more applicable today in a society that disregards work and does not help their neighbor.

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Homecoming

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Sept. 30, 2016

WSAJ on the patio

Sarah Gibbs Staff Writer

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One of the highlights of Homecoming weekend is the parade, where fraternities and sororities create and display vivid floats.

Pomping, McBeam, McNulty

Justine Simon Staff Writer

Grove City College’s Homecoming has been revered by students and alumni for over a century as a time set apart for both reminiscing and celebrating.

Homecoming celebrates what once was and what is to come.

Since the founding of The College in 1876, the Grove City College legacy has been passed down and commemorated during this monumental week.

A highlight for many students and alumni is encompassed in two words: Greek life.

Greek life is currently a huge part of the campus culture. What makes Greek life so influential is the rich history infused in each group.

Thousands of alumni, family and friends will be on campus this weekend to celebrate the times when they were once part of the student body. Five Greek reunions are taking place this year, which will be the catalyst for a flood of memories. One such memory for Hilary Walczak, a 2009 Grove City College graduate, was when her sorority, Zeta Zeta Zeta, and brother Fraternity, Delta Iota Kappa, got eliminated for the float competition when they were allegedly bound for vi tory.

In 2007, floats were being pomped and prepped for a “city around world.” And for the Zetas, what better city to represent than Pittsburgh for their 90th sorority reunion?

With their truck transformed into the skyline of Pittsburgh, the sea of black and gold Zetas marched alongside none other than Steely McBeam and one of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Pierogis.

With visions of victory in front of them all, not even placing was out of the question.

Needless to say, both the Zetas and the Diks were dumfounded when they were told about their disqualification. Pittsburgh was a breach on the theme because they had to represent a city outside of the United States. In order to take home the 2007 winning float title, they needed to represent an international city.

Despite their disappointment, what re-

ally mattered for the Zetas was being able to be with one another for their 90th reunion.

Even though they did not win, the memories created during the late nights of practicing and pomping and connecting with old and new Zeta alumni made their loss a win in their eyes.

“Because it was such a big year, it was such a hype, we had so many alums who came back.

That honestly was always my favorite part of Homecoming. Getting to be in the Greek tent and meet all of the alums made it all worth it,” said Walczak.

Looking forward, current Zetas and Zeta alum are gearing up to celebrate their 100th sorority reunion in 2017. They could not be happier to lead the way as the first Grove City College sorority to reach a 100 years active.

The fraternities of Pan Sophic, Delta Iota Kappa, Phi Tau Alpha and Kappa Alpha Phi along with the Theta Alpha Pi sorority are in celebration mode as they welcome milestone years. For these five Greek groups, this year’s homecoming has the potential to be unforgettable.

It is a particularly exciting year for the Phi Tau’s because College President the Hon. Paul J. McNulty ʼ80 will be joining the 50th reunion festivities as a Phi Tau alum.

What better way to celebrate a milestone reunion than celebrating alongside the president himself?

President McNulty is excited to celebrate Homecoming this year, not only with the whole campus community but also with his fraternity brothers. He will not be wearing his colors physically, but will be with his fellow Phi Taus in spirit.

With so many alumni, friends, and family coming back for this weekend, the College is set to host its biggest Homecoming Weekend to date.

This weekend is going to be one to make new memories and connect with old friends, but most of all, it is going to be one to reminisce about the memories that have been made on this campus for more than 100 years.

Have you ever been on the radio? If not, you will have your chance this Saturday during Homecoming.

WSAJ is broadcasting live from the Mary Anderson Pew Patio from 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 pm.

Of course, you will have to hang out in the area and hope one of the student DJs decides to ask you a few questions!

WSAJ, 91.1 The One, has been in its current state of operation since 1931 when the student organization, the “Radio Club,” was formed.

However, its earliest stages began in 1911 with the work of Dr. Herbert W. Harmon, then the Chair of the Department of Physics, whose research in the field contributed greatly in the development of broadcasting.

The radio station has had several different homes on campus in its almost 100 year old history: the Old Physics building on lower campus, Rockwell Hall, the ground floor of Ketler and finally its current home in

the Dorothy Newman Wilson 43 studios in the Weir C. Ketler Technological Learning Center.

The relatively new studios, built in 2008, were made possible in large part by a generous gift from WSAJ alum Dr. H. Randall Wilson.

Today, 60-90 student DJs man the station under the direction of the student executive staff and the station’s designated staff director, Darren Morton.

Additionally, Ryan Briggs, Grove City College’s Sports Information Director, collaborates on the sports broadcasting.

The station offers a blend of jazz, Americana, classical, folk, blues, BBC news coverage and Wolverine sports broadcasts (football, basketball, and more recently soccer).

According to Darren Morton, 24 percent of the 24-hour radio is managed by the student DJs. This programming focuses on an indie rock format.

Moreover, junior business management major and general manager of WSAJ Arthur La

Parade day Rebecca Sayers Staff Writer As kids, we all loved to see a parade. The colorful floats, local bands, the firetruck siren and of course the candy that was thrown out from each float all made arriving early for a good spot worth the effort. Students, along with alumni and their families, can relive that experience with Grove City College’s Homecoming parade set for Saturday morning.

The Homecoming Parade will begin on campus at 11 a.m. on Saturday. The parade will travel through campus

by Mary Ethel Pew Hall, then head down East Pine Street and across Broad Street. It will end near the Carnegie Alumni Center. People are welcome to stand on any of the sidewalks along those streets.

College President the Hon. Paul J. McNulty and Mrs. Brenda (Millican) McNulty, both Grove City College alumni from 1980, will make an appearance by leading the parade.

This year Homecoming is celebrating class years that end in ‘1 and ‘6, and alumni from those featured years will walk together in the parade. Grove City College is excited to welcome back all of its alumni, especially those celebrating their 60th class reunion. Even if this is not your reunion year, all class years are welcome to participate in the upcoming Homecoming Weekend activities.

Not only will those celebrating their class reunions be walking in the parade, but Greek groups will have a chance to show off their school spirit. Each year Greek groups pair up and create a spectacular float.

“I personally think

that the parade is the best part of Homecoming. People throw candy and you get to see all the cool floats,” said Lisa DiFalco, the Vice President of the Homecoming Committee.

This year the theme of the floats is “fairytales.” According to DiFalco, the groups “are well underway” on making their floats and have been working on them since the first or second week of school. Greek groups compete to see whose float is the most creative and can win extravagant prizes.

Homecoming weekend is also celebrating the following Milestone Greek Reunions: Delta Iota Kappa, Kappa Alpha Phi, Pan Sophic, Phi Tau Alpha, Zeta Zeta Zeta and Theta Alpha Pi. Pan Sophic is celebrating 105 years of brotherhood. Although every Greek group participates in the parade, these groups have special banquets that they will hold for their alumni.

The parade will also showcase local bands, including Grove City College marching band, Seneca Valley High School and other high school bands.

The Homecoming court will also have float. The Homecoming King and Queen will be revealed at the Homecoming Football game Saturday afternoon.

Following the parade there will be awards given out for the best floats and a pre-game show for the football game at 1:15 p.m. on Thorn Field.

Saturday evening beginning at 4:30 there is a concert featuring Joel Ansett ’12 in Jr. Youth Park in downtown Grove City.

Motta says that WSAJ , “provides an up-close-and-personal look into what the student body is currently listening to” because his DJs broadcast a mix of music already housed in the studio and some from DJs’ personal collections.

Listeners have an opportunity to interact with the station by requesting songs and sharing their thoughts on the music through the Studio/Request line.

On Saturday, DJs will be playing music, interviewing alumni and talking to students that are out on the Patio. This is one of two big promotional events that WSAJ does every year. This coming year, WSAJ is mixing things up by partnering with the Collegian (project still to be announced) and digitizing all the music in the studio to make music discovery easier.

This weekend, and in the future, discover the music culture around you and plug into the community by tuning into 91.1 The One, stream online or better yet, drop by the Patio.

Homecoming Schedule Saturday, October 1

Thorn Field

8 am - 1 pm - CheckIn and Registration HAL, Atrium

2 pm - Football vs.

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9 am - Women’s Water Polo PLC

3 pm - Women’s Volleyball Match Arena, PLC

9 - 10:30 am - Academic Department Breakfasts* HAL, PFAC, STEM 9:30 - 9:45 am - President’s Official Welcome Breen Student Union 10:15 am - 2:30 pm - Men’s Soccer Hall of Fame Activities Varsity Soccer Field and IM Room, PLC 11 am - Parade 11 am - Women’s Volleyball Match Arena - PLC 11 am - 1 pm - AllAlumni Lunch (Pay at the door) Hicks Cafeteria 1​ 1:30 am - 1:30 pm - Class Reunion Lunches for 1971, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 Reunion Tents on Main Quad Noon - 3 pm - Organizations, Teams and Groups Main Quad 1 pm - Women’s Volleyball Match Arena - PLC

3 pm - Men’s Rugby Alumni Match Rugby Pitch 3 - 5 pm - Sigma Phi Omicron Alumni Basketball Game IM Room, PLC 4:30 - 6:30 pm - Free Outdoor Concert feat. Joel Ansett ‘12 Crwaford Auditorium ​ pm - Men’s Alum5 ni Basketball Game Arena, PLC 6 pm - Women’s Alumni Basketball Game Arena - PLC ​ :30 pm - Men’s 6 Lacrosse Alumni Game Thorn Field ​ pm - Campus 7 Crusade for Christ Reunion Grace Room, Rathburn Hall

​1 pm - Women’s Alumnae Soccer Game Varsity Soccer Field

​ pm - Ballroom 8 Dance Club Old MAP Dining Room

1 pm - Men’s Rugby Match Rugby Pitch

Sunday, October 2, 2016

1:15 pm - Float Awards and PreGame Show

10 am - Homecoming Worship Service Harbison Chapel

Announcement for 2017 Red Box Mission Volunteer Applications Applications for 2017 summer Red Box Mission volunteers are available beginning October 1 for full-time sophomore and junior students who will be on campus the academic year following their summer of participation. The deadline for completed application and recommendations is October 28. Interviews will be prior to Thanksgiving break. www.gcc.edu/redbox

Entertainment Trashing the Apple jack?

Sept 30, 2016

Claire Rauf Staff Writer Over the past few years, the distribution of smartphones between Apple and Android users has been tipping in favor of Team Android.

Apple was once the king of smartphones, and the whole industry was Apple’s game. The company reigned charitably and proudly, if a little cliquishly.

Apple cultivated and expanded their followers, rewarding users with early releases of apps and music, and placed the iPhone on a pedestal in the eyes of the public. The iPhone basked in the glory of its public relations’ work well done.

Android producers were initially slow to find their niche in the smartphone market, but now, things have changed. It began turning in their favor in 2011, with the release of the Samsung Galaxy S II. Since then, Android usage has boomed, whereas Apple usage has stayed relatively the same, mostly because of their vigorous brand loyalty and years of brilliant marketing.

With the recent release of the iPhone 7, the writing on the wall has finally been revealed: they must find a way to stay ahead of the game for a cheaper price, or the tech giant will fall.

Apple has decided to forego the headphone jack on the iPhone 7. Will the ambitious move pay off?

The iPhone 7 is barely a step up from the previous year’s iPhone 6S, and for some users, it just shows how badly Apple needs to catch up with industry standards.

Obviously, the A10 processor is a step-up from the 6S, resulting in somewhat snappier performance, even with heavy usage. Designwise, this phone varies ever so slightly from the 6 and 6S. The often critiqued antenna bands that stretched across the back of previous models were moved to the top of the phone and obscured so that they are barely visible.

It comes in the same silver, rose gold, and gold colors as last year,

but Apple eliminated the space gray version and implemented black and piano black – both being impressive to look at. It’s also waterproof to IP67 standards, which means that it can survive drops in the toilet or any other quick immersions.

The cameras on the iPhone 7 are the real heroes. The rear camera is faster, richer, and sharper than the 6S, and also provides optic image stabilization.

It operates well under low-light conditions, which is a huge step up for iPhones.

However, it seems to be lacking emphasis on fine details, and is definitely outperformed by Samsung’s Galaxy S7,

which is now 7 pixels, and is certainly one of the best in the business.

Another change is that of the home button.

In previous models, the home button was an actual, physical button.

Now, it’s a pressuresensitive area with haptic feedback, similar to the track pad on Apple computers. When pressed, there is a click and depression – which feels similar to pushing a button – but that’s just the Taptic engine doing its job.

However, the new home “button” will not work without skin contact or a capacitive surface.

The battery life of the iPhone 7 can be

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summarized in one word: disappointing.

The phone, when new, actually has a shorter battery life than its predecessor.

Depending on use, the device will probably need to be charged twice in a 24hour period.

As for charging speed, the results are again disappointing. It charges unbearably slowly; tests have shown that it takes about two hours to fully charge the phone, even while using its packaged charger. Additionally frustrating is the fact that headphones cannot be used at all while charging, so no more privately listening to music while the phone is plugged in.

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the iPhone 7 is about its most controversial change: the removal of the 3.5mm headphone jack. Gone are the days of asking someone to pass the aux cord. The only way to connect to headphones is to use the lightning port – yes, that very same one used for charging.

While this permits a skinner phone and two bottom speakers, it also obsoletes all headphones available on the market, unless using an adapter (which does come already packaged with the iPhone 7).

Overall, the new iPhone 7 is a sharperlooking, slightly snappier sibling to the 6S. It is outfitted with better cameras, pretty colors, and double the speakers – at the expense of the classic headphone jack. This choice is what, quintessentially, killed the iPhone 7.

It is not the first time that Apple has released a phone with only minor improvements to its predecessor, at a ridiculously expensive price. But this is the first time that Apple has attempted to change the game so drastically, so soon.

Only time will tell if Apple’s customer base is strong enough to withstand such a bold move. Otherwise, Apple will be hard-pressed to make up for lost time.

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Don’t Breathe has won rave reviews, both from movie critics and theater-goers.

‘Don’t Breathe’ sparks blind panic

Angela Kim Staff Writer

“Don’t Breathe” – identifying with the crime, thriller and horror genre – is an intense, suspense-driven film which will leave the viewer holding his own breath at every turn.

Three thieves aspiring to steal a pile of money and run off to California break into the house of an old, blind army veteran in an abandoned neighborhood in Detroit.

He won a major settlement after losing his daughter in a reckless car accident, and his money has stayed in his house since then. This is exactly what the thieves – Rocky, Alex and Money – need to retrieve.

What begins as an ordinary break-in turns into a bloodcurdling hunt – the thieves switch from the hunters to the hunted. They soon find that though his house is relatively easy to break into, it is extremely difficult to escape alive.

He is not nearly as helpless as they had assumed, and he shoots one of the three in the head at the beginning of the film.

As the story unfolds, “Don’t Breathe” becomes much more than the usual cat-and-mouse thriller as the thieves find the blind man’s darkest secrets in the depths of his basement.

Due to the blind man’s keen hearing, the film contains minimal dialogue; the thieves strug-

gle to survive in total silence, so it lacks in character development.

Still, it was fast-paced and engaging as the characters face each new challenge, both physically and mentally.

Fede Alvarez, the director of the film, did an admirable job piecing together a film which will hold its own in a world of thrillers.

Winning the approval of horror and thriller enthusiasts, “Don’t Breathe” will receive not only the attention but the involvement of the audience as they urge the heroes to survive – all the while subconsciously holding their own breath in strenuous, suspenseful anticipation.

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Through the Lens

Sept. 30, 2016

Here’s to coming home

On this very weekend fifty years ago, Grove City College celebrated Homecoming. On Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, 1966, students and alumni alike gathered together to commerorate their years, both past and present, at Grove City.

Winning floats, crowning of queens, endless back-to-back events and overall glee clutter the schedule of Homecoming weekend, as seen here. Shown here are photos of past celebrations, dating all the way back to 1939.

Photos by Grove City College

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Entertainment

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Ready, set, glow

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Gettys grab Grove

Keith and Kristyn Getty, famous for their wosrhip hymns, will be visiting Grove City College on October 13 at 7 p.m. in the PLC.

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Keith and Kristyn Getty are famously known for their modern hymns, specifically the tune and words for “In Christ Alone,” “The Power of the Cross,” “He is Risen, He is Risen Indeed” and “By Faith.”

It is estimated that roughly 100 million people in churches and concert halls around the world sing the songs written by the Gettys each year.

This writing and singing power couple has reinvented the form of

traditional hymns and has given hymns a folk, classical and contemporary twist along with keeping some of the traditional sounds. These widely held hymns are sung all around the world, while “In Christ Alone” remains the most-sung hymn in the most popular churches in the UK for nine consecutive years, according to their website, gettymusic.com.

The Getty’s are performing at Grove City College with a ticket price of $20. Staff tickets are discounted at $10 and students tickets at $5.

According to their website, the “Gettys tour internationally, visiting venues as diverse as the Ryman Auditorium, Belfast’s Waterfront Hall, The Pentagon, and Royal Albert Hall, with performances for George W. Bush, the United Nations, and South Korea President Lee Myung-bak.

This worldwide representation of modern hymns has led to the creation of their first global church music conference, to be held in Nashville, Tennessee, in September 2017.”

They have also performed with wellknown Christian artists and bands such as Owl City, Ricky Skaggs, Alison Krauss, Newsboys, Lyle Lovett, Mercy Me and church choirs around the globe.

The Gettys, along with global partners, led a worldwide hymn sing of their newest album “Facing the Task Unfinished” in February 2016. According to estimates, roughly 1.1 million people in 100 countries sang the song the album is named after all in a single day.

In addition to their concert in the eve-

10 years ago in 2006, High School Musical captured the hearts of pre-teens across the nation.

ning on Oct. 13, they will also lead a chapel service, teach a hymnwriting class, conduct a seminar for early education majors regarding the introduction of music and worship to children and will take part in a Q&A session with College President Paul J. McNulty ’80.

The Gettys and their touring band will perform Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016 at 7 p.m. in the Physical Learning Center.

Tickets are available at www.gcc.edu/thegettys. Call 724-4583352 if you have any questions.

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A decade of music

Claire Rauf Staff Writer

If the music of 2006 could be summed up in one word, it would be “iconic.”

That year would set the stage for future generations, and would arguably be one of the best times for music, as many artists were coming into their own and discovering their respective sounds: Red Hot Chili Peppers released their album “Stadium Arcadium”, Justin Timberlake blessed the world with “FutureSex/LoveSounds” and a thenunknown 16-year-old girl from Pennsylvania debuted her self-titled album, “Taylor Swift.”

If 10 years ago doesn’t feel like enough time, the highestselling album of that

year was none other than the “High School Musical” soundtrack.

Songs like “Sexyback”

by Justin Timberlake and “Promiscuous” by Nelly Furtado reigned as chart toppers for several consecutive weeks, and are still jams today.

Although the most popular song for that year was Daniel Powter’s “Bad Day,” 2006 was anything but a bad year for music.

As for Grove City College students in 2006, their taste in music was a little less mainstream pop.

An article from the Feb. 3rd edition of The Collegian ponders the albums that would be released later that year.

Some notable artists mentioned are OutKast, Belle & Sebastian and Christian bands such as Plumb, John Reu-

ben and the Newsboys.

It is interesting to note that many of the bands mentioned in the article are not around today; however, a few, such as the Goo Goo Dolls, Wu-Tang Clan and Red Hot Chili Peppers are referenced, and are still popular even in 2016.

Dr. Jennifer Mobley, current chair of the Communication and Visual Arts Department, reminisced about her music experience in that year.

“Two-thousand six was a homecoming of sorts for me. It was the year that I returned to Grove City College but this time in a different role, not as a student or alumnus, but as a faculty and staff member in a dual position as an Assistant Professor of Communication Studies and Associate

Director of Career Services. That fall, a group of my students introduced me to Sufjan Stevens and his album ‘Illinois.’ The album was released in 2005 but an acoustic version of one of the songs from that album, “Chicago,” was re-released in 2006 and was featured in the Oscar-winning film ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ later that year.”

She also explained her emotional connection with the song: “The story of a wayfaring traveler en route to Chicago in a van, Stevens’ song is deeply concerned with the concept of place and what it means for us as humans to root ourselves in a particular space, and this resonated with me deeply as I began anew in a familiar place.”

Although 10 years

have come and gone, many amazing songs and albums that were created in 2006 continue to impact and entertain people today. It is not uncommon to hear music from this year play at parties, weddings and on people’s private playlists.

The nostalgia and memories of 2006 are captured in its music.

Times have changed, but it is nice to see that some things still say the same.

As a popular and often-tweeted quote sums up, “Suddenly, you’re 21 and you’re screaming along in the car to all the songs you listened to when you were sad in middle school, and everything is different, but everything is good.”

Students at Grove City College danced the night away on Lincoln Lawn last Friday at AO Glow, the annual dance put on by the Alpha Omega men’s housing group.

Earlier in the week, it was impossible for residents of Hopeman and Lincoln Halls not to notice a large tent being erected on the lawn between the two buildings. As the week progressed, colorful additions were made to the tent, as the AOs decorated the walls with a variety of creative paint mixtures.

New to the event this year was a tailgate that occurred prior to the dance.

At 3:30 p.m., the AOs sponsored a tailgate at College Field before the start of the Grove City men’s soccer team’s home match vs. Carnegie Mellon University.

Free hot dogs and hamburgers were provided to tailgaters. The AOs’ efforts to rally fans to the game worked.

In an electric environment, Grove City defeated nationallyranked Carnegie Mellon 2-1. It was the Wolverines’ first victory over the Tartans since 2011, and their first win over a ranked opponent since 2000.

After the game, AO Glow commenced at 8 p.m., as students quickly filled the tent. Most participants made the active choice to avoid wearing good clothes.

Instead, dancers wore plain white shirts and athletic shorts.

The reason why was obvious: upon paying the $2 admission fee, eager dancers were the recipients of a cannon full of glow-in-the-dark paint.

Then, they were ushered into the dance tent, where wild music and of course more paint awaited them. Intermittently throughout the dance, AOs squirted bottles of paint into the crowd, adding to the general aura of excitement and surprise.

Also, even though admission was $2, attendees received a bracelet that is redeemable for a free scoop at Sweet Jeanie’s, the Broad Street ice cream shop that is just a short walk from campus.

Overall, students who attended the dance felt that it was money well spent, despite the fact that numerous shite tshirts were lost forever.

According to junior Jon-Marc Pelaschier, AO Glow stood out from countless other dances at the College because of the unique aspect of the glow-in-the-dark paint.

“I liked not knowing when paint was going to rain down on me. It ruined my shirt, but I loved how spontaneous it was,” he said.

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McNulty Memo

A tremendous testimony to tradition

Paul J. McNulty ’80 Looking out my office window I’m reminded of something extraordinary about our college.

The sea of white tents will welcome more than 3000 alums back to campus for Homecoming weekend. Few colleges of our size can claim a Homecoming celebration of this

magnitude.

This is a tremendous testimony to the enduring value of a Grove City College education, and we warmly welcome these friends to our beloved grounds.  It’s been great to see the large crowds at our sporting events this fall. Let’s keep up this strong showing of support. We take the time to cheer each other on and attend other events because we are a community, and the more intentional we are about building this special community, the more suc-

cessful we will be in our mission to prepare students to pursue their unique callings.  Every successful enterprise differentiates itself in the marketplace. What sets Grove City College apart from the more than 4000 institutions of higher learning in America? The answer to this increasingly important question is truly encouraging and includes: o Historic faithfulness to our Christian identity; o A challenging and values-based curriculum; o Honesty about price

and affordability; o Independence; o A caring and distinguished faculty; o Placement rate for our graduates; o Sportsmanship and culture of our athletic program; and o The physical beauty of our campus.  Speaking about special events, if you have any interest in music and worship, there will be a remarkable opportunity on October 13. Keith Getty, one of the world’s leaders in congre-

gational singing and hymnwriting, will conduct a workshop on how to write and lead worship music. Look for an announcement on the time and location. A concert will also be held in the Arena that night.  It’s great to see the new porch at the Breen Student Union being put to good use. Check out the tables and chairs on the Crawford patio for another quiet spot on a warm day.

Paul J. McNulty is president of Grove City College.

On the first debate...

Politics, economics: How Clinton stacks up Benj Eicher Staff Writer People have complained about how Star Wars: The Force Awakens was almost the exact same plot as A New Hope. But in American politics, Hillary Clinton is the Force Awakens to Obama’s A New Hope. The exact same political rhetoric, the same policies. Clinton was clear the other night in how she intends on achieving prosperity—raise taxes on the rich, redistribute the wealth to the middle class, and make sure no one finds a loophole—and it sounds like a rerun.

When Hillary Clinton accepted her nomination in July as the Democratic candidate, she promised that “Wall Street, corporations, and the superrich are going to start paying their fair share of taxes.” She plans to achieve this through a “Fair Share Surcharge” policy, which is essentially a lottery for the rich, where 2 out of 10,000 people making more than $5 million per year are selected to pay an extra 4% in taxes. If you don’t win her lottery, don‘t worry. You’re still covered. Her “Buffett Rule” ensures that every individual making more than $1 million per year pays a minimum of 30%, well above what many economists would consider healthy for economic growth at 18%.

She plans to use the new revenue reaped from the inflated tax hikes is to redistribute to the middle class.

Clinton said in Monday’s debate, “I want us to invest in you. I want us to invest in your future.” She intends to invest the extra money on new things, like “manufacturing, innovation and technology, clean, renewable energy, and small business” which is all sound so great. I wouldn’t mind a little innovation and technology in my life. But government subsidizing businesses that aren’t already doing well creates an unsustainable system of businesses.

These subsidized businesses drive out businesses that actually benefit consumers because they can’t keep up. Then those good businesses get driven out and the unsuccessful subsidized ones continue to exist despite their ability to please the consumer.

Hillary Clinton demonizes the wealthy, but the rich people are a friend of the economy. The rich invest in new innovative ideas, the rich own large businesses that employ thousands of people and the rich buy from businesses that also employ

thousands of people. The rich having more money means the poor have more money.

Another big issue in Monday’s debate was about both the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP). Trade agreements like NAFTA and TPP are the opposite of free trade and bad for the economy. Hillary has called the TPP the “gold standard for trade agreements” in 2012 and in 2013 describing it as „ambitious,“ “groundbreaking,“ and “cutting-edge.”

She also was in favor of NAFTA ever since her husband signed it into law in 1993. Now, after the debate on Monday, she is critical of both TPP and of NAFTA, but is in favor of revised versions of each. Trade agreements are harmful to the economy because they doesn’t allow for real free trade to occur.

Hillary Clinton’s argues not against TPP but for a revised version.

In 2007, Obama argued almost the same thing about NAFTA. President Obama said that “globalization, right now, is creating winners and losers” and that globalization is just another way of saying an international free market. What both Hillary Clinton and President Obama don’t understand about trade is that it is always voluntary.

In a free market, there are no winners and losers—everyone is a winner. Although Hillary Clinton is technically opposed to the way the TPP operates, the revised version would be no better because it would force the U.S. to trade with Mexico, but why would the U.S. trade with Mexico if they weren’t already?

Fair and free trade means that individuals should decide for themselves, and not legislation.

Clinton may be wrong about economics, but that’s the political left.

The “Buffett The “fair share” rhetoric is not unique to her. President Obama used it in 2012. Her stance on TPP are almost a carbon copy of Obama’s on NAFTA. Further, she provides no unique solutions to social issues. Clinton’s plan for fixing racial tension, health care, and gun control are identical to those of our current president. None of this is new. If Hillary Clinton is elected president, it’s just another four years of Obama, and at least we know what to expect. With Donald Trump, we don’t.

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Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump faced off on Monday. Who came out on top?

What’s right isn’t what’s wrong

Sarah Gibbs Staff Writer How do we make America great again?

While most of the 80 million viewers who tuned into Monday night’s NBC debate can agree that Clinton may have technically been the better “debater,” Trump also communicated his points well: he is not a politician and he wants America to lead again.

Trump painted Hillary, who is a seasoned politician, as one of the ineffective Washington insiders that created the problems that are driving this election cycle. Trump posited himself as the only candidate in this race that will listen to the problems that the American people see and as the only candidate that will be able to solve those problems. Some have criticized Trump for his demagogic approach to politics. But with a Congress that does not act, a president who does not lead and a bureaucracy that rules, what other option is there?

Throughout the hour and a half Trump used the debate space, with its split screen and live microphones, to bring people along in his story about Hillary Clinton and his story about himself. He interjected comments and contort-

ed his face to let people know what he thought about what was being said. Trump attacked Clinton by saying that she was an ineffective campaigner, politician and truth-teller.

The few times Lester Holt could get the candidates to talk about specific policies, Trump and Hillary clashed on three main issues: the economy, policing and foreign policy. On the economy Trump called for a massive decrease in the Corporate Income Tax Rate, attacking the entire idea of a corporate tax in favor of what many other nations use: a value added tax. He claimed that with lower taxes and fewer regulations, businesses will come back to the United States and new businesses will spring up.

Of course Trump mentioned his trade deals. And he also argued that since he has been maneuvering loopholes in U.S. law for his family’s profit for so many years, he is the better of the two to correct the law to make it work for America’s profit.

On the current policing problems, Trump agreed with Hillary’s call for reform but called for law and order pointing to “Stop and Frisk,” (a policy Hillary adamantly opposes, as

it was ruled unconstitutional in 2013) as the single greatest factor in the decrease of crime in New York City in recent years. Trump called for policing tactics like Stop and Frisk and anything else that has worked in the past.

In regards to foreign policy, Trump said Iraq was a mistake, Libya was political ploy and Iran was a disgrace. He pointed to Hillary’s role in all three as proof that four years of Hillary would be “four more years of that experience.”

As usual, Trump was short on details. But he made his philosophy of leadership very clear: You find out what works and you do it. You listen to the real people near the real problems, and you bring every power you have to a negotiating table. Trump is good at business and at making deals.

What is Hillary Clinton good at? She is good at getting people to give her what she wants, like the role of First Lady, the position of Secretary of State and now the Democratic nomination. Don’t give her the position of President. Trump is not a perfect candidate, not even a good one, but at least he works with what he has.

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Third choice the charm Joshua Sikora

Obama made me do it

Contributing Writer

Caleb Harshberger

The 2016 election is a collection of the worst possible candidates from each party.

For the Democrats there is Hillary Clinton, who has been subject to an FBI criminal investigation. The Republicans have Donald Trump, who has insulted dozens of people on air.

Even the smaller parties, who have their first opportunity to receive large numbers of votes for the first time in 20 years, have nominated their worst options.

The Libertarians chose Gary Johnson, who has admitted to using marijuana for recreational purposes. Meanwhile, the Green Party picked Jill Stein, who believes Wi-Fi is a danger to kids’ brains.

This does not even take into account that the policies of each candidate, despite the party differences, are generally authoritarian and progressive. Yet one candidate stands out as a hope for sanity in November: the nominee from the Constitution Party, Darrel Castle.

Darrel Castle is the true candidate for liberty, the Constitution and American sovereignty in the election. Castle describes himself as more libertarian than the Libertarian nominee Johnson.

He also said he is the only candidate who truly stands for the Constitution. Additionally, he seeks to secure the ability of Americans to determine their own policies. Examining his policies, Castle is truly a hero of these ideals.

Castle supports an end of the disastrous and tyrannical drug war. He believes the drug war has failed, and personally supports decriminalizing drugs.

This would allow Americans to live without fear of being thrown in prison for non-violent acts and save the American people trillions in tax dollars.

He also believes the Federal government has no business on the issues of gambling, smoking, polygamy, and other like issues where consenting adults engage in activities. He right-

Trump has flipped the Republican Party upside down. Ever since he shockingly won the nomination, the party has split between those denouncing the candidate and those throwing their support behind him, a task that grows increasingly difficult every day.

The American people want to know who or what is responsible for this snafu, blaming everyone from the other Republican nominees to the angry Republican voters who gave him the nomination. But while this may be true in some small ways, we must realize that blame for Trump falls on those dastardly liberals.

Everyone says so, from upstanding conservative bastions of truth like The National Review to The Daily Beast, and they are right!

How else can you explain why Republican voters would be so misled? Lefty, pinko manipulation, that’s how.

Just take a look at their sinister ways.

First, The Democrats brazenly passed legislation like the ACA that the Republicans expressly forbid! And sure, maybe they had the votes, but that’s not the point. The point is that the Republicans didn’t like it and they did it anyway.

They may say it’s what they believe is best, but we know the truth!

They just want to give America over to French commies and illegal immigrants!

Wouldn’t you vote for Trump if that’s the alternative?

Second, Obama totally can’t take a joke!

Yes, it’s true the rightwing media fanned the flames of conspiracy

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fully says there is no Constitutional authority for the Federal government to be involved in issues, and believe they should left to the states, according to the Tenth Amendment.

Castle is a strong supporter of the Second Amendment, and opposes any form of gun control the government tries to push.

From restrictions on magazine size to fire rate, he sticks firm to the Constitutional right to keep and bear arms.

He also opposes the idea of banning people on the no-fly list from being able to own guns, a violation of the right to a fair trial.

Castle also supports ideas that free the United States to control itself.

First, he says that in his first 100 days he would take the United States out of the United Nations. He supports this so that the United States “…could be a free and independent country able to make our way in the world with leaders accountable to the American people.”

He also warns about the United Nations’ Agenda 21, which is a threat to the private property rights of the citizens of the United States.

The Federal Reserve is a big target for Castle – he wishes to end it. He wants to return the control of the country’s monetary policy to the federal government, as opposed to being controlled by an unaccountable,

private bank.

Castle supports a non-interventionist foreign policy. He believes that the United States should only be involved in conflicts if it directly threatens the security of the United States.

He says that in the Constitution, the president has no right to authorize military action, and that many of our military interventions are unconstitutional.

Castle is also a pro-life candidate, the only major candidate in the race to stand for life aside from Donald Trump. With Trump constantly changing his policy stances, it may not be long before Castle is the only pro-life candidate in the race.

An argument can be made that since Castle is so unknown, he stands no chance of becoming president, and a vote for him would be a wasted vote. Yet, when casting a vote one should not choose to vote for the least evil, for it is still evil. Rather the vote should be given for liberty.

For it would be better to side with liberty and lose, than side with evil and win.

Darrel Castle may be the third party candidate of third party candidates, but he is the only candidate who adheres to liberty. Any voter who wishes to stand with the founding principles of the United States should use their vote to stand on principle. Rather than side with one of four evils, side with liberty come November.

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theories like the birther movement which sought to delegitimize Obama’s presidency through dog-whistle racism, even with Mitt Romney saying that no one’s ever asked for his birth certificate.

But that’s no reason to roast the conspiratorin-chief Donald Trump on public television or to openly mock Republicans for stonewalling in Congress. It’s their constitution-given right to stonewall and shut down the government.

Lighten up Mr. President: Stop taking those attacks so personally and lay off the oddlyexcellent stand-up comedy.

The man’s just mean.

He’s like high-schoolpopular mean-girl mean.

So, of course Republican voters thought they liked Trump. In comparison, he seems so nice!

Now, the next time you hear someone blaming the Republican Party’s voters for casting for Trump as their presidential nominee, remember that it’s those liberal creeps who are to blame.

Don’t blame the fair and balanced news networks who have been blaring his vitriol years before he ran.

And don’t blame the Republican parties who have cast liberals as rabid maniacs coming to take your guns and your Bibles.

And it’s definitely not a problem with the Republican Party base so don’t even think it!

It’s definitely the liberals. They tricked the poor, simple innocent voter into this mess and they’re probably laughing about it too!

So don’t blame the Republicans and keep your eye on the friggin’ ball.

Not all black and white

Cat Anderson Staff Writer

Just one month into the school year, many American universities have already endured the divisive and damaging influence of racism on their campuses. Social media allows other communities to be aware of this influence, prompting outrage and hurt across the country.

The current state of the US, with troubling political rhetoric and instances of police brutality, manifests in the controversy and conflict seen at colleges.

Students at the Uni-

versity of North Dakota and the University of Kansas shared pictures of themselves in blackface on social media.

A Belmont University freshman was expelled for his racist comments in a snapchat. He verbally attacked three African American athletes that showed their protest of police brutality by raising their fists during a football game.

In response to a violent and racist tweet, students at the University of Mississippi held a sit-in to prompt a reaction from the faculty. Students combat racism by organizing

demonstrations and protests like this. Such instances spark a discussion among college students – and they should. We need to recognize discrimination and call for an appropriate response. But we must also look further than the individual cases that make up headlines.

Dr. Todd Allen of Grove City’s Communications Department highlights a common misconception about disciplining racist students: we don’t solve the problem of racism by simply punishing and removing an indi-

vidual. Expelling this individual may give the impression that the issue is fixed in the community, but the problem is still there.

I believe the attention given to specific racist comments focuses too much on an individual’s character and faults.

This draws attention away from the endemic of discrimination and the effective ways to approach it. Shocking, offensive words and unapologetic behavior make good news stories, catching people’s attention and stirring up emotions.

But as college stu-

dents, we must pay special attention to how we react and process these kinds of incidents. Racism is a problem on college campuses.

As college students, we need to come to terms with it. We should expect a response to inappropriate comments or threats, but we also need to understand that one specific case does not represent the issue as a whole.

We should participate in racial reconciliation on campus, whether through involvement in clubs or simply discussing the issue respectfully. For-

tunately, colleges seek to combat the underlying attitudes and ideas that encourage racism.

These preventative measures take shape in programs and groups like the Multicultural Education Initiative and Students Excited About Diversity here on campus. Discussing issues of race and culture allows students struggling with racism to interact with and relate to those different from themselves. This helps forge a united campus community that reflects the love of Christ and respect for those made in His image.

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Investigating college rankings Molly Wicker News Editor If you read the paper last week, you’ll know that Grove City College recently failed to “score” on the Department of Education’s recent rerelease of its infamous Scorecard. The long and short of it? For the second year in a row, the DOE released a list of colleges and universities and their accompanying statistics, primarily focused on things like graduation rate, salary after graduation and overall cost and affordability. Since Grove City isn’t a Title IV participating institution (read: we don’t accept government aid), it wasn’t included on the list, despite the fact that it outranks and exceeds most schools in nearly every category.

Last year, Grove City experienced a similar snub from the federal government, which I also committed to paper. I had the distinct pleasure of speaking with Denise Horn, a rather disgruntled Department spokes-

woman who informed me over the phone that my information regarding the Scorecard was incorrect and misinformed. After she righted my misunderstanding, she explained that “. . . the College Scorecard . . . is committed to doing what the President asked us to do: provide information to families and consumers to help them make a college choice that’s smart for them.

As of now, institutions that do not participate in Title IV federal financial aid are not included on this site . . .” She was also quick to point out that the website is in no way “a ranking site.”

Armed with these explanations and a bevy of institutional knowledge, I set out this time to really understand why and how a nationallyaccredited, consistently high-ranking and wellrespected school like Grove City was once again ignored.

In my quest to write about Grove City’s omission from the Scorecard, I contacted the United

States Department of Education to understand exactly why Grove City’s credentials had been ignored. I had two central questions: first, why did the Department not respond to Grove City’s initial request for inclusion? Second, since it is abundantly clear why Grove City is not included on the list, why was the school’s request for a disclaimer not honored?

A google search revealed that Denise Horn had moved on from the DOE and was now working for Hillary Clinton’s campaign so I wasn’t sure who I would get to contend with.

After an initial request for information, the central questions still remained unanswered.

In their place, Alberto Betancourt, a Public Affairs Specialist with the Department, sent a response “on background” that was “attributed to a U.S. Department of Education spokesman.” The measly two-paragraph response included information that was nearly identical to a public press

statement that the Department had released in the wake of the update.

It looked nothing like an explanation and more like a poor copy-andpaste operation.

Subsequent interaction with the Department and Betancourt (whose LinkedIn photo, incidentally, looks more like a newly-licensed, teenage driving selfie) yielded similar results. In fact, a second email response from him included the same two paragraphs from his initial email, this time further spliced and separated by bullet points. I wasn’t sure whether to be angry or to laugh at the person who thinks that new information can be created by inserting new punctuation.

A third and final inquiry revealed some light at the end of the tunnel.

After I reiterated my initial questions, I was given a slightly more indepth explanation of our collegiate conundrum.

According to Betancourt, my questions were always sent “forward.”

What does that mean?

Forward to who? The supposed success (or lack thereof) of the Department seems to lie in the ambiguity of its chain of command, which deters people from seeking answers to even the simplest questions.

Besides the obvious fact that the Department could use a crash course in effective communication, they also struggle with relying data concisely and truthfully.

As President McNulty explained in his initial press statement, it defies logic that a school like Grove City, whose metrics consistently surpass the national average, would fail to at least merit a disclaimer on the Department’s updated Scorecard.

Putting all institutional bias aside, a careful analysis of the Scorecard reveals a flagrant gap in its supposedly meticulously curated data.

The College Scorecard earnings data has a significant weakness: It only applies to students who received federal aid. Those students are

more economically disadvantaged than their peers. In 2003-2004, per the U.S. Department of Education, 46 percent of all undergraduate students received student aid, a very impressive sample size superior to anything else available.

Yet, students from the lowest quartile of family income are more than twice as likely to receive federal aid as students in the highest quartile of earnings. Since family earnings strongly predict student earnings after graduation, this biases the data.

The message from the feds is clear: you’ll get our attention when we get your money. In the future, I’ll be interested in how the Federal Government deals with an institution that continues to perform above and beyond the national average. Until then, I’ll be sending them the most recent edition of “Communicating Effectively for Dummies.”

The balancing act Brandy Ndirangu Contributing Writer As college students we have many expectations, some of which come from society and others from the pressure of time as we are trying to meet all of them.

Three major things driving us as students are social life, school work and spirituality. These three aspects sum up a large amount of our college experience through all four years, and are better known as the “Three S’s.”

As young adults, having a social life means having friends around you who you can talk to and spend your time with. It also means being involved in extracurricular activities where you get to meet new people, and rediscover yourself in terms of ability and interests.

Whether we realize it or not, these things that are essential to our college communities. But the question is, is that all there is to having a social life?

While the mentioned dynamics play a large role, it is not strictly guided by the rules mentioned above.

There is not a clear-cut definition of what it means to have a successful social life, since different people will have different views.

We seek companionship by nature and therefore are encouraged to invest in others and form relationships, because just as our Creator was a social being, we are too.

School work just about explains itself.

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As a Grove City College student, there is a lot of hard work that goes into our studies and inevitably it is time consuming.

The amount of reading that occurs during exam week or finals just shows that we value success, and this goes back to the expectations that we have for ourselves as well as the ones that society has put on us both knowingly or unknowingly.

The feeling of disappointment on a bad grade or a failed quiz sometimes shows how success-driven we are.

This applies to us for the rest of our lives because we always resent failure and celebrate success.

The third “S”, which I saved for last, is spirituality. Once a student graduates from college, Christian or not, a level of maturity and growth in character is expected by the society and even by oneself.

As a Grove City College student, there are so many opportunities to grow in our faith, given the ministries that are available to us as well as through teachers and student body.

We get to meet multiple leaders in ministry who have gone through college as Christians and how they were able to put God first despite having multiple obligations.

Yet the big question remains, how do we balance all these three equally? Is there a tendency to lean on some and forget one, or give half of our attention to all of them?

As a victim of this conundrum who also watches my friends struggle with it, I have wrangled this question within my mind quite a lot. The realization that I have come to is that true growth is when you realize that you can only do so much at the same time, and the best way to try to balance all three is to give your full time to what you are doing in the moment.

The phrase “with age comes responsibility” often comes to haunt us because it is a reality.

I believe it is beneficial to try to balance these three areas of our lives and not just give up on one, because our humanity is a combination of many aspects of life.

As Christians we are taught that when you put God first, everything else will fall into place, but as we all know, putting all that we are taught into practice usually becomes a challenge.

I believe that putting spirituality first, before everything else, does make the struggle of balance much easier.

In the Bible we are constantly told to seek first the kingdom of God and all things will be added to us.

As believers, we can agree that everything that God has put before us is for our benefit and even though putting into practice maybe challenging, we should always try.

Just because we may put spirituality first does not mean everything will fall into place. We should expect some setbacks here and there, maybe in school work or sometimes even our social life, but that does not mean we should give up.

In fact, it should make us strive more in our spiritual life in order to be able to handle all that we experience as college students.

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Sports The week we were all Marlins fans

Sept. 30, 2016

Contributing Writer Miami Marlins star pitcher Jose Fernandez heartbreakingly passed away from a boating accident just outside of Miami along with his two best friends early Sunday morning.

Fernandez, who made his way up to the MLB as a fast throwing 20-year old, quickly became the Marlins’ ace during his 2013 Rookieof-the-Year season.

At the time of his passing Fernandez, 24, had established himself as one of the best pitchers in the league and was on pace to have the best season of his career.

What truly made Jose Fernandez special was that he made baseball a joy to watch again. He legitimately had fun every time he stepped on the field and his competitiveness showed through in every pitch he threw.

One moment he was in the dugout laughing, telling jokes and playing pranks. The next he’d be on the mound getting fired up and striking batters out. He was the warrior to make the game much more exciting that the MLB desperately needed.

Fernandez’s life, however, hasn’t been easy by any stretch. In order for Fernandez to support his family and chase his dream of becoming a professional baseball player, he needed to defect from the country he loved dearly, Cuba.

He attempted to defect three times at the age of 15. During his third and final journey at sea, he almost lost his mother, Maritza. She fell off the boat during

their travel, and Jose dove into the ocean to save her. They finally reached the U.S. together in 2007.

Upon his arrival in the states, Fernandez was one of the most electrifying players to watch. He spent only months in the minors as he struck out seemingly everyone he faced.

Once he was in the MLB, hitters still could not touch him. His terrific fastball reached 100 MPH and his slider

Football team searches for first win

Wesley Schools rushed for 236 yds in last week’s loss.

Bradley Warmhold Managing Editor The Grove City College football team fell in its road opener in Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) play Saturday afternoon by falling to Saint Vincent, 57-32.

Despite a competitive first half, the Bearcats broke open the game by scoring 20 unanswered points over the final eight minutes of the third quarter.

Freshman running back Wesley Schools opened Grove City’s scoring with an eightyard touchdown run at

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the 12:23 mark of the second quarter, putting the Wolverines right behind the Bearcats at a score of 7-6. Schools led Grove City by rushing for a career-high 236 yards and three touchdowns on 39 carries, and his second touchdown of the game with 13:30 left in the se quarter and brought Grove City to within 2422.

With 9:18 left in the third quarter, senior kicker Payton Carlucci knocked down a 22yard field goal, cutting Saint Vincent’s lead to 30-25. However, Saint

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Vincent would respond with another touchdown on a six-yard run and then two consecutive scoring drives.

Schools closed Grove City’s scoring with a one-yard run at 6:41 of the fourth quarter, but a five-play scoring drive put together by Saint Vincent at the last second ended all scoring for the game.

The Wolverines will play PAC opponent Waynesburg University this Saturday for their Homecoming game.

Kickoff is set to begin at 2:00 pm.

was considered to be one of the best in all of baseball.

To put in perspective the absurdity of how good Fernandez was, he struck out half of all the batters he faced this year. He averaged almost 13 strikeouts for every nine innings he pitched. He essentially struck out half of the opposing team every time he graced the mound.

Baseball fans are calling for Fernandez to

posthumously win this year’s CY Young award, given to the best pitcher of the year.

Teams across the league paid their respects to Jose Fernandez and his teammates affected by the tragedy. Sunday’s Marlins’ game with the Braves was cancelled and Monday in Miami, the Marlins memorialized Fernandez by all wearing “Fernandez #16” jerseys and by painting his number in the back

of the mound before the game.

Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria later said that the organization will retire the number Fernandez’s number 16, in the memory of his passing.

Jose Fernandez’s legacy lives on as one who greatly loved others while enjoying every moment he was able to play the game he loved. He will be greatly missed.

Women’s soccer rolls, ready for PACs

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Managing Editor The Grove City College women’s soccer team has charged through its first nine games, going 7-2 against non-conference opponents. The Wolverines have gotten good goalkeeping and scored timely goals, especially in their two most recent games against Mount Union GROVE CITY COLLEGE and Baldwin Wallace.

Junior Lucy Harkrader has four goals so far this year.

On September 24, Grove City visited In the 92nd minute, nonetheless encouragMount Union, leav- Grove City lined up for ing that the Wolverines ing with a 4-3 victory a corner kick. Senior have been able to win in what was one of the Jordyn White took the seven of their first nine most exciting games of kick and blasted it to games. the year.

There have been muljunior Lindsay Hutton, The Purple Raid- who headed it in to win tiple players whose perers scored two goals in it for the Wolverines. formances have helped the first half and one Meanwhile, junior their team get off to at the beginning of the goalkeeper Trishae such a solid start. second period to go up Winters allowed three Sophomore forward on the Wolverines 3-0. goals, but made six Krista Heckman leads The outlook was not saves in the match. the team in goals with bright, but Grove City Next, Grove City re- five, and she has 11 would gradually start to turned home to take points total. Right bemount its comeback. on Baldwin Wallace on hind her is Harkrader, Junior Lacy HarkradSeptember 28, winning with four goals and one er scored in the 45th 1-0. Hutton scored the assist. minute, and sophomore The Wolverines have only goal of the game defender Clarie Kocur also gotten great goalwould soon follow with in the first half, while keeping from Winters.

Winters stopped eight a goal of her own.

She has allowed just shots in goal.

It was The score stayed 3-2 until the 75th minute, Hutton’s fourth goal of 11 goals in nine games when junior Katherine the year and White’s played, good for a goals Kouzelous tied things team-leading fourth as- against average of 1.22.

Grove City’s next up with her first goal of sist. game will be its conferGrove City has not yet the season.

Neither team would played any President’s ence opener against Gescore again in the sec- Athletic Conference op- neva today at 4 p.m. at ond half, as the Wolver- ponents. Though their College Field. The game ines would play their non-conference record will be one of the first first overtime match of will not matter come events of Homecoming the season. the postseason, it is Weekend.

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GCC’s female football player

Bradley Warmhold Sports Editor

The sight of freshman Kelsey Tischler’s pony-tail sticking out from underneath her crimson football helmet may raise many questions for those in attendance at Robert E. Thorn Field.

To answer these questions: yes, that is a girl donning the other number one jersey, and yes, she is a legitimate member of the team.

A graduate of Bethel Park High School, located in Pennsylvania’s Allegheny County, Tischler who grew up a soccer player, decided to pursue something that she considered “more of a challenge” for her senior year: football.

“I played soccer all along, and I’ve always been very passionate about what I’ve done, but my senior year I lost that passion,” explained Tischler. “Then [one time] when I was watching a football game, I saw someone kick an extra point and I thought ‘hey, I could do that’”.

Tischler approached Bethel Park head football coach Jeff Metheny before her senior year and expressed her interest in playing. Though Metheny was surprised by her desire to play, he told his soon-to-be kicker that if she put in the effort, she would play: and play she did.

While on the Black Hawks, who finished 7-4 overall last year and reached the quarterfinals of the WPIAL Quad-A playoffs, Tischler converted 36 extra points and kicked three field goals for 45 total points. Her longest field goal measured 33 yards and occurred in a 28-23 loss to Woodland Hills at the Wolvarena in Turtle Creek.

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Freshman Kelsey Tischler is the first female football player in GCC history.

Driven by her newfound love and passion of the game and its intensity, Tischler decided to pursue the sport of football at the collegiate level by setting up a meeting with Grove City College’s new head football coach, Andrew DiDonato. According to Tischler, the Wolverine coaching staff loved the idea of adding her to the team, saying that if she could kick she could play.

Now a bonafide Wolverine football player, Tischler spends most of her week at practice with the rest of the guys. While the addition of a female to a traditionally all-male team may seem unorthodox, the rest of the players—both newcomers and veterans—feel no change in the team’s dynamic.

“There really isn’t a dynamic change due to the fact Kelsey is a girl player,” said senior kicker Payton Carlucci.

“As teammates, we love one another and help each other in whatever way possible. We push each other to greatness both as players and individuals.”

Senior punter/wide receiver echoed Carlucci by saying, “I wouldn’t

necessarily say there’s been a change in the team dynamic but I will say that we as a team take pride in having her on the squad…From the start, she was welcomed by everyone and no one looked at her differently.”

Not only do the football players take pride in having Tischler on the team, she is just as proud to be with the group of men that she is with. “I could not have asked for a better group of young men, they’ve been so respectful, they have my back for everything and I think that says so much about who they are,” said Tischler. “[For example], Jeff Croll, the first day, when I don’t know anyone, says ‘hey, you can come get dinner with us’, and that was one of the nicest things anyone has ever done for me so far.”

Tischler further mentioned that Grove City’s coaching staff has also had a tremendous and positive impact on her experience as a Wolverine football player, saying that “they are incredible…they clearly have such a passion and they love what they do… they’ve taught me so much about glorifying

the lord and that there is so much more to life than just football.”

When asked about what most of her teammates notice when practicing with her, senior kicker Payton Carlucci mentioned that her work ethic stands out above all else.

“Kelsey is a hard worker. She’s always off doing something, whether it’s kicking into the net or working out with the injured players on the sidelines.

She is hungry for the opportunity to play during a game, and with her work ethic I’m sure she will get the opportunity to do so.”

With Carlucci currently at the helm of Grove City’s kicking game, Tischler continues to train hard and strengthen herself for whenever her opportunity strikes. According to Tischler, her passion for the game has never been stronger and she looks forward to playing all four years. “I have a lot of respect for what she is doing,” said Marnejon. “I truly believe if she continues to work that she can see game action towards the end of this season and most definitely next season.”

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How sports unite Dan Johnson ’14

Collegian Managing Editor, 2013-14 Sports hold a special place in society.

That is something to realize as the Grove City College family comes together this weekend. One of the central events of Homecoming is a football game, after all.

Why is it that a child’s game can have such an impact?

In a mundane sense, sports allow people from disparate backgrounds to come together around a common cause. They have the opportunity to set aside differences and cheer the same team.

Sports build community and camaraderie. However, leaving it there would be understating the potential effect of sports. From the Olympics to the big leagues, sports are filled with poignant moments of positive change and sportsmanship.

In the midst of Jesse Owens’ four victories in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, German Luz Long famously gave advice to Owens on the brink of elimination in the long jump, not wanting to beat Owens on a technicality.

Jackie Robinson’s debut was a year before U.S. military integration and seven years before public school segregation was struck down by the Supreme Court. Full desegregation of baseball would take several more years, but that season began the road toward unity and togetherness.

Indeed, sports are more than something to pass the time. They provide a venue for events that can join us together. Sometimes, these events become defining moments.

Following the September 11 terrorist attacks in 2001, baseball was put on hold. The seriousness and horror of the attacks made sports seem trivial. Time was needed to begin on the first few stages of grief.

But an important

moment for the country was game three of the World Series in New York less than two months later. It was a moment when the country came together – perhaps the only time many of us would ever root for the Yankees.

In the midst of fear of further attacks, and in particular at what seemed another perfect target, President Bush took the mound to throw a ceremonial first pitch.

On that day, what was important was that something go right.

Bush’s perfect strike seemed more than just a symbolic gesture. It instilled confidence in the nation’s ability to move forward.

National grief was still well underway, but the healing process was helped along by the unity of that moment.

And the 2001 World Series was far from the first moment in history that sports brought the country together.

Before the U.S. stacked its teams with professionals, collegeaged players composed the full roster of many a sport. The amateurcomprised U.S. hockey team pulled together in the 1980 Winter Olympics to defeat the overwhelmingly favored Soviet Union squad in the “Miracle on Ice.” During a tense time of the Cold War, an underdog team was able to unite the country with improbable victory.

Nothing so tremendous is at stake with this weekend’s matchup. But as the Wolverines take the field this weekend, the entire GCC community looks on, and can join together in cheering on the team.Not everyone will be in the stands, but the game has brought us together for this weekend in particular.

I only ask one thing of you this weekend: As you interact with friends new and old, take time to appreciate this opportunity and wonderful weekend, and appreciate the effect of a simple game.

Women’s volleyball falters Joe Setyon

Managing Editor Despite struggling through their first 17 games with a 5-12 record, the Grove City College Women’s volleyball team has been performing better in President’s Athletic Conference (PAC) competition. The wolverines currently sport a 2-3 conference record as well as an undefeated 2-0 home record.

As of now, the team is preparing for a final stretch consisting of 13 more matches, 12 of which are against PAC opponents.

On September 22, Grove City visited Penn

State Altoona, winning in five sets. After a 1925 loss in the third set, Grove City faced a 2-1 disadvantage. However, the Wolverines rallied to win the next two sets 25-14 and 16-14.

Senior Rachel Metz had a career-high nine blocks in the match, while sophomore Laura Buchanan added five more. Junior Jamie Robatisin contributed on both defensively and offensively with 25 digs and nine kills.

Other key performances that factored into the Wolverine included freshman Emma Hartshorn, who pitched in 24 assists, 20 digs and six kills, and junior

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Alicia VanDerhoof who set up 15 assists and served three aces.

On September 24, Grove City took to the road again for a double-header against Thomas More College and Saint Vincent College. The Wolverines dropped both of the matches which were held at Saint Vincent in

Latrobe, Penn.

In their first match, Grove City lost all three games to Thomas More by scores of 25-13, 2513 and 25-22. Hartshorn had one ace, while junior Beka Russell added 13 digs.

Against Saint Vincent, the Wolverines were more competitive.

Grove City rallied from

At 5-12, the volleyball team has not found its groove.

a 2-1 deficit to win the fourth game, but then dropped the fifth and deciding game 15-8.

Individually, Buchanan recorded 23 kills in a solid outing, and Hartshorn and sophomore Allie Schmid added 30 and 20 assists respectfully. Junior Makayli Terwilliger served four aces, and Metz led the team with four blocks.

Offensively, Hartshorn leads the team in assists (278) and has served 16 aces, while Buchanan leads in both kills (190) and aces (27).Defensively, Russell has a team-high 296 digs, while Metz leads the squad with 47 blocks.

With 12 more games to play against PAC opponents, the Wolverines can easily make up the ground they need to advance into the postseason. Currently, Thomas More and Geneva rank first and second in the PAC standings with records of 7-0 and 6-1, respectively. Behind them, Bethany is in reach of the Wolverines with a 4-1 record.

Grove City will look to gain some momentum this Saturday when they play a home doubleheader against Chatham (11 a.m.) and Washington and Jefferson (3:00 p.m.).

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Powderpuff power

ANDREW STEIN

Grove City kicked off Homecoming Weekend on Monday with the annual Powderpuff Football Game. The senior girls defeated the juniors by a score of 14-12.

Rachel Riviere Staff Writer

It’s that time again – the college is gearing up for the most important weekend of the year: Homecoming. The annual Powderpuff Football Game kicked off the week with competition and excitement.

Students grabbed their Grove City College gear and headed to Thorn Field to watch the junior and senior girls go head-to-head for the victory.

“It’s just pure fun,”

said senior Powderpuff planner Hayley Simpson. “Students get to be silly and crazy whether they’re on the field, on the sideline, or in the bleachers. It gives us a chance to start off Homecoming Week with a taste of school spirit and entertainment.”

The atmosphere of the event is friendly and fun, and there are plenty of opportunities to be a part of the festivities, on and off the field.

“I’m definitely most excited about the halftime games for the stu-

dents who come to the event,” Simpson said.

“We’re doing one of the same games as last year and also throwing in something new. Both are going to be entertaining for those who participate and those of us who are watching.”

This annual showdown is something for junior and senior girls to look forward to; they have a chance to take part in some friendly competition and invite others to watch.

“I’m really excited to be participating in the Powderpuff game

because it’s a great opportunity to compete against some awesome seniors,” said junior Kirsten Stultz. “I’m really excited to see the final rosters for seniors and juniors alike, but as a junior, I’m definitely hopeful that we will be able to beat the seniors.”

This game brings a sense of comradery to the campus and certainly builds school spirit.

There are opportunities for guys to get involved as well; the male cheerleaders bring an element of comedy to the

event.

“I’m really excited about being able to say that I was once on a cheerleading squad’s stated junior cheerleader Pierre ElKoms.

“What’s even better is that I’m a terrible dancer. I’m also excited about school spirit, something we desperately need here at Grove City.”

Even the cheerleaders are excited to see who wins.

“Juniors will definitely win, but if the seniors win, they did because we let them have it,

since it’s their last year and all,” ElKoms said The competition was strong at Thorn Field on Monday night; the crowd was on the edge of their seats as a tie pushed the game into overtime. The seniors finally claimed the victory with a final score of 14-12; the tie was broken by two bonus points for their spirited cheerleaders.

As always, the girls kicked off Homecoming Week with enthusiasm, making the Powder Puff Game unforgettable once again.

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The women’s club rugby might not grab many headlines, but they’re consistently solid.

Tough as nails

Victoria Zulick Contributing Writer Fast-paced, adrenaline-fueled and physical, football gets a lot of credit for being tough, but rugby requires the same level of physicality, as well as a unique, team-driven finesse.

Grove City College’s girls do it all without pads.

The Grove City College women’s club rugby team, established in the fall of 2002, has an established reputation for being a nationally competitive team. They are currently coming off a season which saw them qualify for the Women’s USA Rugby College National tournament, as well as a No. 19 national ranking in the National Small College Rugby Organization’s (NSCRO’s) Top 20 Women’s list in 2015.

Lead by head coach and former Grove City College men’s rugby

player Evan Gruver ʼ14, the girls continue to build as a club with empowering hard work and dedication. The Wolverines currently stand at a 1-0 conference record and an overall record of 1-1.

Rugby is a sport of heart and hard hits, and no one embraces that more than senior captain Brooke Knisely. With a rugby career that started before college, Knisely is dedicated to her teammates and to the sport, which is clear in the way that she leads on the rugby pitch.

“When the team steps on the field, our main objective is to glorify God,” Knisely said.

“What matters is that other teams see Christ through us. They see how hard we are working and how we love each other and how we are constantly striving to improve. All of that reflects Christ and hopefully plants a seed in the hearts of other

teams.”

As a continually developing team, the need for new players is a necessity. The club is open and welcoming to any interested girls looking to try something challenging, new and exciting. Knisely, as well as many other members of the team, could not say enough about the reasons why she loves rugby and why others could too.

“Rugby is amazing!

There are many reasons to play!” exclaimed Knisely when asked about why girls should join the women’s rugby team.

“You can make new friends, learn a new, interesting sport that most people have never heard of, and get a good workout while you’re at it. More than that, though, rugby teaches women how to feel empowered, how to push their body harder than they thought imaginable, and how to cultivate mental toughness.”

The Grove City College men’s soccer team (8-2) is off to an impressive and improbable start to the 2016 season, including an upset win against nationally-ranked Carnegie Mellon University on September 23. The Wolverines pulled out a 2-1 come-from-behind win on an own goal with just over five minutes to play in regulation.

The team rallied on the backs of impressive defense and goalkeeping by junior Malcom Blake, who has proven to be a brick wall in goal. Blake has already posted four shutouts in the team’s first ten games.

Grove City would be shutout 1-0 by Baldwin Wallace on September 27. Despite the hiccup, the squad is still in great position entering PAC play.

The Wolverines have outscored its opponents 28-9 this season, and the team is a perfect 5-0 at home. Seniors Stephen Betteridge and Dale Reese have poised the Wolverines offensively, each adding five assists to go with seven and six goals, respectively.

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Caporaso has also become a force for the Wolverines, scoring six times in the first nine games, including once against Carnegie Mellon, and the defense has been anchored by seniors Frank Hueber and Nich Leaman again this season, whose teamwork and skill have provided a strong defensive front-line for Blake.

Despite an 8-2 start, Presidents’ Athletic Conference-foe Thomas More College is the prohibitive favorite to capture the PAC banner at the end of the season. The Wolverines are picked to finish second to Thomas More in the PAC preseason coaches’ poll.

After falling short to Thomas More in recent years, 11-year Head Coach Mike Dreves and his squad will look to capitalize on their

early momentum to bring home a conference championship.

While the 2016 Wolverines look to maintain a promising start to the season, Grove City will stop to honor two notable alumni with inductions into the Men’s Soccer Hall of Fame. Lance Sabados (’91) and Mike Koper (’04) will become the 39th and 40th members of the Men’s Soccer Hall of Fame.

Sabados is the Wolverines’ fifth all-time leading scorer, and Koder’s all-star resume includes an upset victory at eventual national champion Messiah College. Both Sabados and Koder were named to the PAC 60th Anniversary Team in 2015.

Grove City will begin PAC action this Saturday, October 1 at Geneva College.

Though Grove City lost its last game, the team is 8-2.