The Collegian – November 11, 2016

Todd Allen to depart Prof. heading to Messiah

Fall musical Everyone goes to ‘Anything Goes.’

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The Friday, November 11, 2016

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Donald Trump

279 electoral votes

Vol. 103, No. 8

Hillary Clinton

228 electoral votes

CLINTON TRUMPED

Evangelical voters turn out support for Trump

Molly Wicker News Editor

est takeaway of this election is that the party leaders, pundits and number crunwchers simply do not understand the voters, viewers and people of this country.”

Senior Political Science major Grace Meakem said “I’m pleasantly surprised and happy that a Republican is in office, especially considering the impending nomination of a Supreme Court Justice. While I’m very happy with the result, I just wish it were another Republican in our nation’s highest office.”

Other students were

Tuesday’s election night results came as a surprise to many people, but not to students at Grove City College.

According to exit poll results, 81 percent of white evangelical voters were in support of Donald Trump. Historically, evangelical returns have not been this high since 2004, when President George W. Bush ran against Senator John Kerry.

As a result, many political analysts see evangelical support as a primary factor in the results of Tuesday night.

“There was definitely the question of whether evangelicals would vote for someone who didn’t live the lifestyle that one would expect of an evangelical nominee,” said Dr. Michael Coulter, a political science professor.

He contends, however, that although Trump’s victory is surprising, the alignment of evangelical voters is not.

“The most important factor in American elections is partisan identification,” explained Coulter. “It is the dominant lens for how we view candidates and issues. Some wondered whether evangelicals would sit out the election because Donald Trump was almost anti-evangelical in every sense, but the fact is if you are Republican, you are probably going to get the evangelical vote, even if you don’t embody the lifestyle.”

Exit polls also indicated that Trump won back the support of Catholics by a 52 percent to 45 percent mar-

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Grove City College Republicans held an election party Tuesday night in the Student Union. Students came to watch the live updates, debate and eat free pizza.

Grove City reacts to 2016 election results

Josh Delk Staff Writer

Donald J. Trump will be the 45th president of the United States of America. As Americans rejoice and mourn across the country, Grove City College students have mixed feelings for the idea of a Trump presidency.

In a bitter, divisive campaign against Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump defied polls and predictions by winning the key swing states and battleground states needed to win him 279 electoral votes and the presidency.

A Collegian poll

of GCC students last week found that only 52.33 percent planned on voting for the Republican candidate, with 34.04 percent either voting for a thirdparty candidate or not at all.

After the results came in early Wednesday morning that Trump would win the election, the campus was sent into a frenzy as students discovered that the outsider candidate had beaten Clinton to the White House.

Students crowded the Student Union until well after 2 a.m. on Wednesday morning to watch the states’ results come in. One

observer, George Daugharty, observed the economic implications of Trump’s presidency. “This is a huge loss for free market principles, such as international trade and freedom of labor. Potentially, this could be really great for the economy, Trump is very much a pragmatist,” he said.

The viewing party in the Student Union was held by the GCC College Republicans.

Co-chair Hannah Lutz remarked at the large number of excited students there throughout the night. “I was happy to see so many students engaged in a historical night,” she said.

Trump addressed the nation live from Trump HQ in his namesake Manhattan tower after Clinton had called him to concede the race. “It’s time for us to come together as one united people,” Trump said. “The forgotten men and women of this country will be forgotten no longer.”

“Few news events, can truly be called unbelievable, incredible, or even important. But Trump’s handy victory Tuesday night makes the 2016 election all of those things,” said Senior Grant Wishard, a contributing writer to The Weekly Standard.

“If anything,” Wishard added, “the great-

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Allen to depart at year’s end

Caleb Harshberger Editor in Chief

After three years at Grove City College, Communications Professor Dr. Todd Allen has accepted a position at Messiah College starting in the Fall of next year. Allen will continue at Grove City through the Spring semester.

His new position at Messiah will be Special Assistant to the President and Provost for Diversity Affairs. He will also be teaching courses part time in addition to his administration work.

“I’ll give oversight to the college’s strategic approach to diversity,” said Allen. “I’ve always had a heart for working on issues of diversity.”

Dr. Allen has worked at Grove City College for three years and has

EVANGELICALS gin, after a majority of Catholics sided with Obama in the previous two elections.

Americans who attend some kind of religious service on a weekly basis also favored Trump, but by a much narrower 56 percent to 40 percent margin over Clinton. Monthly worshippers also sided with Trump, 49 percent to 46 percent.

Despite the hesitation many evangelical and Republican voters expressed about voting for Trump, it seems as though the real-estate titan turned DIY politician attracted voters with his scrappy, nevertake-no-for-an-answer mentality.

According to a 2014 survey done by Religious News Source, white evangelicals are the religious group that most identifies with the Republican Party. White evangelicals make up one-fifth of all registered voters and about one-third of all voters who identify with or lean toward the GOP, according to a July 2016 survey by Pew. Grove City’s election poll showed that only 52.33 percent of responding students would vote for Trump in the election, 28.67 points lower than the national outcome.

While Hillary Clinton’s campaign largely ignored the Evangelical community, Trump spent months leading up to the election courting top leaders in the evangelical community, including Liberty University’s Jerry Falwell Jr., theologian Wayne Grudem and author Eric Metaxas.

They gave evangelical constituents the vocabulary and foundation to support a candidate that had previously made many nervous.

At Grove City, many students explained their support for Trump in part through their dislike of Clinton, who only received 13.62 per-

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Dr. Todd Allen will be leaving Grove City at the end of this year, his third as a communications prfessor here. taught classes in communication, including intercultural communications.

One thing Allen says cent in the Grove City election poll.

“I do not think that Donald Trump is our savior or even a good person,” said senior Jamieson Weaver. “If there was an option to vote against Hillary Clinton, I would do that. Since that isn’t an option, I’ve settled on voting for Trump.”

Among voters overall, Trump won the plurality of voters (39 percent) who most wanted a president who “can bring change” (83 percent vs. 14 percent), while Clinton won the rest of voters who most wanted a president who “cares about me” (53 percent vs. 42 percent), has the “right experience” (90 percent vs. eight percent), or “good judgment” (66 percent vs. 26 percent).

“Dear white conservative evangelicals, the Trump victory proves that the GOP doesn’t need your consensus approval. Politics as change failed,” tweeted King’s College professor Anthony Bradley, who suggested the results reflect lower class voters’ reactions to being ignored and mocked by political elites.

Trump gave a victory speech at around 2:50 a.m. on Wednesday morning, thanking his family, staff and supporters, including previous competitors like Ben Carson and Mike Huckabee.

Vice President-elect Mike Pence also spoke, saying, “I come to this moment deeply humbled, grateful to God for his amazing grace.”

Trump did not include any references to God in his acceptance speech.

According to a Washington Post-ABC poll in October, 70 percent of white evangelicals held an unfavorable view of Clinton, compared with 55 percent of the overall public.

he has appreciated during his time at Grove City is the friendliness and hospitality of students and faculty,

between interactions in and out of the classroom as well as invitations to sporting and social events.

“When you’re at a place where I was, which was my alma mater, for 20 years, it can be hard to break away

into something new, but I honestly feel that I did not miss a beat coming over. And a large part of that is that people made you feel so welcome,” Allen said.

“And that’s something I’ll treasure.”

Allen said this was not an easy decision, but professionally it made sense given the things he would like to accomplish in higher education.

“The older I’m getting, what I’m realizing is God places you in certain places for, as I like to say, a season and a reason,” he said. “I hope in that three years’ time that I’ve been able to contribute inside and outside the classroom to making this a place and the more faithfully, more thoughtfully engages in what it means to be a Christian in this world.”

Students compete for best entrepreneurial idea

Molly Wicker News Editor

Grove City College students competed in the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation’s 2016 Elevator Pitch Competition, where they gained valuable experience and earned cash prizes.

Students had just two minutes to present their start-up idea to a panel of alumni judges.

“We are delighted that almost 90 students from 26 different majors participated in the GCC Elevator Pitch Competition. Our students are actively discovering innovative ways to solve many of the problems that exist in today’s world, and this competition is just the first step,” Yvonne English ’97, executive director of The Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, said.

Jordan Horst, a junior entrepreneurship major from Aurora, Ohio, took first place for Studio Song, a mobile app that streamlines the songwriting process. Ben Tobias, a sophomore entrepreneurship major from

TRUMP less happy, who had hoped for the possibility of a Clinton presidency counterbalanced by a GOP majority in the House and Senate.

Christine Cypher, a registered Democrat and Political Science major remarked “I don’t know the reason we put a hateful, sexist, racist man into power. I firmly believe that Trump is not the answer, but maybe this shocking event can point us in the right direction to find one.”

Trump’s victory shattered political precedent in a stunning upset and toppled the “blue wall” of

Davisburg, Michigan, took second place with Riot Racing, a live networking site for radiocontrolled car racing.

Tobias was also a 2015 Elevator Competition Pitch winner. Angela Kim, a junior communications studies major from Novi, Michigan, received third place for (re)Fresh, an online thrift clothing store.

Grove City College students also won first and second place in the Pitch Perfect Competition, hosted by Westminster College.

Kim won first place in the Westminster competition and Stephen Weaver, a sophomore entrepreneurship major from Cedarburg, Wisconsin, received a third place of $500 for “Print It,” 3D-printed housing for those in need in developing nations.

The Perfect Pitch competition, hosted by Westminster College’s Department of Economics and Business, is open to any undergraduate student in Pennsylvania and Ohio.

Students must pitch a new and original busi-

ness idea in three minutes or less without the use of any technology or props/prototypes.

Grove City students competed alongside

others from Thiel College, Westminster College, Allegheny College, Youngstown State University and Penn State Shenango.

states that were expected to vote in favor of Clinton.

In an analysis of the victories for the legislature, Assistant Prof. of Political Science Dr. Caleb Verbois looked toward the next midterm election. “This was the Democrats’ election to pick up senate seats because the Republicans had to defend so many.

The shoe is on the other foot going forward.”

In 2018 he predicts, Democrats will be on the defensive, and Republicans will pick up even more seats.

Dr. Verbois predicts that Hillary will gain a more decisive victory in the popular vote count and remarks that “President Obama has presided over the destruction of the

Democratic Party’s elected officers.”

Other professors stated their shock at the results and considered the election’s implications.

“I and nearly all other political science professors and pundits were surprised by the results.

There was lots of evidence – including national polls, state polls and election models – that seemed to point to a Clinton victory, but that data was bad or misinterpreted or the models were wrong.”

Dr. Paul Kengor recalls “it was almost surreal to be watching the TV around 3:00 a.m. hearing that Hillary Clinton had called Donald Trump to concede defeat. I wish she had conceded to Ted

Cruz, Marco Rubio or John Kasich, or just about anyone but Trump, but it was a remarkable concession nonetheless.“ “Her loss means a halt to the cultural/fundamental transformation of America so vigorously and aggressively pursued

by Obama and the secular progressives,” Kengor continued. “Their behavior in that regard has been bold, belligerent and intolerant.”

Grove City College, the White House and Americans all over the country watched Tuesday night as history was made.

Donald J. Trump will be sworn in to office on Jan. 20, 2017.

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Junior Jordan Horst won first place with the idea of a new app called Studio Song.

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Kathy Atwell comes to CSO Krista Heckman

person I’ve ever known.

Our interview questions were completely welcomed and his plenary speech was the best of the entire convention,” Seiter said.

Following the interview, these four students are working to write a paper about their experience and the interview. Upon its completion, the group has the opportunity to be published in the SPS Observer.

The final event of the convention was a dinner banquet held on Saturday night, which was followed by a presentation on gravitational waves and the work being done at LIGO. Both students and faculty found value in attending the convention this year and will find new opportunities at the next convention, held in 2020.

This past summer, Kathy Atwell was busy assisting her son with his college search, never realizing that the search for his college would lead her to a new career as the Office Manager/ Recruiting Coordinator of the Career Services Office (CSO) at Grove City College.

Atwell, as well as her son, fell in love with Grove City College, and she immediately applied for the job after reading the position’s description. After a Skype interview with the CSO staff, Atwell was offered the position and began work last August.

Originally from New Kensington, Penn., Atwell now resides in New Castle with her husband, two sons and dog. Atwell studied education at Slippery Rock University, where she received her bachelor’s as well as master’s degree. She worked in the Laurel School District for 27 years as a teacher. For 24 of those years, she worked with students in kindergarten through sixth grade.

Her final three years of teaching was spent with seventh and eighth graders in the junior high school as well as managing the school’s library.

Atwell had large shoes to fill at the CSO as she took the position previously held by Mrs. Linda Reash. Reash worked in the CSO eight out of the 13 years she was an employee of GCC. Reash was wellliked and appreciated for her long service and dedication to the students, faculty and staff.

Atwell is thankful that she was able to have two weeks of on-

the-job-training with Reash before she retired. This provided her with shortcuts, tricks and insight to the complicated position.

“Being a perfectionist, I wanted to know everything there is to know now, and this just wasn’t possible,” she said.

The duties she tackles each day involve scheduling student appointments, checking interviews and completing records of all on-campus recruiting. Moreover, there are times where Atwell has to juggle attending to the student standing in front of her, while someone is calling on the phone for Dr. Thrasher and a recruiter is emailing about the Career Fair, all while keeping a smile on her face.

Most of Atwell’s responsibilities are connected with helping students. She makes sure they are receiving the best assistance in order to develop their individual and unique career path. Atwell embraces her role with an energetic attitude because students come to the CSO seeking direction. They come into the office with questions, concerns and desires that all play into their future.

“I seek to set their minds at ease, encouraging them to approach everything with a positive attitude,” Atwell said.

One of the highlights of her job is the ability to watch and share the excitement of those students that have come through the CSO and watch their paths unfold. Atwell says it’s the pleasure of knowing that she contributed, big or small, to their navigation that gives her pure satisfaction.

position.”

The key to such a successful business is found in the employees.

“Work ethic is taught, not given,” Frenchak said. He teaches this philosophy to his employees, making them arrive 15 minutes early to work every day.

“Dream for success,” he often tells his workers.

Valvoline Express Care not only performs oil changes but it also has a state-of-the-art car wash system. There are two separate washes to pick from. The first, a soft-touch, washes the car, wheels, rims and underbody while simultaneously dispensing a scented foam.

There is also a touchfree wash which sprays high-pressured water.

This wash is preferable for removing mud or hardened grime on your vehicle. Perhaps

the most remarkable aspect of the car wash is that it can be remotely accessed and controlled via Mr. Frenchak’s smartphone. “If the wash malfunctions for whatever reason, I can access the cameras in the wash and fix the problem even when I’m not [physically] there,” Frenchak stated.

In addition to softtouch and touch-free washes and professional grade oil changes, Valvoline Express Care engages and contributes to society in numerous ways. It is currently holding a canned food drive.

The idea is simple: for every three cans you donate, you receive a three dollar discount off your oil change. On Veteran’s Day, free car washes are offered to military veterans or active service members.

Last year, over 200 free

car washes were given.

Perhaps the most notable contribution to Grove City is Valvoline Express Care’s initiative with George Junior Republic, a local school for troubled teenagers.

Last year, the service shop partnered with a George Junior student interested in auto mechanics.

For a period of several weeks, the student spent time apprenticing and working at Valvoline Express Care.

Anyone in need of a car wash or oil change can contact Valvoline Express Care at 724458-5007 or bring their car to 149 North Broad Street. Students and faculty receive a 10% discount at the lube changing service building. They are also on Facebook at Ritenour Valvoline Express Care and Car Wash of Grove City.

Contributing Writer

DAN SEITER

Nine Grove City College physics students presented research at the 2016 PhysCon in San Francisco, Calif.

Adventure in San Fran

Kelleigh Huber Life Editor

Both Physics Club members and physics majors jumped at the opportunity to attend the Sigma Pi Sigma (SPS) Quadrennial Congress, held in San Francisco from Nov. 3-5.

Led by Dr. DJ Wagner and Dr. Glenn Marsch of the Physics department, roughly 20 students attended the trip, which was Wednesday through Sunday of this past week. Grove City College has attended the SPS Congress since 2004.

This year’s event was not only impressive in Grove City’s turnout, but nationally as well, drawing in over 1200 individuals, many who were undergraduates.

Forty-five states were represented, including the territory of Puerto Rico. It was believed to be the largest gathering of undergraduate physics students ever, as Sigma Pi Sigma hosted the event and opened it to everyone, although many attendees were members of SPS chapters on their campus.

PhysCon 2016 featured many notable physicists, including Dame Dr. Jocelyn Bell Burnell of Oxford Uni-

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Over 20 students travelled to San Francisco for the PhysCon. versity, who discovered pulsars, Dr. Eric Cornell, a Nobel Laureate for his work with the Bose-Einstein condensate, Dr. Sylvester Gates, a professor at the University of Maryland, and Dr. Patrick Brady, a professor for the Center of Gravitation, Cosmology and Astrophysics at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, who is involved in speaking for the LIGO community.

In addition to a variety of speakers, students also had the opportunity to participate in tours ranging from Google’s Moonshot Factory to the Computer History Museum, as well as workshops specializing in physics career options, grad school realities and innovation and science as unifying fields.

Other events included student-presented research at poster ses-

sions and a physicsthemed art contest.

Nine Grove City students participated in presenting research at a poster session. Six of those students received travel awards from SPS National to help with travel costs, while sophomore Connor Murphy received one of only twenty awards given out of over 300 presentations.

Another meaningful experience popped up for junior Dan Seitewr, who, along with three other classmates, served as SPS Reporters.

“We were given press passes and a private interview with Dr. Eric Cornell,” he said.

For him, the interview was the highlight of the trip.

“The best part was definitely interviewing Dr. Eric Cornell… he was the smartest, funniest, most cheerful

Nationally known, locally loved

Ethan Paszko Staff Writer

Reed Alioth

Contributing Writer Grove City, PA – Lucrative businessman and philanthropist Ken Frenchak, Jr. understands the meaning of hard work and determination.

Mr. Frenchak, operations manager of Valvoline Express Care in downtown Grove City, used to change car oil when he was 13 while standing in a hole in the ground.

The local Valvoline Express Care is an anomaly among its counterparts. It, along with four other stores, has been ranked among the top five of 378 Valvoline shops in the nation. The justification for such an accolade is clear upon arrival at the

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Grove City’s local Valvoline shop has been ranked as one of the best in the nation. shop.

The property is clean and safe, employees are polite and well-trained and of course, upper management understands the meaning of success.

Mr. Frenchak states that the most challeng-

ing and rewarding part of the job is the employees.

“I love the reward I receive from getting to help other people. Often, many of my employees are young or displaced from work, and can really use this

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And the winners are…

Julianna Joseph Contributing Writer

Grove City College recently announced that Alex DeGroff and Janice Inman are the recipients of the 2016 Grove City College Florence E. MacKenzie Campus Community Award, which are now in their 34th year.

These awards are given annually to individuals who have “demonstrated and/or cultivated positive relationship between Grove City College and one or more community groups,” according to a College news release.

The Campus Award is given to a member of the Grove City College community, while the Community Award

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Janice Inman and Alex DeGroff were recently announced as the winners of the 2016 Grove City College Campus Community Awards. is given to a member of the community of the Borough of Grove City.

DeGroff, the first recipient, is the man-

ager of the Olde Town Grove City downtown business district, a volunteer for many nonprofits in the Grove City

Area, the President of the Grove City Young Professionals and a writer for Living the Grove.

He was nominated because of his efforts to connect students and faculty of the College with Olde Town.

He seeks to improve the business climate in Olde town and benefit those connected to the College by building relationships and teaming up with College administration.

Inman is the other recipient of the. Inman’s name is most likely familiar to many alums of the College, as she is an alumness herself, as well as an employee in the Office of Alumni and College Relations.

She has selflessly worked out of public view on community projects such as Grove City’s Strawberry Days and the Grove City Ro-

tary Club.

The College is not the only one recognizing her work.

Inman also received the Grove City Chamber Community Service Award in January of this year in honor of her volunteer efforts in the community.

According to the College’s website, the Campus Community Awards were originally put into place to honor the volunteer work of Florence E. McKenzie, the late wife of former College President Dr. Charles S. Mackenzie.

The website states that the award seeks to honor “her efforts to cultivate the relationship between the College and the Grove City community.”

When MAP lunch dates don’t cut it Love life gone stale?

Here are a few ideas to spice stuff up with your significant other.

1. Go to the Theater- Most places will provide a discounted student price. I recommend Playhouse Square in Cleveland, where you can see performances in what is widely considered one of the best off-Broadway production houses in the country for $15.00 with your student ID. 2. M c C o n n e l l s Mill State Park – a perfect place for you and your boo to get lost in the woods, hike the trail, and admire the beautiful autumn trees.

3. Smelting Pennies – put two pennies together and tape them to a set of railroad

tracks. Come back after the train runs over them and you’ll have one melted mega-penny. A great symbol of your future together in marriage: the two becoming one.

4. Get off campus and go out to eat – the Brewery in Slippery Rock is always a win.

And no, you don’t have to get alcohol; homebrewed root beer and specially made fries will turn an ordinary meal into a life-altering dinner. Honorable mentions: Timber Creek; Peace, Love, and Little Donuts.

5. Are you or your loved (liked) one an Old Soul? – We have three tremendous opportunities for thrifting here in Grove City: Salvation Army, Thrifty-Threads, and the lesser known All Good Things. Take advantage and buy your boyfriend or girlfriend a thrifty 1990s YMCA shirt.

6. Has your relationship hit an intellectual lull? – I recommend doing the other person’s homework to reinvigorate and ignite some great conversations. Also, this can be a good way to find out

Studio all’estero – Italia Karli Anzevino

Contributing Writer

Among the many novelties to explore in Italy are food, the language and the ancient streets full of history and beauty. Historical must-sees like the Colosseum, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the Trevi Fountain, the Vatican City and the Roman ruins are everywhere, while gorgeous Italian beaches dot the landscape.

Italy is a hot bed for famous and extravagant art and history and there is much to see and tell about.

Imagine walking down the Tuscan countryside. The cool, fresh air smells of grape vine, gourmet pizza crust and the amazing gelato.

The fashion and culture also draws you in, enlightening you as to the customs of small Italian towns. Imagine yourself in a new pair of handmade Italian shoes. Are they black suede sandals or leather loafers?

I’ll take both.

In order to make this a possibility, Grove City College has partnered with Lorenzo de’ Medici University. Students

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Seeing the sights is just one reason to study in Italy. can travel in additional programs over the length of a semester, summer, or January intersession at reduced tuition rates.

There is also an upcoming Faculty-Led Travel Course to Italy and Greece this May. This is an unbelievable opportunity to travel to Italy.

Student Raquel Fereshetian studied in Florence, Italy in the fall of last year and spoke of how much she enjoyed her time. Instead of going through the program, Raquel said she “directly enrolled to give [herself] more flexibility during [her] time there.”

“I was so glad that I did, as I got to travel to more than ten countries all around Europe, and even more cities around Italy,” she said. Raquel mentioned some other great opportunities she

experienced by going about her travels this way.

“My international school gave me so many opportunities outside of the classroom, as I got involved with pottery and fashion club. I even had the chance to be a writer and photographer for their fashion blog. My school also gave us unique experiences all around Florence such as touring the Ferragamo and Gucci Museums, doing secret passages tours around the famous buildings, taking wine and food pairing classes, and even attending an opera,” she explained.

Italy is just one of the many countries with programs partnered with Grove City College and is providing many students the opportunity to experience new studies as well as new culture.

just how smart your significant other really is.

7. Enjoy the Ketler booths – if you enjoy a lower quality lounge, the smell of musty wood, a dimly lit aur, and some well-played ping pong matches, this is the perfect place for you.

8. Revel in the glory of freedom at a local gun show or raffle – Nothing shows your significant other how patriotic you are like a knowledge of the calibers, ballistics propertie, and ranges of an array of assault rifles and handguns. Just don’t bring any purchases back to campus.

9. Party at Slippery Rock – Completely debasing yourself is a great way to determine

how committed your guy or girl is to your relationship: if they can’t handle you at your worst, they don’t deserve you at your best.

10. Ice Skating – Winter is coming, and we all know what that means: it’s time to make complete fools out of ourselves by bruising our posteriors on frozen ponds. Ice Skating is the quintessential winter date. Don’t pass it up this winter.

11. Visit the Zoo – For only $16, you can visit the Pittsburgh Zoo and marvel at the lions, laugh at the sea otter, and express your condolences to Harambe’s cousins. Who knows, maybe taking your significant other on a tour of the animal kingdom will make them wild

about you.

12 Enjoy a beautiful view of Pittsburgh from the top of The Incline – during both day and night, the Duquesne Incline provides stunning vistas of Pittsburgh. Many a proposal has occurred here, and there’s also a great restaurant down the street!

If you’ve made it this far in the article, you’ve probably realized that some of these ideas are significantly better than others. I hope at least a few of them will help you in your future romantic endeavors.

Got questions for Dr. Love? Email them to The Collegian at collegian.gcc.edu or submit a question anonymously through intra-campus mail to Box # 2573

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Here comes ‘Anything Goes”

Lizzy Borcherding Entertainment Editor

Sarah Gibbs Staff Writer Grove City College’s Theatre Department presents a delightful, raucous comedy of love and laughter. Directed

by Betsy Craig, the tale told in “Anything Goes” takes place in 1934 aboard the S.S. American, where we find nightclub singer and evangelist Reno Sweeney headed to England from New York.

Meanwhile Reno’s co-worker, Billy Crocker is stowed away onto the luxury liner to pursue the love of his life, Hope Harcourt.

Unfortunately for Leone, Hope is already engaged to a wealthy aristocrat, Lord Evelyn Oakleigh.

In addition to this love triangle are Moonface Martin and his minion, Erma - both of whom are public enemies.

In explaining her performance, senior Jessica Stonefield said,

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This year, the Grove City College Theatre Department is putting on “Anything Goes” for its fall play. Directed by Betsey Craig, “Anything Goes” tells the story of the passengers and crew of a cruise ship heading to England from New York. “with the help of some

and good old-fashioned

help Billy in his quest to

elaborate

disguises,

blackmail, Reno and

win Hope’s heart.”

sailors

Moonface join forces to

tap-dancing

Moonface Martin is

played by Robert Davis and Erma by Rachel Criswell.

Other main characters are Mrs. Harcourt, played by Hannah Vaccaro, Eli Whitney played by David Tharnish and The Captain, played by Terin Kelsey.

The inside-out, upside-down humor of P.G. Wodehouse wedded with the musical prowess of Cole Porter blends together to make “Anything Goes” the classic musical that it is.

Betsy Craig, along with her actors bring the musical to the stage with fresh energy and lots of sparkle, 82 years after it was first written.

Alex Soberick gives a resounding performance as Reno Sweeney, actress, singer and evangelist.

The play also stars Luke Leone as Billy Crocker, the star crossed lover willing to mascaraed as Mary Hills to gain passage on a ship, Jordan Luntz as Hope Harcourt, the indecisive, and engaged, object of affection and

Samuel Kenney as Lord Evelyn Oakleigh, the fiancé and naïve Englishman who has “a little bit of gypsy” in him.

Robert Davis expertly plays Moonface Martin, a conman with a “philosophy” he loves to sing about.

This musical performance debuted Wednesday, Nov. 9 and will continue to be shown until Saturday, Nov. 12, with each performance beginning at 7:30 p.m.

The cast and crew have rehearsed strenuously in order to make this performance as best as it can be, averaging more than 20 hours per week leading up to the performance.

Sailors dance with mops. Chinese Christians play strip poker.

The captain throws a party for public enemy number one. It is obvious that this musical throws tradition to the wind and asks us to laugh at the ridiculous.

In the end the man gets the girl and the girl gets her man. And anything goes.

A celebration of music Lizzy Borcherding Entertainment Editor

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The sisters of Sigma Delta Phi put on their annual Monte Carlo Night last Friday, with games, prizes and more.

Monte Carlo in Old MAP

Jonathan Fisher Staff Writer

With the students of GCC going through their last full month of classes for the semester, things tend to get a bit busier.

During this time, getting away from all the work can be helpful.

Since it’s not the easiest thing to plan a quick vacation, though, there is always an opportunity or two to have some weekend fun on campus.

Over this past weekend, the sisters of Sigma Delta Phi presented their annual all-campus event “Monte Carlo Night” in Old Map. The night consisted of different card games set up all over the dining room, including Poker, Blackjack, Crazy Eights and Egyptian Rat Screw.

The room itself was decked out with Monte Carlo themed decorations, filling the room with the colors of red and black. There were also a variety of “mock-

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tails” and finger foods provided by the sorority that were available for the guests’ enjoyment while they played the different games.

The winners of each round of card games received a raffle ticket to be entered into drawings for many different prizes. The more games someone won, the better chance he or she would have of winning a prize.

The items up for grabs that night included gift cards to multiple local vendors such as Beans on Broad, Sweet Jeanie’s and Coffaro’s Pizza, as well as “Monte Carlo Night” souvenir T-shirts. The extra special prize this year, though, was a Beta fish

that came with its own tank.

Another activity that was available that night was a photo booth. People took all kinds of pictures with their friends that would later be posted on social media.

Although many oncampus events have photo booths, there was something different about this one. The Greek group or housing group (other than Sigma Delta Phi) that took a group picture with the highest percentage of its members in attendance won free homemade cookies. The winners of the contest this year were the brothers of Delta Iota Kappa.

Even President McNulty made a special

President McNulty tried his hand at drawing the raffle.

appearance at the end of the event. Showing up in a full tuxedo, he helped hand out the raffle prizes to the lucky winners. Afterwards he joined the D’Phis for a special group picture to close out the night.

“Monte Carlo Night” is the biggest charity event that Sigma Delta Phi puts on. The event had a suggested $2 donation and also had donation boxes available during the evening.

“This year, we will be donating the money to The Pittsburgh Project,” said event organizer Tiffany Bicek.

She described The Pittsburgh Project as “an organization within the city of Pittsburgh that provides tutoring to inner city kids and also performs free renovation projects for Pittsburgh homeowners.” For the D’Phis, it’s a special organization, since some of them have volunteered with the group in the past.

In all, the event raised $155 for The Pittsburgh Project.

Stonebridge Concerts, Grove City College’s student-led concert committee, is hosting Bridgefest on Saturday, November 12th at 7 p.m. in the Rathburn Great Room.

This event is “a celebration of the unique music being written right here at GCC,” said senior Joshua Delk, president of the committee.

Bridgefest will be a music festival of entirely original student music - no covers,” he added.

During this event, attendees can expect original, authentic and heartfelt music performed by talented students with a passion for singing, songwriting and music in general.

Bridgefest is also featuring Peter Christiansen, a 2015 GCC alum and electric guitar player. Since graduating Grove City College, he has begun an impressive music career.

Christiansen has recorded his own LP with his band The Stairwells, and will soon be releasing a solo album.

Prior to creating their performance roster for the event, Stonebridge Concerts were contacted by some of the talented musicians on campus and also reached out to some student musicians as well. Although they would like every musician on campus to be able to perform and display their unique talents, time restraints prevent this from happening during a single

event.

Delk explained that “I’m most excited for the performers to have an opportunity to perform their own music in a more professional atmosphere.

Coffeehouses are an awesome opportunity to play music in front of friends, but Bridgefest will offer both artists and audience members the chance to enjoy music in a high-production environment and a more intimate setting.”

Attendees can expect to hear music performed by Peter Asher, Jared Grace, Christie Goodwin, Aaron Hughes, Adam Lowe, Marley Kropp and Jackson Clemmer.

Each artists will be playing 20 minute sets.

Stonebridge Concerts is a campus ministry whose goal is to bring excellent music to Grove City College’s campus.

This concert committee works directly with GCC’s administration to coordinate and plan campus-wide musical events.

They seek to “promote a culture of appreciation for quality [and] diverse music”, explains Delk. He also emphasized that each member has been working very hard to make the event happen, and that anyone interested in joining the Stonebridge Concerts team can apply in the late spring. Students from all majors and academic classes are encouraged to apply.

For more information on Bridgefest, check out Stonebridge Concerts’ event on Facebook: “Bridgefest 2016.”

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Grove City’s true colors

Grove City College was recently recognized by Christian Universities Online as one of the most beautiful colleges in the north. Our campus may be small, relatively speaking, but there are few places that don’t stand out on a fall day. With weather getting colder, and snow soon to be on the horizon, students should enjoy the campus now while they can. The leaves are bright and colorful, complementing the campus’ architecture. Get the most of it now, because it won’t be long before the leaves are stripped from the trees and winter descends onto campus with a righteous fury.

Photos by Joe Setyon and Caleb Harshberger

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No men allowed Paige Kraynak Staff Writer

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Dr. Schaefer was one of the stars of Faculty Follies, drawing lots of laughs as he performed in the show put on by ODK and Mortar Board.

Fun times with the faculty

Claire Rauf Staff Writer

On Saturday night, a long line of students eagerly shuffled into a packed Crawford auditorium. There was a sense of excitement in the air. Tonight, everyone’s favorite professors would perform ridiculous acts, skits, readings and other such shenanigans, all for the sake of entertainment.

The proceedings were MC’d by history professor Dr. Andrew Mitchell, who handled the multiple technological setbacks and missing performers with retellings of his experiences – or lack thereof – with Open Hours as a student at Grove City.

This year’s cast consisted of Drs. Campbell, Harvey, the Brothers Bright, Bardy, Smith, Ulrich, Schaefer, Sweet, Throckmorton, Ayers, Bibza, Thompson, Mitchell, Potter and Sra. Ligo. While all of the acts were funny, there were a few that stood out.

One of these acts was the Presidential debate, with this year’s presidential candidates: Donald Trump portrayed by Dr. Bardy, Sra. Ligo as Hillary

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Faculty Follies saw profs in wacky costumes.

Clinton and Dr. Smith acting as the debate moderator. The two battled it out over issues on immigration, building Trump’s wall and even their favorite animals. Trump’s was Harambe.

If you’re single and looking to find the “One” before spring, then you should check out GroverMingle. com. The spoof video featured Dr. Bancroft and TK as Grove City students who found their God-oriented, intentional courtship through the website.

The video induced raucous laughter from the student body, especially with an ending quote from the two that “there were no shoes in the door” on their honeymoon.

Professors Sweet,

Throckmorton, Ayers, Ulrich and Schaefer debuted their new band, Crimson Floyd, with a rendition of Pink Floyd’s Another Brick in the Wall. Professor Sweet recalls how the idea for doing a Pink Floyd song came to him while he was singing in the car. A half-hour later, he had five verses written out. The notion for personally calling out certain faculty members originated with an idea to lampoon Dr. Mitchell, and then spread as he thought about what rhymed with ‘education.’ Registration? Fred Lang!

Indoctrination? How about Stanley Keehlwetter? The final verse poking fun at Hicks food was met with roaring applause from the audience.

Snapple Facts, a factoid segment about Grove City College, was presented by Dr. Bibza. Some notable facts were that ketchup was once sold as a medicine, but Zerbe has yet to use medicine; the penny was the first US coin to feature the likeness of an actual person, but that Grovers don’t care because that person wasn’t Ronald Reagan; and Jupiter spins so fast that there is a new sunrise nearly every 10 hours, but freshmen move so fast that there is a new couple nearly every 10 minutes. The last one was posted on Yik Yak as the “quote of the night.”

Other performances included Dr. Mitchell’s Advice to Young Faculty, as well as his readings of emails related to the dissolution of the Made-To-Order station in Hicks. There was also the Faculty Fantasy League Updates, with Drs. Mitchell and Smith detailing changes to the school.

These changes included new “classes” for next year, such as EDUC/ PSYCH 355: Holding Your Child’s Attention Through Guilt and Fear, and BARS/PHYS ED 666: Purgations for

the Modern Collegiate – Exorcism and Acne. Dr. Potter sang for a music video titled “I Love This School”, which poked fun at some features of Grove City.

Due to Dr. Coulter’s absence, the previously scheduled Coulter Report was replaced with Dr. Mitchell calling Dr. Gary Smith on stage for a parody of This Is Your Life. Mitchell went through Smith’s time at Grove City, both as a student as well as a professor. A special surprise, Smith’s senior professor Dick Trammell, made a guest appearance. For the finale, Crimson Floyd and all of the faculty came on stage to deliver a song dedicated to Gary Smith’s time teaching at GCC – 3 Door’s Down “Here Without You.” Originating in 1977, Faculty Follies has since been an annual Grove City College staple. It has also been one of the most reliably exciting performances for all members of the college, with hundreds of students and faculty being in attendance. This year’s Faculty Follies were sponsored by the members of ODK and Mortar Board.

Grove City’s pro-life group, Life Advocates, will be hosting a ladiesonly Christmas Brunch to raise money for the Alpha Omega Center on Dec. 3, at 10 a.m. in Ket Rec, For $2, ladies can get fresh fruit, pancakes, coffee, tea and juice.

Raffle tickets will also be given out upon admission. Dress is formal.

This event is brand new, so donations from local businesses and churches have been imperative in making this event happen.

All proceeds benefit the Alpha Omega Center in Slippery Rock, which is a pregnancy center that reaches out to students at Slippery Rock University who have found themselves in unexpected pregnancy situations.

This center was created to help these women meet their physical, financial and emotional needs.

“Sarah Bowen and the other staff members do pretty amazing things there. They have blessed so many lives with the work they do,” junior Adrian Cruz said.

Sarah Bowen, the director of the Alpha Omega center, will be speaking at this event about the role of feminism in the fight against abortion.

Though this topic is taboo, Sarah will be shedding some new light on the subject from a Christian and pro-life perspective.

There will also be a raffle and gift basket auctions taking place.

Some of the starting bids will begin as low as 25 cents.

Each basket has a theme, including “Movie Madness,” “Spa-tacular,” “Chocoholic” and more.

The smaller baskets and prizes will be raffled off and the larger ones will be auctioned off.

‘Fatima’ finds its niche on French movie night Claire Rauf Staff Writer In celebration of French Week, the French Club hosted a viewing for the French movie, “Fatima”. The 2015 movie is based in French-Canada, where a single mother, Fatima, raises her two daughters. 15-year-old Souad is a rebellious teenager who finds it difficult to connect with her mother as well as meet the high standards set by her older sister. Nesrine is an 18-year-old medical school student who rises against all odds to pursue a career as a doctor.

In order to support her family, Fatima must work multiple low-paying cleaning jobs. She struggles with her cul-

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The French drama, “Fatima” has been wellrecieved internationally

tural identity as both a modern Canadian citizen and a Muslim woman. This film highlights how difficult it is for people who find themselves living in two worlds and cultures at once. It illustrates how hard they try to fit in and yet still attempt to

maintain their national traditions.

A point of contention between Fatima and her daughters is their cultural and generational differences.

Nesrine and Souad are truly Canadian; they dress like modern girls and do not wear the traditional headscarves or even perform Muslim customs such as Ramadan, unlike their mother. A specifically poignant example of the contrast is in an interaction Nesrine has with her father. He finds her roommate’s lighter, and they have a quick, intense debate about how smoking is permissible for a man but considered a vulgar activity for a woman.

Another interesting concept that is re-

vealed in this film is the prejudices Fatima experiences both within her community as well as outside of it. She is constantly critiqued – and at one point, even threatened – by other Muslim women she works with. The source of this criticism emanates from the fact that one of her daughters is attending medical school. Because of this, the other women see her as becoming prideful and acting arrogantly. She also fears what the Islamic community will think of her daughters when they see they do not follow their customs, primarily with how they dress.

This film also exemplifies Islamophobia, which is an intense and irrational hatred or fear

of those of the Muslim faith. One of Fatima’s employers even goes so far as to test her employee by leaving money in the laundry to see if Fatima will steal it (which she doesn’t).

It is immeasurably important to try and understand other cultures, especially in today’s increasingly globalized world. As Christians, we are called to go forth and make disciples of all nations. That requires an understanding and respect for the culture we are interacting with, no matter their reputation.

The ideology that promotes the belief Christians should be complete social isolationists goes against everything that the Bible states.

Christianity is more

than the views and beliefs of a white person in the 1950s.

“Fatima” is a gentle introduction into the world of a Muslim woman who is trying to be the best human she can be and who does everything she can to provide for her family; she feels love, heartbreak, depression and pride, just like we do.

The film honestly displays Fatima’s struggles within her own religion and culture. It also does a phenomenal job of remaining particularly objective. It isn’t an action film, nor is it particularly exciting, but it provides a small glimpse into a life we might not otherwise see or appreciate. This is where “Fatima” finds its niche.

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Supportes of #BlackLivesMatter protest against the shootiongs of black men. Do they place the same importance on black lives in the womb?

Black lives matter even from the start

Alyson Kruger Section Designer

As the election season comes to an end, the nation will reflect on the choices made and the outcome. At the time of this article, the outcome was unknown, and the battle for the leadership of our country left people emotional and upset and others listless and indifferent. People will choose a candidate based on their personal beliefs of what is the most important issue facing the nation now. Some will not vote because neither candidate is reflective of the good qualities of America or either political party. Personally, I feel ashamed of America in that these two individuals are the two we feel most qualified of either side to lead a nation. But for

me, the most important issue facing the nation is abortion.

Many of those who are voting for Hillary Clinton, or are of the Democratic Party, are pro-choice for women and support the funding of Planned Parenthood. The Democratic Party is also very vocal about their tolerance and support of minority groups and all races and gender identities.

But this is an irony that should no longer go unnoticed.

Prior to this campaign, the phrase “black lives matter” became mainstream due to the acts of violence between police officers and African Americans. This was met by the somewhat weak response that “all lives matter”.

However, people who support #blacklivesmatter and those

who counteract with #alllivesmatter should be aware that Planned Parenthood was founded by Margaret Sanger, a notorious racist, who referred to African Americans as “weeds” and disabled children as “useless”.

It surprised me to learn that Planned Parenthood targets low income neighborhoods and impoverished situations, and that 1 in 3 African American children have been aborted

by Planned Parenthood. Despite claims to service all people, nonHispanic black women have the highest abortion percentage of all groups according to the CDC. Think about that.

One in three.

78 percent of Planned Parenthood clinics are in predominantly black neighborhoods.

Blacks make up 12 percent of the population, but 35 percent of America’s aborted babies are black. Where is the protest for those black lives, I ask you.

No one is protesting the loss of those lives. Bear in mind that Secretary Clinton was quoted as saying that aborting the unborn up to the day of delivery was acceptable. Yet the Democratic Party claims to be “supportive” of these ethnic and poor communities. How can you claim to support them on one side, while funding a corporation that destroys them with the other? If #blacklivesmatter and #alllivesmatter, then where is the outrage for these lost lives? You cannot support Planned Parenthood and claim that you support #blacklivesmatter at the same

time.

This may be new information to some, and old news to others. I am not writing this to support a particular candidate. I am writing this so people are aware of the shocking statistics that surround Planned Parenthood and the history that it has. Personally, I feel it is my duty as a Christian to preserve human life, and creation, no matter what. Because if you don’t, all human life becomes expendable.

That is a world I do not want to face.

We are a culture dangerously close to human life becoming worthless. All human life is precious, no labels attached. Life is life. Let’s fight for that.

The one night a month I hate coffee Lizzy Borcherding Entertainment Editor

I am a coffee fanatic.

For real. To quote one of my favorite television characters, “I’ll drink it, shoot it, eat it, snort it, whatever form it’s in.

Gimme!”

But there is one night a month that I despise coffee. Those are the nights when there is a campus-wide coffee house.

To be frank, why the heck would anyone think it is a good idea to serve hundreds of sleep-deprived college students coffee at 9 p.m. at night? To the organizations who serve said coffee, get some chemistry majors in your group! Caffeine is a major stimulant and takes between 6 and 12 hours to get out of a person’s system. Coffee

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Coffee is a college student’s best friend. But at 9:00 p.m., the last thing a sleepdeprived 20 year old needs is another reason to not sleep. literally disrupts a perAnd let’s not forget conversation you had son’s internal clock and about innocent by- with your boyfriend the can lead to sluggishness standers (or should I other night? We got to the next day. Talk about say by-sleepers?) who hear it too. By the way, setting students up for don’t even attend these you two should break disaster! Surely this is abominable events. The up. But that’s off topic. not anyone’s intention, most extensive probMy cynicism on this but by golly, people just lem is the aftermath of topic is rooted in one need to stop studying consuming coffee past thing: sleep deprivafor their HUMA exams 6 p.m.: the freshman tion. My roommate and long enough to think “comedy show” that I are pretty unique on about the ramifications takes place on South this campus. We enjoy off messing with hun- Patio. Fun fact: voices going to bed early- I dreds of student’s circa- carry very well on the am talking 11, 10:30 dian clocks! patio. That intimate on good nights. But on

these specific coffee house nights, we will be woken by precocious insomniacs who think they’re the funniest human beings alive.

News flash: none of you are funny when you’re hyped up on coffee at 2 a.m. Also, just because you’re talking louder and louder doesn’t mean your humor is getting any better.

And to the girl who deigned to clomp down the hallway at 3 a.m. in heels: go to HAL. You know what I mean. And take your darn heels with you.

Coffee isn’t evil, and neither are coffee houses. And neither are stupid people for that matter. But there is one simple solution to my woes, and the woes of others like me: decaf, people. Decaf.

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Transfer to Trump This past week, Americans witnessed something extraordinary.

No, not the presidential election, though Donald Trump’s victory after trailing in just about every poll was certainly historic.

Americans witnessed Donald Trump graciously accept victory, calling for unification in the process.

Rather than calling Secretary Clinton, a woman with whom he has traded countless personal attacks, mean names and gloating in the face of his victory, he praised her.

“Hillary has worked very long and very hard over a long period of time, and we owe her a major debt of gratitude for her service to our country,” he said.

Trump didn’t stop there. He recognized that it was time to come together as a nation.

“Now it’s time for America to bind the wounds of division…to all Republicans and Democrats and independents across this nation, I say it is time for us to come together as one united people.”

His rival, Secretary Clinton, also called for unification in her concession speech. She accepted the results of the election that saw her lose the electoral vote, while still winning a plurality of the popular vote.

Clinton expressed hope that Trump would succeed as president, and told supporters that “We owe him an open mind and a chance to lead.”

Meanwhile, the incumbent leader of the free world, a man who had spent considerable time on the campaign trail to prevent Trump from winning, congratulated the presidentelect.

President Obama told the American people that he was “rooting for his success.”

“This is an intramural scrimmage. We’re not Democrats first, we’re not Republicans first, we are Americans first. We’re patriots first,” Obama said from the Rose Garden.

What Americans saw in the aftermath of the election was a peaceful transition of power, a phenomena where the losing candidate accepts defeat and acknowledge that the winning candidate is the rightful leader.

Before the creation of the American republic, a peaceful transition of power was not a given. In ancient times, the death of a king meant his children would fight over his kingdom. A lust for power would pit families against each other.

Even in modern times, a peaceful transition is not guaranteed.

In many developing countries, would-be dictators fight each other for control after the death of a strong leader. The result? Civil wars that often result in the deaths of thousands of people.

In the United States, we are fortunate to have Founding Fathers who looked ahead and understood the need for peace. Near the end of George Washington’s second term, the country was faced with two political parties that seemed to fundamentally disagree on how to run a nation.

Washington could have run for a third term, and he probably would have run. Instead, he stepped down of his own accord, showing the world that a leader could indeed step aside and allow peaceful elections determine who comes next.

In his famous Farewell Address, Washington set an example for the presidents after him and urged Americans to unify in the face of the challenges ahead.

As Washington tells Alexander Hamilton in “Hamilton,” the hit Broadway show, “if we get this right, we’re gonna teach ‘em how to say goodbye.”

“Mr. President, they will say you’re weak,” responds Hamilton.

“No, they will see we’re strong,” Washington answers.

The peaceful transition of power if part of what makes America great. Every four years, we go to the polls, vote for our leaders and accept the results, whatever they may be. There is no fighting, no war and no blood spilt.

This election year, whether you voted for Trump, Clinton, Johnson, McMullin, Stein or no one at all, let’s remember that this is what makes us strong.

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At the heart of our stress

Maria Dunsworth Contributing Writer

Stress is something that all Grovers are a little too familiar with, whether you are a freshman struggling with your first bib/rev paper or a senior double major and president of twelve campus groups.

Yet as familiar as all of this is to us, we do not always know how to navigate such a stressful environment.

We make it harder on ourselves than necessary by expecting too much, overcommitting, and not resting properly. Then we tell each other that if you are not busy, you are not doing enough. Rather than competing to see who can be the most perfect Grover, let’s instead create a culture of humility, recognizing that we are all still learning, and admitting that few of us can live up to the coveted “groverachiever” status.

Now let’s hear from the experts: our fellow Grovers. Here is their tried and true advice on how they deal with their own and other peoples’

stress.

DO: “Make the Lord a priority, no matter your schedule.” –Amy O’Brien “Take purposeful time to get away from studying. Take a nap, go for a walk, go chat with a desk attendant (they get lonely sometimes).”

–Natalie Kuznitz “Allow yourself to have fun in the middle of the busy times. Take small breaks and do fun things even in the middle of the craziness because that gives you the chance to have fun and enjoy college for the relationships.” –Melanie Barber “Make time for friends and fun, and use your time wisely when you are doing homework.” –Marley Kropp “Exercise gives you endorphins; endorphins make you happy…” –Legally Blonde “Find a creative activity – not just an outlet, but an energizer.”

–Bethany Funk “Talk to people off campus: It helps me to remember that I am not my stresses, and that

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Women’s basketball is battle-ready Joe Setyon Managing Editor After an offseason full of recruiting, working out and endless dribbling, passing and shooting drills, the Grove City College women’s basketball team is nearly ready for game action.

The Wolverines are coming off a highly successful 2015-16 season that saw them finish 13-13 overall but 11-7 in the President’s Athletic Conference (PAC).

That 11-7 mark was the team’s best in-conference record since the 2004-05 season, when the Wolverines finished 16-10 overall and made it all the way to the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) quarterfinals.

Despite the great year, the Wolverines were vanquished in the first round of the PAC Tournament last season, losing to fifthranked Westminster by a score of 56-44.

With that loss behind them, the Wolverines hope to make it even further this year, despite the loss of multiple seniors to graduation.

According to Head Coach Chelle Fuss, the team is ready to move on to this year’s challenges.

“We rely on those past successes for confidence but we don’t

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Last season, Grove City women’s basketball was 13 - 13. In the conference., the women had a record of 11 - 7. The Wolverines begin their season away on Nov. 15 at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg. rely on them to take us to another season. This is a whole different season and a whole different team. It’s a team that is coming together and working hard together and developing,” she said.

Grove City will need to replace the production of the graduated Kathryn Erbelding, who was first in scoring (15.1 ppg), shooting percentage (.462), rebounding (8.9 rpg) and assists (57) last year. Though she is gone, the team should still have a good combination of experience but also youth.

Fuss emphasized that

though Erbelding will leave “big hole to fill,” she is confident that “someone else will step up and it will be their turn to do something good.”

Guard Lexie Arkwright will look to be one of those players.

Last season, Arkwright broke out, scoring more than 13 ppg and collecting 5.8 rebounds per contest. Now in her junior season, Arkwright has an outstanding long-range jump shot (26-87 from beyond the arc last year). However, she also has the ability to fight for rebounds, both on the offensive

and defensive glass.

Meanwhile, sophomore center Laura Buchanan is keeps on improving. As a freshman, she burst onto the scene, finishing third on the team in scoring (5.8 ppg) and rebounding (5.3 rpg).

With the departure of Erbelding, Buchanan should keep getting more opportunities to score. At six-foot-three, she is easily the tallest player on the team and has the ability to dominate play in the paint and on the glass.

Arkwright and Buchanan are not the only players to highlight.

Last season, guard Jackie Stewart finished fourth in the team in scoring (6.6 ppg).

In her senior season, she will continue to be relied upon both as a scorer and a passer (49 assists last year).

Finally, getting senior guard Teresa Dallatore involved in the offense will be crucial to the Wolverines’ chances.

Dallatore was second on the team in assists last year with 51, and with Erbelding’s graduation, she will be an important ball distributor.

As a team, the Wolverines look to be wellbalanced, with players capable of shooting the ball but also being physical near the basket. Moreover, with the addition of five freshman to the squad, Grove City looks to be set for the future.

Fuss expressed excitement about the team’s youth.

“We have a very young team,” she said, which “has its own challeneges but it comes with great excitement.”

“It’s an unknown to them so they just attack each battle with what it is. It brings a youthfulness that is energetic,” Fuss explained.

The Wolverines will open their season at home Nov. 15 against the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg.

Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.

Ravens claw past Steelers in low-scoring affair Andy Fritz Staff Writer On Sunday, the Pittsburgh Steelers dropped their Week 9 matchup to the Baltimore Ravens, losing their division lead in the process.

When one thinks of rivalries between the Steelers and Ravens , punishing hits, flaring tempers and the tradition of strong competitio come to mind.Lately though, this bitter rivalry has been fading.

“It (was) the best rivalry in football,” Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs said. “Hatred is a very strong word, but it seems fitting. But there’s a lot of respect going there.”

The fiery intensity was fueled by free speaking coaches Brian Billick (Ravens) and Bill Cower (Steelers), who trash-talked for weeks leading up to their matchups. The coaches have always disliked each other, but nobody detested the other team more than their respective players.

The Ravens/Steelers games of a decade ago were brutal.

You could expect huge hits, post whistle skirmishes and every once in a while some-

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The Pittsburgh Steelers have a record of 4-4 so far this season. Their next game is scheduled for this Sunday Nov. 13, 2016 against the Dallas Cowboys. one getting knocked out. Players embraced the rivalries to the point that they would often be willing to fight each other on the way to their busses after the game ended. The game was more than just a win, it was personal.

Fast forward to 2016, and that atmosphere has all but ended with the Ravens. Lately though for the Steelers, that type of rivalry has floated down the Ohio River to Cincinnati.

While on and offfield dimensions have changed over the past ten years, the importance of the Ravens/ Steelers rivalry game has not. Typically, the two teams are fighting for the division lead

and a chance to keep their playoff hopes alive. Last Sunday was no different.

Sunday’s grudge match versus the Ravens left the Steelers discouraged after losing to a mediocre team by a score 21-14.

While it was a “mustwin” game for both— Pittsburgh coming into the game with a twogame losing streak, while Baltimore had dropped four in a row— the main storyline of the game was Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.

“Big Ben” returned to play Sunday after suffering a knee injury that required surgery just two weeks prior.

While Roethlisberger

was expected to give the Steelers offense a much needed jolt, a stiff looking Roethlisberger starred in a nasty game clogged full of turnovers, flags and poor offense from both sides.

Even with Ben, the Steelers offense was undeniably dismal on Sunday. Within the first three quarters of the game, the Steel City’s offense totaled only 70 yards. The Steelers rallied back, however, in the fourth quarter nearly tying the game after being down 21-0.

Touchdowns by Roethlisberger (rushing) and receiver Antonio Brown brought the game to a manageable 21-14 mid-fourth quarter. A few key dropped passes late in the game would ultimately fail the black and gold.

Contributions from key players such as Le’Veon Bell and Antonio Brown were held to a minimum as Baltimore controlled the game throughout.

Instead, rookie wide receiver Eli Rogers stepped up, gaining 103 yards in an effort to get the Steelers back into the game.

A bright spot in the game for the Steelers though is that their

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Updates from last week Women’s soccer: Lost 0-1 against Thomas More.

Football: Lost 14-33 to Bethany.

Men’s and women’s swimming and diving: Beat Wheeling Jesuit.

leaky defense finally held strong. The Steelers defense that has been abused throughout the year, ranking last in nearly every statistical category, held the Ravens offense to 21 points after being on the field most of the game.

Rookie Artie Burns had an interception and nearly had two more later in the contest.

Linebacker Ryan Shazier played well, forcing a fumble and making crucial tackles throughout.

Ageless wonder and linebacker James Harrison contributed as well with two key sacks and a forced fumble.

Even though certain parts of the Steelers team played well, it was not enough to surmount the Ravens in the end. With the loss, the Steelers fell to 4-4 on the season and now ride a three-game losing-streak. The Ravens advance to 4-4 and to the top of the AFC North with their fourgame losing-streak now behind them.

Next week, Pittsburgh will host the Dallas Cowboys at Heinz Field in Week 10 NFL action.

Upcoming events

Men’s and women’s cross country: Regional Championship on Nov. 12.

Football: Plays Thiel College at home on Nov. 12.

Women’s rugby on the rise Andrew Taylor

Contributing Writer The Grove City Women’s Rugby team won the Allegheny Rugby Union this fall, finishing the season with a record of 6-1.

The team remained undefeated for their first six games until the very last game on their schedule, with many injuries finally stifling their overall playing ability.

Even after the loss, Grove City finished tied for first in the conference with Allegheny College. The tie, however, would be broken by head-to-head play.

Since Grove City beat Allegheny in regular season play, the Wolverines were awarded first in the conference and a nod to compete at the national tournament.

Despite all of their accolades and achievements this season, Grove City had to turn down the chance to compete at nationals.

Since the team had suffered so many injuries throughout the season, they respectfully declined the invitation.

According to junior backs’ captain Brooke Knisely, “We didn’t have a healthy team to put out on the field at the national level, so it was safest for us to forgo competing.”

Knisely emphasized that the decision was made with the biggest priority being on the safety of the players.

Because of the intense level of competition at the national level and the physical nature of the sport, competing with an ailing team would greatly increase the risk of further injury to the players.

Although they were unable to compete at nationals, it was still a very successful year for team. By winning the conference, the team was able to exceed the expectations of a rebuilding season.

After losing three key seniors last year, the team put a great effort into recruiting underclassmen this fall.

With about half the team being new players, the team put a heavy emphasis on team unity this season, according to Knisely.

The team will pick right back up again in midFeb. for the spring season playing sevens instead of 15s. According to Knisely, the team will be back to full strength, and she feels confident that they have a good chance to compete at the national level.

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The Wolverines will return to action next Saturday.

They will take on Carnegie Mellon and Washington and Lee for a double-dual meet in Pittsburgh. The meet is set to begin at 11:30 a.m.

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X-country team on to regionals

Bradley Warmhold Sports Editor The Grove City College men’s and women’s cross country teams concluded their 2016 regular seasons at the Wooster Twilight 5K at John P. Papp Stadium in Ohio last Friday night. The placements of this event were not scored.

For the men’s team, junior Drew Thibault led the Wolverines by taking fifth in the 50-runner field with a time of 16 minutes, 21.6 seconds, while fellow junior Bryce Nelson finished just two places behind him in seventh with a mark of 16:24.8.

Sophomores Anthony Schifano, Matt Werner and Robbie Weaver took 15th (16:47.5), 16th (16:48.6) and 18th (16:50.5) respectively.

On the women’s side, freshman Heidi Hoffman finished as the runner-up among the 59-runner field with a time of 18:45.6. Sophomore Maggie Bauman joined Hoffman in the top five with a fifthplace mark of 19:19.6, and fellow sophomore Emily Yuse placed 10th in 19:34.2, only one second ahead of freshman Madelyn Kimpel who took 11th in 19:35.1.

Freshmen Abbie Schmader and Madison

McKivergan were 16th and 17th, respectively, with times of 19:47.6 and 19:52.0 while fellow freshman Ellie Bell also broke the 20-minute mark with a 19thplace time of 19:55.9.

Though this past meet ended the overall regular season for both teams, the men’s and women’s cross country teams also finished up competition against President’s Athletic Conference (PAC) opponents the week prior to Wooster. The PAC championships were hosted by Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, PA. The men’s cross country team placed second at the PAC Championships, finishing with 53 team points. Saint Vincent barely edged the Wolverines for the team title by recording 47 points.

Grove City would still obtain a PAC title, however, as senior Dan Christiansen won the individual race by completing the eightkilometer course in 26 minutes, 39 seconds.

He also earned First Team All-PAC honors as champion.

Junior Nick McClure also received FirstTeam honors by recording a sixth-place time of 28:04. Senior Gabe Imhof captured Second Team All-PAC by plac-

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Senior Dan Christiansen finished first in the individual race at the PAC Championships on Oct. 29. Christiansen will compete in the NCAA Division III Mideast Regional on Nov. 12. ing eighth with a time of 28:20, and sophomore Ryan Budnik earned All-PAC Honorable Mention with a 16thplace time of 28:44.

The Grove City College women’s cross country team also finished second at the PAC Championships, finishing the meet with 59 team points. Waynes-

burg won the team title with 21 points.

Senior Lydia Keiper earned third place with a time of 23 minutes, 47 seconds for six kilometers, while sophomore Rachel Martin followed right behind in fourth place with a time of 24:04. Both runners were awarded FirstTeam All-PAC honors

for their finish in the top seven.

Three other runners on the women’s team were awarded All-PAC Honorable Mention for finishing in the top 25.

Freshman Heidi Hoffman took 16th in 25:27, sophomore Emily Yuse earned 18th place at 25:32 and sophomore Maggie Bauman placed

21st in 25:40.

The Wolverines’ top seven runners on each team will return to action on Saturday, November 12th to compete at the 2016 NCAA Division III Mideast Regional Championships, hosted by DeSales. Both teams will begin the sixkilometer race at 11 a.m.

Swimming, diving teams defeat Wheeling Jesuit

Bradley Warmhold Sports Editor

The Grove City College men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams took down NCAA Division II opponent Wheeling Jesuit in nonconference action by scores of 155-117 for the women and 157-88 for the women at James E. Longnecker Competition Pool last Saturday.

For the men’s team, sophomore Dane Hoselton took part in three Wolverine victories. He, along with freshmen Joshua Weinland and Josh Wake-

field and senior Jeremy Kim, opened the meet with a 1:38.50 time in the 200 medley relay and then went on to take the 100 back in 52.53 seconds and the 200 IM in 2:02.81.

Kim, Wakefield, senior Josiah Vehrs and junior Sam Archibald added two wins on the day for Grove City. Kim dominated the 200 freestyle stroke with a time of 1:49.43 and Vehrs emerged victorious in the 100 breast with a time of 1:02.07.

Wakefield joined Vehrs and juniors Brett Gwynn and Andrew

Kisak in the 200 freestyle relay and ended the meet on a high note, winning with a time of 1:27.70. Archibald kept the Wolverine dominance going by sweeping the diving events, taking the 1-meter with a score of 146.35 before accumulating a winning score of 138.90 on 3-meter.

Freshman Ben Slate posted the final victory for Grove City. The rookie won in dominating fashion for the 200 breast with a time of 2:12.13—10 seconds faster than the next swimmer.

On the women’s side, freshmen Brittany Byer, Danielle Ledyard, Elizabeth Andrews and junior Mary Robison began the swimming portion of the meet with a Wolverine victory, completing the 200 medley relay in 1 minute, 54.55 seconds.

Individually, many women dominated in events all across the board. Byer added victories in the 200 free (2:00.63) and 100 free (55.01), while Ledyard finished first in the 50 free (25.82) and 200 individual medley (2:17.27).

Freshmen

Kaylyn Froebel and Anne Shirley Dassow also won two individual events for Grove City, with Froebel claiming the 100 breast in 1:10.03 and the 100 fly in 1:01.78, while Dassow won the 200 fly in a conference-best time of 2:15.37 and the 200 back in 2:21.71.

Other individual victories for the women include senior Megan Smith in the 1000 free (11:04.99), sophomore Megan Crutcher in the 100 back (1:06.59) and junior Abby Noll in the 200 breast (2:41.02).

Seniors Abby Jank

and Molly Gallant, junior Hannah Shoemaker and Smith closed the meet with a winning time of 1:45.12 in the 200 free relay.

For the diving portion of the women’s event, Senior Grace Klimek won the 3-meter board with a score of 216.50 ,while junior Bri Darnell took the 1-meter board with a winning score of 182.60.

Several days after the meet, Byer and Hoselton were named PAC Women’s and Men’s Swimmers of the Week, SWIMMING 11

Football downed by Bethany 33-14 Tim Hanna Staff Writer The Grove City College Wolverines fell to the Bethany Bison 3314 in Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) play on Saturday. Despite a strong first half where the Wolverines held the Bison to only 13 points, fumbles in the third quarter would sink the Wolverines chances at victory.

Bethany opened the scoring on the first drive of the game, moving 89 yards downfield on nine plays. The Bison missed the pointafter-attempt, but they still held a 6-0 lead with

10:36 left in the first quarter.

After trading punts, the Wolverines took the lead on a seven play, 88 yard drive, capped by a 19-yard run by freshman running back Wesley Schools.

Bethany finished off the scoring in the first half early on in the second when they engineered a 13 play, 94 yard drive to take the lead back, 13-7.

The second half started off poorly for the Wolverines. After receiving the kickoff, Grove City quickly relinquished the ball to the Bison after senior quarterback Caleb

Jakiel was sacked and coughed it up.

The Bison followed up on the fumble recovery by punching in a touchdown on the first play of the drive to bring the score to 20-7 with 14:38 left in the third quarter.

Disaster struck the Wolverines again following a fumble on the kickoff that Bethany recovered at the Grove City 33-yard line.

The Bison capitalized on the Wolverines’ mistake by finding the end zone again a couple of plays later, bringing the score to 27-7 with 12:58 left in the third.

Following the touch-

down, Bethany managed to stall Grove City’s drive and force a punt. After receiving the ball, the Bison put together a six-play, 68yard touchdown drive, bringing the score to 33-7 and finishing out Bethany’s scoring for the day.

Early in the fourth quarter, Grove City fired back by putting together a 10-play, 80yard drive that ended with a 17-yard touchdown pass from Jakiel to junior wide receiver Gabe Greco.

Individually, senior wide receiver Brett Pinson continued to add to his list of achievements,

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The Wolverines fell to Bethany last Saturday, with a score of 14-33. Football concludes their season tomorrow against Thiel in the Mercer County Cup. catching six passes for a team high 122 yards.

On the defensive side of the ball, junior linebacker Josh McElrone recorded 10 tackles for the Wolverines, as well as a sack and three tackles for loss.

Grove City (0-9, 0-7

PAC) will finish out the 2016 regular season at home next Saturday against PAC rival Thiel (3-6, 2-5 PAC) in the clash for the Mercer County Cup. Kickoff is scheduled for 1:30 pm at Robert E. Thorn Field.