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Musicians led worship on Wednesday at Harbison Chapel as part of Missions Week 2017. Following the music, Dr. Timothy Mech spoke.

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Students consider ministry Rachel Riviere Contributing Writer Is God calling Grovers to be missionaries? Whether it be out on the mission field or right here in your own backyard, He is, ac-

cording to the organizers of Missions Week The Missions Week program on campus is inviting students to dig deeper into a potential calling to work in ministry by bringing in a variety of experienced and engaging speakers, providing opportunities for one-on-one conversations with missionaries and facilitating a twenty-four-hour prayer time from tonight to

tomorrow night in the Breen Student Union.

For students who are caught up in the busyness of classes and commitments, taking time to think about God’s calling for the future can be daunting. Missions Week is meant as a time for them to pause and reflect on the opportunities that they have to be the hands and feet of Christ, both here on campus and af-

ter graduation.

“Missions week is a three-day series of chapel speakers and events that are focused on the theme of missions,” said senior Zachary Pitcher, who has helped to head-up the event.

“Our theme for the week is ‘Why Missions’ because we want this to be a time where students can learn about the importance of missions.”

Entrepreneurs compete for $100,000 prize Molly Wicker News Editor

Two Grove City juniors, Hannah Vaccaro and Ross Harrington, are headed to the Entrepreneurship & Innovation Exchange’s (EIX) e-Fest national business competition next month. The pair will present their unique idea, a potty-training aid, to a panel of judges in hopes of winning a $100k prize.

“PeeWee Pack is a potty-training tool focused on exciting toddlers about using the bathroom throughout the entirety of the training process,” the team explained.

“The product is a biodegradable, flushable

blank sheet that changes color and exposes shapes and design when children successfully use the toilet. With a wide variety of colors and shapes, using the toilet becomes an exciting game of surprise instead of the otherwise mundane task.”

EIX’s National Business Plan Competition is in its inaugural year at e-Fest, a “celebration of undergraduate entrepreneurs” held Apr. 6 to 8 at the Schulze School of Entrepreneurship at the University of St Thomas in Minneapolis, Minn.

The event will feature workshops, an Innovation Challenge and keynote speeches from Schulze himself, who is

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Hannah Vaccaro and Ross Harrington, are headed to the Entrepreneurship & Innovation Exchange’s (EIX) e-Fest national business competition next month. founder and chairman emeritus of Best Buy, Inc., and “Shark Tank” regular Daymond John, founder of FUBU. To qualify, teams had to submit videos and slides detailing their business ideas.

The competition was

intense, as there were multiple entries from over 80 schools around the country. Finalist teams will compete for $100,000, $50,000 or $25,000 prizes, with additional grants PRIZE 2

The series opened with a chapel presentation from John Iseminger, former director for Wycliffe Southern Africa, on Tuesday morning, and continues through the week with a total of seven individual programs.

In addition to missions-themed chapel services on Tuesday and Thursday, there was MISSSIONS 4

In a letter emailed to the student body, President McNulty announced that the next academic year will see a tuition increase of $962 for students living in dorm rooms and $954 for students living in the Colonial Hall apartments.

The current cost for tuition, room and board is $26,654 a year for oncampus housing and $26,348 for Colonial Hall housing, reflecting a 3.7 percent increase.

President Paul McNulty urged students to keep in mind that the comparatively low cost of tuition at the school makes a 3.7 percent increase a much smaller dollar amount than it would at more expensive schools.

“Please know that our entire campus community is dedicated to making this expenditure one of the most worthwhile investments you ever make,” he said in a letter to the students.

The letter also noted that for students who purchase their health insurance through the United Health Care plan through their partnership with the college, the cost of insurance is expected to be $1,556. It also noted that the school does not benefit from the premium.

Wiley: America has changed for worse Ian Baker

Contributing Writer Charles Wiley spoke on Monday at the College, telling students and professors that the America of today has declined from the country of a past age.

The 90-year-old World War II veteran and journalist talked about many things concerning the direction the country is going and shared stories WILEY from his youth and his adventures around the world.

“The dark side of the subcultures came into the mainstream. The culture has changed and now we have craziness” he said.

In his talk, Wiley expressed that American culture and people have changed over the years for the worse.

“We’ve changed how we worked with each other,” he said.

Wiley remembered how proud people were when they were working for a living. He believes that welfare was frowned upon and those that took it did it reluctantly and felt embarrassed.

This was not the only way culture has changed, he stated. Wiley remembered how his “gang” of many different nationalities played baseball together, calling each other names that would be considered insensitive WILEY 2

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Student, faculty research highlighted Molly Wicker News Editor Physics research conducted by Grove City College students and faculty was featured at the national meeting of the American Association of Physics Teachers last month in Atlanta, Georgia.

Physics/secondary education major Shannon Armstrong ’18, of Westchester, Pa., presented a research poster entitled “Differences in Students’ Treatment of Forces on Solid and Liquid Objects.” Armstrong’s research focused on her summer work through the University of Washing-

ton’s Physics Education Group.

She studied how students understand pressure and buoyancy in a liquid, specifically how students treat forces acting on solids and liquids, and how they can use what they have learned about forces to help them understand pressure.

Dr. DJ Wagner, professor of physics, presented a poster entitled “Sticky Liquids Make Things Float? Probing ‘Interesting’ Buoyancy Conceptions.” Her research primarily focused on investigating ideas people have about buoyancy and why things sink and float.

Through her discoveries, Wagner was able to organize those ideas into a taxonomy.

Her research included an extensive literature search, on-campus interviews and analysis of long-answer responses by students.

“In the course of the investigation, I came upon a few ideas that seemed unique or surprising,” explained Wagner.

“I wondered how prevalent those ideas were.

I constructed questions which probed those particular conceptions, and gave the questions to students at both Grove City and the

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Physics/secondary education major Shannon Armstrong ’18, of Westchester, Pa., presented a research poster entitled “Differences in Students’ Treatment of Forces on Solid and Liquid Objects.”

University of Washington, where I spent my sabbatical last spring.”

Both Armstrong and Wagner assisted with the Students Exploring Engineering and Science outreach event, which brought 75 middle school children

College partners with Praxis for workshop

Molly Wicker News Editor

Grove City College’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is partnering with Praxis to prepare students motivated by their faith to create and lead ventures that matter for the future of society.

Praxis is a venture group that works with a growing portfolio of Christian-oriented entrepreneurs to create high-impact organizations. Praxis Accelerators have worked with 130 entrepreneurs around the glove, creating over 2,500 jobs and over $130 million in revenue.

Praxis Academy has trained 350 undergraduate and recent graduates, and equipped twenty Future Founders through a rigorous summer-long entrepreneurial apprenticeship program.

During the course of the partnership, Grove City College students, faculty and administration will engage with the Praxis team and community of startups – which includes leading entrepreneurs,

PRIZE of $10,000 to $2,500 going to the winning teams’ schools.

EIX – Entrepreneur and Innovation Exchange – is an online resource that aims to dramatically raise the success rate of new business ventures. Targeting entrepreneurship students and professors, as well as entrepreneurs and investors, EIX works to present the best research, ideas and practical advice about entrepreneurship in an engaging and accessible way.

A non-profit initiative, EIX content is also free of charge, made possible because the site is funded by the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation.

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Grove City College students, faculty and administration will engage with the Praxis team and community of startups scholars, and cultural thinkers.

The Grove City College community will have exposure to the global network of entrepreneurs in Praxis during an on-campus workshop on Apr. 22, 2017.

This event will feature practitioners who are leading high-growth startups – sharing leading edge insights, les-

sons, and stories at the intersection of theology, culture and entrepreneurship.

Speakers include Ben and Laura Harrison, co-founders of Jonas Paul Eyewear; Jessica Kim, Founder BabbaCo and EIR at Charles River Ventures; and Jon Hart, a Partner and Praxis Chairman at 100cameras.

The workshop will be

open to all Grove City College students, staff, faculty, alumni and community members as space allows. Since the workshop will be held in conjunction with an admissions event, prospective students and their parents will also have the opportunity to register and attend.

Those interested in attending can register online.

The Grove City team, who has worked together on other entrepreneurial ventures since freshman year, was selected as just one of 25 teams to participate in the competition.

Vaccaro and Harrington learned about the competition from Professor Yvonne English ’97, executive director of the College’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, and were encouraged to enter.

“Hannah and Ross rose to the top of this prestigious national competition as a result of their hard work as well as their ability to develop a great business idea. It’s a significant achievement for the team to be honored with the invita-

tion to participate in e-Fest, and I’m thrilled that Grove City College entrepreneurship students continue to be competitive on the regional and national stage,” said English, who will be headed to Minneapolis with the team.

Both Vaccaro and Harrington have older siblings with their own children, so they derived most of their ideas from personal stories or learned experiences. After a class during their freshman year called “Lean LaunchPad,” Harrington came up with the idea for a urinal recreational game.

With some encouragement from those around him and the help of the entrepre-

neurship department, Harrington developed the idea even further so that it would be applicable to children who were potty training.

“We have adjusted the idea to be universal for both boys and girls, increasing the market size and providing a very unique tool for potty training toddlers,” said Vaccaro.

“Both Ross and I have older siblings with kids in the midst of potty training, so this idea is very relevant is our lives. With the amount of struggled we see our siblings undergoing through this stressful process, we believe this kind of product can help save a lot of sanity on the part of parents.”

If they win, the pair has plans to use their

to the conference for hands-on science activities.

“Attending conferences is a very important part of developing professionally, and I strongly encourage my students to attend and present at conferenc-

es,” said Wagner.

“The presenters gain experience and receive feedback from others about their work, and all attendees have a valuable opportunity to network and learn about the latest research in their field.”

WILEY in today’s society, without giving it a second thought.

He could not think of anything more silly than the concept of safe spaces for young adults.

Wiley explained that the concept of teenagers was invented in the 1960s and that teenagers, as today knows them, did not exist prior to that time.

“High school had one career path and that was to teach you how to be an adult. With teenagers, now there’s two: become an adult or become a teenager who has no idea how to care for himself.”

Wiley also discussed the current state of the press.

Back in the day, he said, objective journalism was almost a religion. Everyone listened to the news on the radio or watched it on television to get information.

Nowadays, Wiley feels that objective journalism is almost non-existent and most television journalists are just commentators, especially those in the major networks.

In addition, Wiley said that the deception in media is more rampant than ever before, mot so much outward lying but, “the biggest slant in journalism is by omission and that

changes history.”

He also made it quite clear that he still thinks journalism is an honorable and noble profession. He wanted the audience to know that he was not putting down journalism as career, rather some of the tactics journalists use and even some of today’s anchors and reporters.

The talk was standing room only. Various students, alumni and community members crowded into Room 110 in HAL, leaning against the back walls and sitting on the windowsills to catch a glimpse of the famous correspondent. Dr. Horton and Dr. Ayers brought in extra chairs to attempt to seat everyone but this proved futile as more people poured in.

The talk lasted one hour with a panel of questions at the end.

Some in the crowd wondered if Wiley would come back to the College again next year.

Wiley assured them that he expects to and look forward to it.

“I know I’m 90 years old but I checked my actuary charts, and they say I have around 3.94 years left so, I’m pretty confident that I’ll stop by again. I love coming here; you kids give me hope for the future.”

prize money to develop a prototype of the product during the summer.

“The product will be a biodegradable, ceptic-safe, flushable sheet about the size and consistency of a playing card, which changes color and exposes shapes/designs upon initial contact with urine,” explained Vacarro.

“After placing the floating sheet in the toilet and urinating, parents and kids can see the surprise color and shapes appear as a reward for properly using the toilet. And with a wide variety of colors and shapes, using the toilet becomes an exciting game of surprise for the otherwise mundane task of going to the bathroom.”

Vaccaro and Harrington are excited for the competition and are particularly thankful for the close relationship they have with the entrepreneurship faculty, many of whom encouraged their ideas and helped to develop them more fully.

“There are so many opportunities to take a business idea (or work with someone who already has an idea), and understand practically what it means to establish a company from that,” said Vaccaro.

“Whether competitions or in-class projects, the entrepreneurship department does a phenomenal job with allowing practical experience to play a part in getting a degree.”

Life Conference ignites spark

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Kelsey Patton Staff Writer

Splashes of blue and green paint on posters and programs, a DJ’s equipment, TJ and Brooke Mousetis from “walk in love,” painted black-and-white photographs and a short film were just some among the smattering of creative people and inspiring art to appear on campus on Saturday, March 18 for the first annual Create Conference Earlier this year, senior Communications majors Alexis Marnejon and Abby Cunningham began an independent study to bring a variety of visual artists to campus to speak into the realm of creative and visual communications.

The event was designed for anyone hoping to pursue a career or hobby in creative communications and was open to all majors.

Speakers included TJ and Brooke Mousetis of the clothing brand “walk in love,” Grove City graduate and photographer HB Mertz, mixed media artist Cynthia Stanchak, David Raynor and Andrew Williams of Neighborhood Film Company, DJ Taylor Courtney and the owner of Scarlet & Gold, Megan Smalley.

The day began with coffee and donuts and, more importantly, a personal testimony given by the Neighborhood Film Company’s

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own Andrew Williams.

The Company, which makes videos for various brands, began an apprenticeship program that inspires hope for the formerly incarcerated. With most of the odds against them, ex-convicts have littleto-no chance of jumpstarting a career after being released. This apprenticeship program gives people like Williams a more competitive edge and a chance in the workforce.

Senior Jake Sziraky had the opportunity to speak with Williams and fellow film producer David Raynor, but he also attended several other seminars and expressed his enjoyment of the conference.“I initially went to the conference for a chance to get some extra credit, but ended up going to more events than were required. The conference was simply outstanding! I not only received game-changing career advice, but left feeling inspired as a person and as an artist.

It was perhaps the best event I’ve attended all semester,” he said.

Mixed media artist Cynthia Stanchak hosted several workshops in the design studio in Pew, bringing her own black-and-white photos for students to draw over, paint, and retexture using sand paper and steel wool. After demonstrating possible techniques, Stanchak opened the floor for

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TJ Mousetis from “walk in love” was one of the featured speakers at the Create Conference. His wife Brooke also spoke at the event last Saturday. questions and allowed students to add their own flair as she took the time to get to know them.

Senior Suzanne Holcombe participated in one of the workshops and said, “Talking

Sig Madness crashes Ket Rec

Joe Setyon

Managing Editor For most enthusiasts of college basketball, brackets have already been ruined (thanks, Duke) as the field of 68 teams in the NCAA Tournament has been gradually whittled down to the Sweet 16.

Fans, though, know that March Madness lives on until the final horn of the National Championship sounds.

For students of Grove City College, there is even more motivation to keep up with the madness, in the form of free concession-style food, curtesy of the men of Sigma Alpha Sigma.

Tonight, from 7 p.m. until midnight, the Sigs will be hosting Sig Madness event in Ket Rec. Sig Madness, an annual event that is sponsored

by SGA, offers students the chance to watch the third round of the NCAA Tournament (Sweet 16) while enjoying free wings, funnel cakes, popcorn, cotton candy, deep fried Oreos and soft drinks.

“My group and I are very excited to put this event on. It’s a great opportunity to bring campus together for good, clean, free fun on a Friday night,” said event organizar Mark Cessar.

Multiple projectors

will be placed in the room so that attendees can watch any of the four games that will be broadcast throughout the night on a big screen.

“We are hoping for 700-800 people to attend the event throughout the night,” said Cessar.

“Last year we did experience a little lower attendance due to being on a Monday night but this year being on a Friday night where there are few other oncampus conflicts we are hoping for a big turnout,” he added.

Admission to the event and the food itself is free on a first-come, first-serve basis. However, interested students can pay money to experience additional aspects of the madness, like winning prizes at a raffle drawing.

Moreover, for $1 each, students can play the POP-A-Shot or Putting Green challenges, which involve shooting baskets and sinking putts on a mini-golf course, respectively.

An additional $5 will buy attendees access to the V.I.P. Lounge.

V.I.P.s receive full service, and they do not have to wait on line when they are getting food.

According to Cessar,

the Sigs have been raising money for a month to fund the raffle prizes and refreshments.

Aside from SGA, they have gotten money from the Men’s Activity Board, as well as their own group treasury.

The proceeds from both challenges and from the V.I.P. Lounge will go to Love Your Mellon, a charity that deals with children who suffer from cancer.

According to its website, Love Your Mellon’s mission is “dedicated to giving a hat to every child battling cancer in America as well as supporting nonprofit organizations who lead the fight against pediatric cancer.”

The organization’s site claims to have donated over 90,000 hats and $2.6 million to both pediatric cancer research and “immediate support” for children and families affected by cancer since its founding in October of 2012.

The charity also sells apparel on its website, and says that it gives 50 percent of the profit to its partners to fight pediatric cancer.

Students can purchase V.I.P. access or find out more information about the event at the Sig Madness table in the Breen Student Union.

with Cynthia during her workshop was really cool—she is such a down-to-earth person and it was so cool to be able to hear more of her story.”

The day continued with several other talks

which addressed social media for creative businesses, a look into our calling to create as humans created by a Creator, the challenges and joys of starting up a company, work-life balance and the need for

an encouraging work environment and the pursuit of a creative career post-college.

The talks concluded with an invigorating seminar by Megan Smalley, owner of Scarlet & Gold, a design company based in Auburn, Alabama that sells products with Christ-centered messages intended to spark conversations.

A dreamer, Smalley loves to inspire others and witness the influence her products are having. In her talk, she encouraged all her listeners.“No matter how unworthy or incapable you feel, the Lord has given you exactly what you need,” she said.

Smalley is passionate about getting this important message across to show how it is He who gives us the tools to live the life He has called us to and how it is His hand that upholds each of us throughout our lives.

The day finished with a concert featuring junior Grace DeMember and sophomore Joe Holston, junior Jared Grace and his band and senior Coby Bartolucci, allowing students to show off their own creative talents.

A variety of creative outlets were expressed through the Create Conference and students left deeply inspired and highly motivated.

Filling Empty Bowls

George Junior Republic partnered with Grove City College and Grace United Methodist Church for the annual Empty Bowls project last Sunday. Over 250 ceramic bowls were contructed and handpainted for the event.

To the left, Elijah Prez serves soup made by local churches to raise money for the Grove City Community Food Bank.

Photos by Karen Postupac

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The Table fosters LGBT discussion

Grover Life An occasional satirical feature exploring the vagaries of life at Grove City College

SL&L announces new housing option in Library March 24, 2017Tired of leaving the library when you need sleep? Earlier today, Student Life and Learning Larry Hardesty announced an exciting plan to create 28 new housing units in the stacks for the upcoming academic year. This announcement comes on the heels of the college’s new initiative aiming to renew passion for academics among its students.

“We feel like the academic standard has really begun to drop off these last few years, with students spending less and less time on school than ever before,” said the office.

“This new housing option is designed to allow students to spend all their time in the library, preventing outside distractions like friends and family from cutting into the most important aspect of their lives: academics.”

One sophomore reports that he feels “grateful for this alternative to living on a hall.

“They can sometimes be so noisy with people always running around doing things and peer pressuring me to get away from my schoolwork, but this new setup will allow me to completely hide myself away for the rest of my time here so I can focus all my efforts on cultivating my GPA, which I think we can all agree is what really defines us.”

This sentiment echoes that of many who feel that the college does not place enough emphasis on

rigorous academics to truly allow students to live healthy lives during their four years at Grove City.

Early reports coming out of SL&L state that the housing alternative may come with personalized options, from the square footage of the cubicles, to padded bookshelves that students can sleep on and even extra wall space.

Library dwelling kits could also include sink attachments in the form of a hose that will enable students to shower in the library bathrooms.

Finally, plans are in the works to install a small cafe in the basement of the library to ensure that students literally never have to leave the comfort and safety that Henry Buhl provides.

Hardesty stated that this “would accomplish the goal of making Grove City a safe place, where students can come and focus solely on their schoolwork, not to get distracted by the vices that other colleges may have.”

The presence of students of the opposite sex living in tight quarters does present a significant challenge to the college’s open hours policy, but the administration believes that the presence of musty books will be enough to dissuade students from their more amorous instincts.

Student Life & Learning has predicted that spots will go fast, so keep an eye on your inbox to reserve your cubicle in Henry!

Kelleigh Huber Life Editor

Last Saturday, “The Bible and LGB” welcomed students to learn about and discuss sexual orientation without the bickering that can occur on campus concerning the issue.

Held at Sweet Jeanie’s, the event aimed to create a workshop in which individuals could explore different Christian views of the LGBT movement and “the multiple interpretations of Scripture in regard to lesbian, gay, and bisexual orientations,” according to the event’s Facebook page.

“The Bible and LGB” was the first event put on by The Table, an unofficial campus group that provides a network of people and resources for students who identify as lesbian, gay, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex and asexual at Grove City College.

Professor of Communication Studies at the College, Dr. Daniel Brown noted that “it’s important that we think about things that we don’t think about” and these workshops provide that opportunity.

While all were welcome at the event, The Table made a point to address those individuals who would seek an argument with the views expressed in the group. The group encouraged attendees to ask some hard questions without having a tone of aggression and without the intent to offend.

The next workshop is set for tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Sweet Jeanie’s, and will focus on Safe Zone Training.

This idea came from the Safe Zone Project which was created “to be applicable and accessible to all individuals, no matter what knowledge level, age, or personal identity.” It

Phoenix rising: Debate team to Arizona Kelleigh Huber Life Editor

Grove City College’s Speech and Debate Society headed to Phoenix this week for an intercollegiate tournament.

The team typically competes in four different areas: parliamentary debate, platform events, limited preparation events and interpretation events.

This week, the team was part of the National Christian Colleges Forensics Association (NCCFA) tournament at Grand Canyon University.

As of Tuesday, Noah Gould and Maverick Dickson were said to have been competing in the novice final round at the parliamentary debate nationals at NCCFA, according to their Facebook page, Grove City College Debate Society Other team members include Colin Freyvogel, Micah Quigley, Josiah Vehrs, Zack Voell, Chris Ostertag, Carlolyn Hartwick, Kyle Jorstad,

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Debate team member Zack Voell.

Nick Robison, Meghan Moran, Alisa Randall, Isaac Kim, Andrew Furjanic, Rebecca Powell, Jessica Oyler, Calvin Kuntz and Cassandra Burkett.

Earlier in the semester, the team competed at Bowling Green State University in a double-header, where GCC placed first in the tournament’s school sweepstakes awards. In addition, the team traveled to Colorado Christian University to compete in early February.

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The Table is putting on a series of workshops aimed at discussing LGBT issues.

Tomorrow’s workshop, starting at 10 a.m. will focus on Safe Zone Training focuses on serving as a resource for “creating powerful, effective LGBTQ awareness and ally training workshops,” according to the organization’s webpage. Its goals include making the workshops fun, dynamic and impactful, aiming to make diversity of sexual orientation something better understood and better handled across the globe, not only for colleges and universities.

This week’s workshop is expected to cover different vocabulary terms, scenarios and other information.

One of the founders of The Table, Jason Dauer, said that the group actually took off in the fall of 2015, when it decided on a name and strategy.

“The group is named ‘The Table’ because Christ welcomes everyone to the Table. We’ve typically used the color purple and the imagery of the Last Supper to describe our group. Jesus never turned anyone away,” he said.

In April of 2016, The Table began reserving rooms on campus to meet weekly as an unofficial group and

by June, students were admitting to Dauer that The Table was the first time they had felt safe, loved and cared for. “[The Table] is vital for our campus because we like to avoid hard topics, such as immigration or Islam

or gender inequality.

It’s important to bring people to campus that we disagree with, that’s when we grow most,” Dauer said.

This spring, The Table decided to expand into the community, working on Saturdays at Sweet Jeanie’s in order to “make people feel cared for… have dialogue with others and create spaces for people to be themselves,” Dauer added.

“One of the coolest things about this group is its ability to connect with the community as well as the campus; it goes beyond the campus,” Dr. Brown said.

Many have found more of a sense of home in Grove City College due to the unofficial group, and some students believe that The Table’s workings have changed the campus community.

“The beauty of the Table is the space it creates for wholeness. It’s the experience of saying, ‘I am a Christian, first and foremost. And I am also gay, or transgender, or bisexual, and so on.’ The invitation to come as you are invites so much healing and restoration, and it creates a place on campus with no fear, no shame. It’s a place where yes, the Gospel is good news for me, too,” junior Meghan McClain said.

The Table has also caused many members

to deeply consider their faith alongside sexual orientation.

“I came from a background where I only felt unaccepted on Sundays at church. Even though I was confident with myself and my faith, coming to a Christian college worried me that I would go through struggles and judgments every day.

This group allowed me to not only feel like I have people that were accepting of me, but it also allowed me to come to even better terms with my faith and homosexuality,” freshman Paul Morrissey added.

Senior Claire Waugh expressed that she is glad love is being spread around campus.

“Loving others well is something so clear that Christ commands us to do, and there are no exceptions to that call.

Loving your neighbor as yourself transcends doctrine, dogma, and disagreement. And it’s beautiful to see that happening in this corner of our campus,” she said.

The Table hopes to encourage others to be a part of the discussion between religion and sexual orientation on our college campus and in the Grove City community through their Saturday morning workshops by helping them seek information and Biblical understanding.

MISSIONS

helpful, but you can’t beat a personal conversation with people who are serving the Lord.”

There was also a time for students to “Meet the Missionaries” and fellowship with them over lunch in Old MAP on Thursday.

Moreover, there were missions representatives in the Student Union on Wednesday and Thursday afternoon to discuss potential missions opportunities with students in a relaxed and informal setting.

The presentations of the week extended from basic educational information on missions to a more individualized exploration of what is go-

ing on currently in missions around the world.

Students were able to pick and choose which speakers and topics interest them and are most applicable to their lives.

“My hope for Missions Week first and foremost is that people will come away from it with a deeper love for God,” Pitcher said.

“I also hope that this week might challenge students to consider the importance and relevance of missions, but missions only comes from an overflow of love and devotion to the Lord and so the primary hope is that God would be glorified.”

also an opportunity to receive a chapel credit on Wednesday night by attending a presentation given in Harbison Chapel by Dr. Timothy Mech, president of Harvest Bridge and professor of Entrepreneurship here at Grove City.

Missions Week also provided opportunities for students to get to know missionaries on a more personal level and to hear their stories first hand.

“I am personally most excited about having missions reps on campus for two days,” said Pitcher. “Events and speakers are very

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Spring concert brings guest conductor

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The Grove City College Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble will perform several works composed by Drew Fennell, along with other pieces from different composers.

Melanie Duffy

Contributing Writer The Grove City College Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble will perform its spring concert this tonight in Ketler Auditorium at the Pew Fine Arts Center.

Dr. Joseph M. Pisano, the Director of Bands, will be conducting the band along with guest conductor Drew Fennell and junior student conductor Kassaundra Funch.

Composer and guest conductor Drew Fennell is a distinguished trumpet player that has performed in many well-known, professional ensembles in western Pennsylvania, including the Pittsburgh Opera, the Pittsburgh Ballet, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, and the Riv-

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The concert will feature a variety of music and instruments. er City Brass Band. He War II Memorial in teaches applied trum- Washington D.C. pet at Grove City Col“The piece integrates lege and composed nu- narration using actumerous arrangements al letters to and from and compositions for WWII veterans while brass bands, orchestras, deployed to Europe, Afand wind ensembles. rica, and in the Pacific,” Fennell will be con- Fennell said. ducting two pieces he “These letters capture composed, titled “Let- poignantly the gravity ters Home” and “Lux of the situation. There Aeternam.” The first were, among heartpiece, “Letters Home,” wrenching expressions was a composition writ- of love and longing, ten to honor veterans moments of sincere at the National World humor, and always,

a feeling of optimism portrayed by the soldiers that they would be returning home soon—even if they knew in their hearts that it was very unlikely they would ever see their loved ones again,” he added.

The second piece, “Lux Aeternam,” was a composition written to honor the one-hundredth anniversary of the formation of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Gibsonia, PA. “My concept is to present brilliant colors – a sort of prism in sound – from deep reds to bright yellows to azure clarity and violet warmth. The hymn “Lass Uns Efreuen” is hinted at strongly during the earlier moments of the piece and is presented fully in the closing minutes. The opening flour-

ish, performed with great strength, gives way to a softer moment when we first hear the hymn tune. This is followed by a very vigorous vivace in which the ensemble is put through its paces with some flashy technique. The energetic section gives way to a full statement of the melody, warmly intoned by the woodwinds, and the piece ends with a joyous restatement of the hymn tune and a powerful coda,” Fennell said.

Student conductor Kassaundra Funch described her experience in conducting this ensemble and excitement for the upcoming performance.

“I’m very excited to be conducting alongside Dr. Pisano and Mr. Fennell! The opportunity is amazing, and certainly one I will

treasure for the rest of my life. I think the concert itself is going to be spectacular!” she said.

“We’ve got a lot of really exciting pieces paired with some heart wrenching ones like Mr. Fennell’s “Letters Home” about the letters from soldiers in the battlefield. There are some really great concert band standards included in the lineup as well that the band is excited to play,” Funch added The Wind Ensemble will be performing Mark Camphouse’s “Foundation” and excerpts from Copland’s “Appalachian Spring.”

The concert starts at 7:30pm and is free to the public.

A new-fangled form of fidgeting

Mahlon Kester Staff Writer

Stress comes in many shapes and forms.

Some turn to small habits to relieve stress, such as chewing fingernails or cracking knuckles. In order to provide an alternative to these habits, developers have come up with a device called the “Fidget Cube.”

This amazing device has many different gadgets in which you can keep your hands occupied. On one side, an analog stick turns a full circle just like on a gaming controller.

If you would rather spin a dial, just flip the cube over. If your intention is to relax, then flip it once again to the side that has a worry stone and rub your finger to reduce anxiety.

Thanks to these options and more, the Fidget Cube is a device that is increasing in popularity as people share it across

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The Fidget Cube is a small device that lets people who normally fidget an outlet for their restless energy. It has captured the imagination of people around the world, including many students at Grove City. the internet.

This handheld toy has become one of the top ten most funded projects in the history of Kickstarter, a website devoted to funding the creation of unique objects.

Matthew and Mark McLachlan, the creators of this cube, have now made nearly $6.5 million dollars on Kickstarter because of the

device.

The Fidget Cube has captured the imagination on students at Grove City College.

When Education major Nathan Smith first saw the cube, he exclaimed, “Oh my gosh! Is this one of those Fidget Cubes?!

I saw them on Facebook and wanted to buy one! These things are awesome!” Travis

Swatsworth, the senior chef at the presidential Camp David was also fascinated with the toy.

“Wow, this thing is cool! Where can I get myself one of them?” he asked.

It did not stop there, either. Almost every other person who saw the cube was enticed by it. When taking it to class, many students wanted to see it, and

sometimes even the teacher wanted to play with it for a few moments. Wherever the cube goes, people always want to see it.

Furthermore, Fidget Cube really does help with such habits as biting your fingernails and cracking your knuckles; it does an amazing job at keeping your hands occupied.

With its six sides,

there are always new things to be clicking, rotating, or fidgeting with when your hands get bored of making a certain movement.

The design of the cube itself is asthetically pleasing: it is compact, smooth to the touch, and easy to conceal in the palm of your hand.

Even though everyone fidgets differently, the Fidget Cube covers a wide variety of tics.

Overall, the Fidget Cube is a fun and helpful tool for people who fidget. You will find that it is not easy to put down. This tiny device that started as a desire to distract and amuse has become one of the most popular toys of the year so far, and it doesn’t look to be slowing down in sales any time soon.

So if you happen to have a birthday coming up, this would be a great gift to ask for. After all, big things come in small packages, right?

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An entertaining evening for all

Jonathan Fisher Staff Writer

Grove City College’s production of the comedy “She Stoops to Conquer” by Oliver Goldsmith is the most entertaining evening you never thought you’d have.

Let’s face it, most of us have never even heard of “She Stoops to Conquer” outside of a literature class, and even then it probably doesn’t sound that appealing. People don’t usually go see a play written in the 18th century for fun these days. Sure, someone might go to feel intellectually stimulated or do research for a class project, but who would really expect to be entertained by a play like this?

It’s pretty clear that the people putting on this production of the play were aware of these obstacles.

There are so many new and interesting spins that the GCC company has done to the piece that make it feel a lot more accessible than a typical play of the revolution era.

The result is a performance that keeps the integrity of the original script while making the story as humorous for today’s audience as it was meant for audiences in the 1700s.

The play centers on the stories of two romantic couples: Charles Marlow and Kate Hardcastle (played by junior Luke Leone and senior Rachel Criswell, respectively) and George Hastings and Constance Neville (played by

junior James Mangiapane and senior Jessica Stonefield, respectively).

Of course, since it’s a comedy there has to be something to keep the lovers from being together. For Marlow and Kate the conflict is that although he is betrothed to Miss Hardcastle, Marlow just can’t quite get himself to have a normal conversation with a woman of a higher class, which is what Kate is.

This leads to some hilarious interactions between the characters.

When it comes to women of lower class, though, Marlow has no problem communicating with them, which leads Kate to hatch a plan to learn his true character.

The thing keeping Constance, Kate’s cousin, from being with her beloved Hastings, on the other hand, is Mrs. Hardcastle, Constance’s overbearing aunt (played by sophomore Leah Lucas), who wants Constance to marry her spoiled son Tony Lumpkin (played by junior Samuel Kenney) who very much dislikes Constance and vice versa.

This leads to much scheming between Hastings, Constance, and Tony to get the two lovers together without Mrs. Hardcastle getting in their way.

Even though aspects of the plot are mainly connected with the time period in which it was written, such as the commentary on the class structure of the day, and the text is still very old-fashioned, the GCC performance

brings the story into a more recognizable atmosphere by placing it in colonial America.

That’s not where the twists end, though. Throughout the performance, there are appearances of 21st century items such as sneakers and magazines that not only make the story more relatable but also add a unique and goofy side to the play that encourages the audience to not takethe performance too seriously and to have fun with it.

The costumes do an incredible job

bringing a mixture of classic and modern looks together to create a distinct and compelling environment for the show as well.

The thing that truly brings out the comedy in the play, though, is the actors. Every single character from the

leads to the ensemble roles brings his or her own boost of hilarity to the show that makes it such a delight to watch.

The opening night audience was thoroughly entertained, and now performances are selling out! Don’t

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miss a chance to watch this laugh out loud comedy.

The show plays for one more weekend, with performances tonight and tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. Tickets can be reserved under the “Events” tab of myGCC or at gcc.edu/tickets.

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A tale to inspire: The ‘Loving’ couple Alexandra O’Brien

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“Loving” is based off the 1967 Supreme Court case Loving v. VA, which dealt with interracial relationships. gave the supporters of the Civil Rights movement hope. The Court ruled that marriage is a basic human right, and that state bans on interracial marriage were unconstitutional.

One of the most challenging aspects of Grove City College can be finding something to do on a Friday night.

The Center for Vision and Values has helped the students come up with ideas such as a movie night once a semester, and last Friday night, the film “Loving” played for the eager students to enjoy.

The movie night opened with Dr. Allen, a professor of Communication Studies, debriefing the audi-

ence on the context of the movie. Allen is the professor of a course entitled The Rhetoric of the Civil Rights Movement, where the Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia is heavily researched and discussed.

The Center for Vision and Values chose Allen to talk about the case because he has an extensive knowledge on the facts and time period of this specific case.

Grace Meakem, senior Political Science Major and fellow to the Center for Vision and Values, gave her insight on the movie night.

“We wanted to be able to reach students in a unique way! A movie night is a much

more casual event than what The Center is [characterized] by and we hope in the future this will continue to allow students to have access to The Center on a more day to day basis.”

Last semester, over 200 students attended the showing of American Sniper.

“Loving” attracted over 100 students, with many giving a wonderful response to the event.

In regards to future programs, the theme of the next movie night is World War II. The Center strives to engage students in the history and current happenings of the social and political realm of the United States.

‘More Life’ is something less Claire Rauf Staff Writer

This past week, one of the rap world’s most prolific artists, Drake, released his newest ‘playlist’, “More Life.”

By dropping the label of album in favor of ‘playlist’, Drake is able to experiment with more diverse styles than his previous projects.

At first listen, longtime fans will most likely struggle with appreciating the new sound Drake uses in “More Life.” Despite this, the project will probably become more popular as time goes on. It is Drake, after all, and there are a few solid hits in the mix.

Chronologically, “More Life” tails his 2016 project, “Views.”

Although it’s not intended to be a followup, the newer project recovers from some of the flaws heard in Views.

Unfortunately, that doesn’t mean that More Life is perfect. The ‘playlist’ suffers problems of its own. The collection clocks in at a whopping 81 minutes long, making listening to all the songs a serious time commitment.

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“We may lose the small battles, but win the big war.”

This infamous quote

by Mildred Loving has profoundly impacted the Civil Rights Movement. The state of Virginia enacted strict laws about civil rights.

Perhaps one of the most perplexing laws had to do with interracial marriage. Before 1967, it was a crime for a white person to inter marry with a black person, or the reverse. Richard and Mildred Loving, the main characters in the court case, saw that marriage was a sacred element, and that love between a man and a woman should not be prohibited due to issue of race.

To them, love had no boarders. The film “Loving” movie takes the viewer through the journey of the Loving couple. From being thrown into jail to being exiled from the state of Virginia for 25 years, the Loving’s felt as if they were being denied a basic human right.

Inspired by the Civil Rights Movement, Mildred Loving wrote to the Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy seeking help with their case. The American Civil Liberties Union represented the couple in the landmark Supreme Court Case, Loving v. Virginia.

After months of discouraging court hearings, the final ruling

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Rapper Drake recently released his newest album, “More Life.” However, it is nothing special.

However, by separating it from the “album” label, the songs lack a general cohesion and can stand just as fine on their own. When Drake announced the studio project in October, he said, “I’m off like mixtapes, I want to do a playlist. I want to give you a collection of songs that become the soundtrack to your life, so this “More Life: The Playlist.”

Indeed, the most interesting aspect of this project is its revolving door of genres. He continues with the catchy downbeat he used in “Views,” but tones down the pop song feeling. He jumps from house mu-

sic (“Get It Together”) to grime (the collaborations with U.K. rappers Giggs and Skepta). In fact, quite a bit of this project seems to be using Drake’s influence as a mainstream musician to shine light on other, more underground artists.

Drake seems to have been on quite the ride when it comes to genres over the past few years.

He’s moved from the emotional drama in “Marvin’s Room,” to an upbeat rap in “Over,” to a more pop style in “One Dance and Controlla.” Now, with “More Life,” he draws sounds from all over the world, but keeps his clas-

sic emotionally-heavy core.

Regrettably, the persona of vulnerability and introspection that launched him to success (2013’s “Nothing Was The Same,” for example) now comes across as whiny and bitter in this playlist. Songs like “Nothings Into Something”, “Gyalchester” and “Fake Love” exemplify this.

Drake seems to know that he can come across this way, so he tries to counteract this impression by acting less paranoid. “Can’t Have Everything” ends with a voicemail from his mother, who is concerned with his negativity and pleads with him to be more positive.

The rest of the playlist, Drake wrestles with her advice and continues his journey of self-investigation.

For the most part, “More Life” is nothing special. While time will certainly tell where this project falls on the list of Drake’s greatest, fans will have to make do until we finally get an album where we can reconnect with the Drake we all know and love.

“Logan” is the story of old-man Wolverine and Professor X on what may well be their last super jaunt through a dystopian future.

The film is by far the grittiest of the Wolverine movies and undoubtedly the best, though that’s not a very high bar. The movie is part road trip, mostly western and all sci fi.

Logan is a Clint Eastwood-esque loner cowboy doing his damnedest to be a bad guy and failing, and the film all but comes out and says it.

The bulk of the first act is spent on super hero clichés flipped on their head from the “don’t kill people,” to the classic “woman in help.” Logan doesn’t play by those rules. This is new, selfish, maybe bad guy Logan. But not really, and nobody’s buying it.

The best character is easily Patrick Stewart’s aged Professor X who portrays what happens to an aging mutant with preposterously powerful super powers.

Now that Deadpool has freed the Marvel Universe from PG-13 ratings prison, directors and actors have a new frontier to explore the often-troubling stories of complicated characters plagued by violence and guilt… or they can make it really gross and make characters swear a lot.

Logan tries to walk the line but for the most part it leaves deeper themes undeveloped and tries to make up for it with metal claws in bad guys and awkward F-Bombs.

For all the fans disappointed with the previous Wolverine movies for covering up the gory details with props or tricky camera angles, Logan more than makes up for it with close shots of Logan’s claws slicing through heads, feet and everything in between.

You name it, he sliced it, and you saw it up close in all its grisly detail.

Anyone who played the “X-Men Origins” video game knows what I’m talking about.

Unfortunately, the movie doesn’t handle the deeper themes as well as it could have… or really at all.

Logan is a self-healing super hero that has been alive for hundreds of years, or so the popcorn guy at the Gutherie tells me.

Throughout the film, “Logan” tries to broach

the topic of suicide and the value of life.

Throughout the movie, characters whisper about how suicidal Logan is and all that.

“Logan” staples the theme on like a fake tale on a donkey.

No struggling; no sign of a death wish.

Just some run of the mill substance abuse and some isolated scenes and definitely no semblance of an answer or a substantive thought.

So what is life worth when you live forever?

Is Logan suicidal? And how does a superhero grapple with a death wish. I don’t know because Logan never told me!

Occasionally a character brings it up but that’s as deep as it got.

And it’s a shame because it’s a genuinely interesting question and one that is tragically becoming more relevant.

The story sets up two big questions in the beginning and completely fails to spend time investigating them.

Why is Logan old?

And why is the future so awful?

Don’t worry! They’ll tell you… in off-hand comments at the end of the movie.

The most masterful directors can pull off the old “tell-don’tshow,” but James Mangold is not one of them.

The questions are answered awkwardly by characters who all already knew the answers and were too busy brooding to fill in the viewer.

The dialogue was also very unbalanced. The R rating let them play with more colorful language, unfortunately, the writers apparently had no idea how to use it. F-words were awkwardly jammed into otherwise adequate conversations as if to say “look what we can do.”

The characters’ pasts throughout the movie are cloaked in mystery and cryptic conversations about regret and guilt and how they don’t want to talk about it.

For all its shortcomings, Logan was a great step in the right direction for a franchise that was struggling.

The first two Wolverine movies were thoroughly unpopular. It will have an effect on the X-Men franchise as well, bringing in some heavier themes and tougher subjects to tackle, though hopefully ones that are handled better than in this film.

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Beauty, Beast and the hidden homosexual agenda

Madison Stout Staff Writer

For the past week leading up to the premiere of “Beauty and the Beast,” social media has exploded with headlines and blogs commenting on Disney’s so called “homosexual agenda.” Gaston’s sidekick, LeFou, who is played by actor Josh Gad shares an “exclusively gay moment” with the movie’s villain. Curious about this rumor and wanting to know more before I put my two cents in, I read multiple articles on the subject and went to watch the movie for myself at the Guthrie this past Sunday.

After seeing the movie in all its glory, I have one thing to say: if I had not gone into the movie knowing that LeFou was supposedly representing Disney’s “pro-gay agenda” I never would have even thought about it.

Yes, LeFou is a more effeminate character who aids in the comedy of this movie, but there was no “exclusively gay moment” that everyone

was freaking out about.

There are a few clips that suggest that LeFou may be gay; when he is held up by Gaston, at the end when he dances with a man, and some of his mannerisms and speech are possibly gay stereotypes, but the relationship between him and Gaston is not in any way homosexual.

LeFou admires Gaston and his accomplishments. He looks up to Gaston as a role model and as a portrait of the ideal man. Call it a man crush if you will.

We all, men and women alike, admire individuals of our own sex regardless of our sexual orientation.

Maybe LeFou is attracted to Gaston, but there was no indication of him ever sharing those feelings with Gaston or a potential for the feelings to be reciprocated.

In Disney’s original 1991 film, LeFou is just as enamored and awestruck as Josh Gad’s interpretation of the character. So is the original LeFou also gay for Gaston?

Even if he is, why does it matter? And why aren’t people making a big deal about the cross dressing in the

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movie?

We live in a hyper sensitive culture in which everything is either “conservative” or “liberal” and everyone feels the need to share their opinion.

If there were to be an exclusively homosexual scene in the new movie, such as a severe plot change or a twist ending where Gaston and LeFou ended up together, then I would have an issue. But that wasn’t the case.

I understand Christian parents wanting to protect their children and monitor what they

watch. Like it or not, we still live in a society where the norm, especially for young children, is, that relationships are heterosexual, and many children don’t understand the complexities of relationships let alone a homosexual one.

If children were to see, say, a Disney prince movie, where two men fell in love, it may be confusing and spark conversations some parents don’t want to have with their elementary aged children.

This is a very complex and touchy subject and

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people on both sides are easily offended.

Everything these days has an “agenda” and I wouldn’t be surprised if a Disney prince movie were to come out in the next few years.

But in regards to this weekend’s premiere of “Beauty and the Beast” children were not focused on whether the character of LeFou was or wasn’t pushing Disney’s “pro-gay agenda”— they were fascinated by the magic, the music and the moment Disney created in its live-action remake of this classic tale.

How to solve the healthcare issue?

Ian Baker

Contributing Writer The United States has had an extremely difficult time fixing its broken healthcare system.

In 2009, the Democrat controlled Congress forced through an extremely large bill called the Affordable Care Act, colloquially known as “Obamacare.”

This bill was so massive that many politicians neglected to read it before voting for it, as some claimed passing the bill was the only way to know what was in it. As it was implemented, it was discovered that it had been so poorly thought out that the Department of Health and Human Services had to resort to a smorgasbord of exemptions and deadline extensions to allow people to adjust to the unforeseen changes.

The Affordable Care Act resulted in many people who had healthcare plans losing their healthcare plan despite the President promising otherwise. It also added additional regulatory layers on an already complex and choking industry.

Some did benefit, especially an estimated 11.8 million low income Americans added to the Medicaid rolls through the state-run healthcare exchanges. While this was undoubtedly beneficial to those receiving coverage, it greatly

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burdened the already deficit-ridden federal welfare system.

Furthermore, while Obamacare did increase the number of people with insurance, the majority of uninsured Americans chose to stay uninsured, as the cost of purchasing insurance was prohibitive or greater than the tax penalty for not doing so.

Now, with a Republican-controlled Congress, the promises of repeal and replace echoed throughout the previous election are being delivered on with what is being called the American Healthcare Act. The AHCA is the first of several bills that the GOP wishes to introduce, with this bill being targeted at Obamacare reforms that can be implemented through a procedural rule known as the budgetary reconciliation process, allowing them to bypass the risk of a Democratic-run filibus-

ter in the senate.

The downside of this is that only the parts of Obamacare related to government spending are affected and is therefore concentrated on altering eligibility guidelines, subsidies, penalties and benefits.

It only nibbles around the edges of the problem.

Numerous political analysts, including myself, believe the AHCA is unwise because since this bill makes only marginal changes of Obamacare and is unable to address the real issues of Obamacare’s unsustainability.

The Democrats have been given the opportunity to turn around and blame Paul Ryan and Republicans for issues that Obamacare would have faced anyway.

In my opinion, neither the American Healthcare Act nor the Affordable Care Act come close to hitting the real issues with the healthcare system in

this country.

What are those real issues?

The biggest issue is that the government has too much control in healthcare, especially with the numerous added regulations enacted through the Affordable Care Act, as listed above. The federal government also mandates that those who reside in a state can only buy insurance from providers within that state, severely limiting options and competition for the insurance market.

The ideal situation for healthcare in the United States would be if the federal government stepped aside and let the free market take over.

Healthcare is expensive the same way secondary education is expensive. Both healthcare and secondary education are highly demanded and cost increases are propped up by government subsidies.

Eliminating the subsidies would mean cheaper costs.

Insurance should also only cover the unexpected risks, such as house fires, car accidents, and medical emergencies. Routine exams, like checkups, eye exams and dental exams should not be covered by insurance.

Rather, insurance options should be allowed to compete in the free market with one another across the country, lowering costs.

There should be some sort of mandate requiring the posting of prices for doctor’s offices, hospitals, etc. in order to ensure that everyone is paying the same price.

Insurance should also not cover routine items, like exams and prescription drugs, because they would then not have the power to dictate what care a patient gets.

Because insurance covers the cost of drugs, it has the tendency to pressure doctors to administer drugs that either cost the least to cover or they have the biggest stake in with the big pharmaceutical companies. Control should be in the hands of the patient.

Sadly, we may never reach the point of freemarket healthcare.

Laws and taxes designed for the government’s benefit have the tendency to remain law.

We will probably be stuck with governmentmandated healthcare and poor options forever.

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Apartments v. Dorm Rooms: The jury is still out

Raquel Fereshetian Contributing Writer

Many hear the words “room draw” and automatically feel the stress that comes along with the dreadful task of finding the right place to live for the next school year at Grove City College.

With the date of the final decision in April approaching fast, students continually feel torn between the idea of living in the larger apartments

on lower campus or continuing to stay in the dorms provided closer to classes. The problem at hand is that both living situations have their positives and negatives.

So, who will win for you in the case of Apartments V. Dorm Rooms?

Senior student and apartment dweller, Natalie McDonald, promises that the apart-

ments provide an environment to best transition into the future. She states that “It’s been one of my best decisions to live here. I love coming back to a little home and feel like I’m living more of an adult life.”

Apartment living is not without its downsides, however. There is much to say about the difficulty of driving or walking to class or the fact that without a meal plan many can’t grab a

quick “Sac” meal before night class.

Senior Emily Myers presents one juxtaposition of positive and negative by stating that “You can cook your own food. But you have to cook your own food.”

Senior Jimmy Palmer also concurs that “Cleaning my own apartment is not always fun.” With all of these in mind, the apartment still presents its valid case as an opportunity to have more freedom

from the cramped dorm room life.

To protest, dorm room dwellers speak up about having a room close to classes and how its benefits. Senior Kaleigh Trowbridge stated that “I have loved being able to run back to my room in between classes, it’s just so much more convenient.”

Her roommate, Amy O’Brien also sees living together in one room as an opportunity to have more fun together

and “an experience to not miss out on.” With these in mind, the dorm rooms are admittedly smaller than desirable and don’t give you much privacy or independence.

With just a few of the positives and negatives of apartment and dorm room living presented, hopefully the daunting task of “room draw” decisions will be a little clearer. Until then, the jury is still out!

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The season when we stress

Maddy Moser Staff Writer

Pulling out my planner I saw the words “Collegian article” written on the first line under Monday, March 20. Along with that was the rest of my to-do list, including a noon midterm, rehearsal for All Campus Sing, and an IM dodgeball game right in the middle of dinner. The rest of my week did not look much better.

Many Grove City College students begin to feel a season of stress each year as we transition into spring. As the year begins to come to a close, last minute events are thrown into the mix of already busy schedules and typical classwork.

What is it about our schedules in the spring that starts to drive us students crazy? Is it the monotony of classes? Losing an hour of sleep due to Daylights Saving? An increase in the amount of activities and meetings? Whatever it may be for each individual, the busyness surrounding this time of year is felt by all.

“I’m definitely feeling the stress of school right now. All of my tests are falling in the same two weeks, so it feels like I don’t have any time to rest in between,” said sophomore Meghan Izak.

On top of classes, which will always be part of college stress, this happens

to be the season of locking down jobs and internships. Students, specifically seniors, are going through application and interview processes.

Junior Marion Luckett was offered an interview with an event planning company for a summer internship.

Though her interview went well, it added stress due to the time she had to take to prepare.

“I have an exam at the end of the week, so when I was told on Monday to plan an entire event for Wednesday as part of my interview, I was a little overwhelmed,” said Luckett.

Other students who have not been as lucky are still spending hours searching for internship and job opportunities.

Juggling so much, how can Grove City students catch a break from the stress? Junior Connor Lowe offered some of his four-second advice, something he swears by.

“Keep focusing on the vision,” Lowe said.

Lowe recommends concentrating on what is most urgent. The work you can do now, the problems that are immediately solvable, the meetings you need to get through. Focus on the here and now, but also keep your eyes set on the vision.

Seniors, graduation is only 2 months away, and so is the close of this season of stress. For the rest of us, we have next semester’s stress to look forward to.

Jess and Gabriel Conte are the first outspoken Christians to earn a significant secular fan base on YouTube. With content ranging from music covers to monthly favorites, the Contes often refer to their faith in their videos.

As Christians, we should be excited about their newfound popularity and support them in their efforts to share their faith online.

Their joint account boasts more than one million subscribers, while their individual channels produce similar numbers. Their popularity among secular viewers can be attributed to the content of their videos, which is not strictly Christian in nature. Jess Conte includes Q&As and makeup tutorials on her channel, while Gabriel focuses more on challenges and games.

Nevertheless, their faith is evident in the events they document on camera and the things they discuss.

In her “Room Tour!” video she posted in October, Jess showed what she kept in her bedroom. She included bible verses written on decorative chalkboards.

During one of their frequent vlogs, the Contes mentioned they were recently at church.

Although small, these subtle mentions of Christianity stand out in a mostly secular

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group of YouTubers.

Perhaps the most noticeable difference is the Contes’ marriage.

At the start of their relationship, and as their popularity on YouTube began to grow, Jess and Gabriel dated long distance. As a native Australian, Jess, then Jess Bauer, lived miles away from Gabriel’s home in Florida.

Becoming incredibly close within the space of a few months, Jess and Gabe grew tired of the distance between them and began to consider marriage.

Well-known YouTubers like Zoe Sugg and Alfie Deyes live together although unmarried.

The Contes’ decision to marry first before moving in together will not go unnoticed by their secular viewers.

Already, the Contes have gone beyond the

YouTube platform with their work, releasing an EP of acoustic music covers and a line of merchandise including onesies and candles.

Although discussing Christianity is not the main point of their channel, the Contes do not shy away from openly mentioning their faith. The actions they take, such as their marriage, reflect their beliefs and stray away from the norm that viewers expect online.

Hopefully, as the Contes’ presence on YouTube grows, they will encourage more discussion about Christianity and what they believe. As Christians, we should support and challenge them in doing this. The mere fact that a Christian couple has reached this level of popularity online should excite us.

March 24, 2017

An athletic legacy

Bradley Warmhold Sports Editor

After 32 years of dedicated service to the Grove City athletic department and the college as a whole, head athletic trainer Kay Mitchell Emigh will step down from her position due to medical reasons.

“It’s a hard decision to accept, but it’s the right decision,” Emigh said in a recent Grove City press release.

“I’ve been able to work with great people at Grove City. It has been great to watch our coaching staff doing what they love while making an impact on young people through sports.

Emigh joined the athletic department in 1985 and became head athletic trainer in 1986.

Throughout her career at the College, she worked with thousands of Grove City studentathletes across all 22 of the college’s varsity sports.

From 2001 to 2004, she served as northwest representative for the Pennsylvania Athletic Trainers’ Society Board of Directors. Emigh has also been a member of the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA), the Eastern Athletic Trainers Association (EATA) and the College Athletic Trainers Society.

Before Emigh came to Grove City, the College did not have an athletic trainer or athletic training program.

In her role as head athletic trainer, Emigh had the opportunity to construct and grow an athletic program that she takes great pride in “Kay has been an

important piece to our athletic program for the past 31 years,” said Todd Gibson, Grove City’s director of athletics.

“She is responsible for building our athletic training program from the ground up, and will be leaving it as one of the most organized, compliant and productive athletic training programs in small college athletics in the nation A native of Elizabeth, Pa., Emigh earned her bachelor’s degree at Slippery Rock University in 1983. She then completed her master’s degree at SRU in 1986.

She will be joining her husband Tom in New Mexico later this spring.

“I want people to remember that I cared about the student-athletes, the coaches, the teams and Grove City College,” Emigh said.

“If it was all about wins and losses, there would be no emotions. It’s about the people and that’s what makes it emotional.”

“While [her and Grove City’s accomplishments] are important, the lasting impact that Kay will have on our athletic program is one of someone who has cared physically and emotionally for thousands of athletes in every sport that Grove City College has offered and I believe helped them have a great experience,” mentioned Gibson.

“No coach or athlete in our program over the last three decades could question the amount of care and compassion that Kay Mitchell Emigh showed for everyone involved.”

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Sophomore Cole McCook won the individual title at last fall’s PAC Championships, shooting a combined 144.

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Golf gears up for spring

Joe Setyon

Managing Editor The Grove City College men’s and women’s golf teams are prepping for the spring season, which will see each squad host an invitational and compete in the President’s Athletic Conference (PAC) Championships.

The men last competed on Oct. 4 at the PAC Fall Championships, where they finished in fourth place, with a team score of 621. The Wolverines trail Saint Vincent in third place (614 team points), Washington and Jefferson (611) and Thomas More, who is currently in first place with a team score of 603.

However, Grove City still has a chance to make up this deficit during the PAC Spring Championships, which will be played in two rounds on Apr. 28 and 29 at the Cedarbrook Golf Course in Belle Vernon, Pa. There is still a lot of golf to be played before the championship

rounds, though.

The men will open up their spring season this upcoming Monday, March 27, at the Cedarville Invitational, which carries over into Tuesday as well.

Perhaps the Wolverines’ biggest event of the year, outside of the PAC Championships, comes on Apr. 11, when they host multiple other schools at the Grove City MBA Invitational.

Grove City will look to continue to lean on sophomore golfer Cole McCook as they begin the spring schedule.

Though he is in just his second year, McCook has set himself apart as one of the most valuable golfers on the squad.

In last October’s PAC Championships, McCook won the individual title among the 38-golfer field with a combined score of 144, or even-par. He will look to continue his fantastic sophomore season on March 27.

Other golfers of note for the Wolverines include sophomore Ryan Koenig, junior Jordan

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Junior Carolyn Jack shot a combined 183 at last fall’s PAC Championships, and is an important golfer to the team moving forwad.

Alfery and senior Austin Eckhardt.

Meanwhile, the women’s team will open up its season on Apr. 1 by hosting the Grove City College Spring Invitational.

Last October, the women finished in fifth place in the PAC Fall Championships with a team score of 796. They trail Westminster (744 points), Washington and Jefferson (742), Saint Vincent (736) and Thomas More, who leads the field with 723 team points.

Like the men, the women will compete in

the Spring Championships Apr. 28-29 to determine the PAC champion.

Junior Carolyn Jack led her team at the PAC Championships in October, shooting a combined 183, good enough for ninth place in the 33-golfer field. Teammate and freshman Taylor Horn was just a single shot back, as she shot a 184.

Sophomores Ashley Winters and Molly Arendt and senior Leah Wilson shot combined scores of 209, 225 and 221, respectively.

Senior celebrates success

Bradley Warmhold Sports Editor GCC

Head athletic trainer Kay Emigh has decided to step down after 32 years with the athletics department.

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Though the Grove City College softball team’s schedule was put on hold this past week because of poor weather conditions, senior pitcher Aimee Wootton continued to make headlines following a very successful campaign down south during spring break.

Wootton went 3-0 with a 1.00 earned run average in five appearances, including four starts, during Grove City’s trip to North Myrtle Beach, S.C. Her most notable achievement came during the opener, beginning the week with a no-hitter against King’s College.

She also earned victo-

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Senior Aimee Wootton has dominated in the early going for the Grove City College softball team. ries over Penn State Beaver and Wilkes Univesity, fanning a career-high 11 batters in the Wilkes win.

Wootton currently leads the President’s Athletic Conference (PAC) with 32 strike-

outs. She is also first in the league in opponent batting average (.167), allowing just 16 hits and four walks across 28 innings.

Her 1.00 earned run average ranks second, behind teammate and

fellow senior Erika Aughton, who sports a 0.79 ERA so far this season.

Despite being off for the week, Wootton earned the PAC’s pitcher of the week award for the week of March 13, and then the Corvias Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III South Pitcher of the Week honors in recognition of her performance in Myrtle Beach.

Wootton and Grove City (5-3) will return to action tomorrow. The Wolverines are scheduled to host Mt. Aloysius College for their home opener in a nonconference doubleheader tomorrow. First pitch is set for 1 p.m.

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Sports Madness marches on

March 24, 2017

Tyler McGrath Staff Writer

Every year, Americans celebrate a wonderful holiday on one, special Thursday.

Friends and family gather together to celebrate…March Madness! (Yes, Thanksgiving is fun too). March Madness is one of the largest sports spectacles in America and across the globe, especially because people can have fun creating their own brackets.

Two rounds into the tournament and the brackets are finally starting to bust. The first round was fairly uneventful compared to last year, with only four upsets according to seeding.

In the second, round, though, the reigning champion and number one overall seed, Villanova, was knocked off by eighth-ranked Wisconsin, 65-62.

Right after that, the 11th-seeded Xavier Musketeers rolled over a tough third ranked Florida State squad.

On the second day of the second round, sev-

enth-seeded Michigan upset second-seeded Louisville, and later that night, seventhseeded South Carolina knocked off the mostpicked team to win the championship, the second-seeded Duke Blue Devils. Going into the tournament, Duke had been the third-highest picked team to win the national title of all time.

Now that everyone has shredded, burnt and fed their brackets to their dogs, 16 teams still remain. Obviously, any team could make a run and win the National Championship, and that is the beauty of March Madness, but out of the original 64 teams, about 10 presented a legitimate shot at winning the title: UNC, Kansas, Kentucky, Duke, Villanova, Arizona, Baylor, Oregon, Louisville, and UCLA. Seven of those 10 remain.

So who has the best shot to win it all? According to popular opinion, UNC and Kansas are the two best teams in the tournament. Unfortunately, if

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This year’s March Madness has featured close games, upsets and and more to please college basketball fans. both of these teams advance, they will meet in the Final Four to compete for a spot in the championship.

UNC will also have to play the winner of Kentucky vs. UCLA, and an Oregon matchup seems to be on the horizon for Kansas.

The road to the championship is rough

for all of these teams.

On the other side of the bracket, barring any upsets, Arizona and Baylor should have easy roads to a predicted Final Four matchup.

The Sweet 16 games kicked off yesterday which unfortunately means that you all will be reading this one day

late.

Nevertheless, the second set of games for the Sweet 16 is on Friday the 24 starting at 7:09 p.m. as well.

If you are looking for a way to watch the games, they are being aired on TBS, CBS, and live-streaming on www.ncaa.com/ march-madness-live/

watch.

Also, if you are curious how your bracket is doing compared to other fellow Grovers, there is now a group on the ESPN Tournament Challenge app called “Grove City March Madness”. Join the group and let’s enjoy the rest of the madness!

Freshman phenom goes national Bradley Warmhold Sports Editor

Grove City College women’s swimming and diving freshman Anne Shirley Dassow made history last week in only her second semester as a Wolverine.

Dassow became the 18th All-American in the swimming and diving program’s history by finishing seventh in the 100-Yard Butterfly at the NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships on Thursday night at the Conroe Independent School District Natatorium.

Grove City has now had a women’s swimmer earn All-America honors in eight consecutive seasons. Includ-

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Freshman Anne Shirley Dassow swam in the NCAA DIII Championships last Thursday, and is just the 13th GCC female swimmer in history to be honored as an All-American multiple times.

ing the men’s program, Grove City has had at least one swimming All-American each year since 2001.

The freshman qualified to participate in the championship round by tying for second among the 40 entrants with a school and Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) record time of 54.81 seconds. She entered the championship as the 13th seed finishing with a time of 54.98.

On the second night of the championships, Dassow earned NCAA Division III All-America honors for the second time by finishing sixth in the 200-Yard Butterfly with a time of 2:02.01. She entered the event seeded third thanks to her

title-winning time of 2:01.91 from the 2017 PAC Championships.

Dassow posted a time of 2:02.61 during the morning preliminaries to qualify for the finals Friday night. During the finals session, she finished within 0.10 of her season-best time.

Dassow wrapped up her first NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships appearance and outstanding freshman season with a 35th-place time of 2:07.19 in the 200-Yard Backstroke on Saturday morning of the championships.

She entered the meet seeded 37th with a time of 2:13.56 from the Calvin Winter Invitational, and proceeded to improve in her seeding

and even recorded a new lifetime-best mark in the event. Her time of 2:07.19 now moves her into second place on the all-time program rankings list in the 200 Back.

With those two podium finishes and All-American honors, Dassow becomes only the second Wolverine woman to finish in the top-eight in two separate individual events in the same NCAA Championships and the first since Peggy Whitbeck did so in 2004. Though young, she is already the 13th Grove City female swimmer to earn multiple All-America honors for her career.

Spotlight on Pittsburgh: Hot starts and playoff births Mike Cole Staff Writer Last week was a rough week for the Steel City fans, but things seem to be looking up. With the Panthers unfortunately being rejected from any post-season tournament play, Pittsburgh fans can now look to the MLB and NHL seasons where they seem to shine the brightest.

The Pirates are off to a hot start in spring training. They are currently second in the Grapefruit league, only falling a game behind the New York Yankees.

The week started out with a home game against the Toronto Blue jays. Second baseman Gift Ngoepe was the largest offensive contributor for the

black and gold that day, rounding the bases for a team high three runs.

Despite the lead being traded back-and-forth between both teams, the game eventually ended in a tie.

The team would try to put the Toronto game in the back of their minds as they prepared to face the Tampa Bay Rays in two straight games. The Pirates won both games 5-4, with the final game in the series being played later today.

The Pirates are not the only team trying to make an early spring run. The Penguins seem to be making a statement in the NHL. At the start of the week the Penguins took on the Florida Panthers at home. What the Panthers didn’t know is

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The Pittsburgh Pirates are prepping for the season during Spring Training. that Sidney Crosby was ready to open fire on goalie James Reimer.

He did this by delivering a monster performance, a hat trick in

less than 11 minutes of play.

The Penguins would

win the game 4-0 and then prepare for their Tuesday night game against the Buffalo Sabers, a team that has struggled so far. The Sabers are currently ranked seventh in the Atlantic division.

Sidney Crosby and Nick Bonino showed up as the stars for the Penguins that night, both contributing a goal to the 3-1 victory. The victory was greatly important to the Penguins as they clinched a playoff spot and landed within one spot of the Washington Capitals for first place in the Metropolitan division.

The Penguins will now attempt to continue their win streak against the Ottawa Senators in a road game on March 23.