The Collegian – Sept. 15, 2017

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McNulty urges embrace of College’s values Molly Wicker News Editor Grove City College ushered in the academic year at Opening Convocation, where President Paul J. McNulty ‘80 urged the campus community to embrace

the College’s values of faithfulness, excellence, commuMcNulty nity, stewardship and independence.

The new values were born out of a year-long process during which the Board of Trustees and College Administration worked to construct and implement a new Strategic Plan.

“As we were putting the final touches on the

strategic plan, we were focused on the vision and mission part of the plan, specifically, the ways in which other organizations handled the values portion. We realized we were missing the values component in the earliest draft.”

The strategic plan, as outlined by McNulty in a December 2017 State of the College event, spans five years.

It includes a renewed statement of vision and mission intended to reaffirm and strengthen the school’s commit-

ment to its historic identify as a Christian and comprehensive liberal arts college.

The College’s rich history is evident in the new values, all of which pick up on some of the key things that VALUES 2

A new year, a new campus Maddy Moser Staff Writer

munications, said. “The site is intended to deliver on what makes us unique: the vibrancy of student life, the sense of a faith community, the beauty of the campus, and more clarity around affordability as an institution.”

The new site plays host to all sorts of information, including guides to departments and majors and a faculty directory, alongside a vast collection of multi-

As students begin their busy schedules of classwork and activities, Grove City College Operations Department is breathing a sigh of relief that summer campus improvements were completed before school began on Aug. 28.

Over the last three months, the College has undergone nearly four million dollars of renovations and updates, making campus look better than ever.

Though some changes are harder to notice, like new roofs on Crawford Hall, the Pew Fine Arts Center and part of the Physical Learning Center, others are hard to miss.

Two of the biggest changes came to lower campus, where the track surrounding Thorn Field was completely refurbished and the recreational area was improved.

As the school year begins, students can be seen running on the newly refurbished track, playing pick up games in the new sand volleyball courts and utilizing horseshoe and bocce ball courts.

Other significant changes happened in the Physical Learning Center.

In addition to the new roof, the Competition Pool received a major facelift. With an entirely new HVAC system, paint and railings, swimmers and water polo players are itching to be back in the water.

The Physical Learning Center also has improved lighting in the fitness and weight rooms, a benefit of which the whole student body can take advantage.

Other changes across campus include renovations in Lincoln Residence Hall, refurbished chapel pews in Harbison and better drainage

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Sophomore Wolverine football star Brett Laffoon decided to give up playing the game he loves after suffering a concussion against Juniata in early September.

Grove City loses star quarterback

Aly Kruger Sports Editor

Grove City College quarterback Brett Laffoon quit the team after suffering a concussion in the first game of the Wolverine season.

The Wolverines lost 42-31, Laffoon leaving the game with a concussion after completing 19 of 27 passes for 292 yards and three touchdowns.

“When I ran the ball

my head got driven to the ground,” Laffoon said. “And when I got up I was dizzy, and I couldn’t make out the next play call and everything was blurry and so I called a time out.”

The concussion comes in a long line of injuries for Laffoon, including a concussion he suffered last season with the Wolverines, as a freshman.

“I had one really bad one last year,” he said.

“I only remember the play and then the next thing I knew I was in the training room.”

This second concussion ultimately led to Laffoon’s decision to quit football and sit on the sidelines for the first time since he started playing football as a kid. “I’ve played since I was five,” he said, “although my first year of tackle was seventh; this is the first season I haven’t seen.”

Students participate in annual Lux Mea retreat Ginny Flanders Contributing Writer

The weekend before classes began, 36 students from various disciplines moved in early and carpooled to Seneca Hills Retreat Center for a twonight Lux Mea retreat.

Each year, there is a different focus for the retreat. This year’s book and theme: “Ordinary” by Michael Horton.

This group of students had read the book over the summer and came prepared to discuss, reflect, and delve into the plethora of questions raised

by Horton. This unplugged retreat in the simple beauty of God’s creation provided the ideal setting for grap-

pling with life’s questions, big and small.

All day long on Friday, the students engaged in various small group discussions, all facilitated by GCC faculty who generously gave up their time and drove up to Seneca Hills.

“I truly was blown away by what I encountered. How subtle it was, the presence of authentic and intellectual believers. I did not expect there to discover such a diverse and wonderful mix of people, yet here I found it. The time dialoguing with students and professors about this fascinating book was so intellectually stimulating, while the time of relaxing around LUX MEA 2

However, Laffoon is not leaving football for good. Laffoon plans to remain with the team, helping out with the coaching staff. “That will help a lot,” Laffoon said of his decision to remain around the team. “Leaving it completely would just be…” Laffoon paused, as if the idea of a fall season without football were unimaginable.

To someone who has known football since

the age of five, it is not hard to believe.

Surrounding the decision has been a lot of support and good sportsmanship shown by the Grove City College community. “I’ve gotten a lot of support,” Laffoon smiled, “A ton of support; people I barely talk to have come up and given me a lot of overwhelming support.

Friends and family, coaches, everybody.”

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College debuts new website Andrew Karp Contributing Writer As students returned to the campus for a new semester, they found a new, modern website for Grove City.

The new website, which was three years in the making, brings a functional and visual overhaul to the digital presence of the College.

“The website is meant to increase engagement with prospective families,” Jacki Muller, Senior Director of Com-

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Fresh faculty found

Paige Foley

Contributing Writer A new academic year brings many new faces to the Grove City College campus, but not all of them are students.

Grove City welcomes new teaching faculty in addition to this year’s freshman class of 2021.

It is an eclectic group with varying degrees and specialties, each adding their unique talents to the college.

Accounting majors will recognize Amy Russin, who joined the Grove City faculty in January as an associate professor. She is a certified public accountant, giving her field experience that will help her counsel students who pursue similar careers.

She earned her Master of Business Administration from Geneva College and spent time teaching there prior to beginning her career at Grove City College.

Russin is currently teaching principles of accounting and auditing.

Jolene Munson is an assistant professor of Education and will be the director of the College’s Early Education Center. She earned a master’s degree in elementary, early childhood and mid-level education from Edinboro State University of Pennsylvania. Before joining Grove City, she was an assistant director of the YMCA’s Child Care Center in Erie, Pa. Munson has always wanted to teach. She started her education as a health and physical education teacher, but changed her mind after deciding she was not very athletic. Outside of the classroom, she enjoys being the mom of her three children and resides with her husband and family in Erie, Pa. Dr. Joseph Hasper is an associate professor of Music, where he will teach music theory and lead the jazz ensembles.

He earned a bachelor’s degree in music composition from Carnegie

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continued from 1 have distinguished the school over the decades.

McNulty hopes current students will see the values as a way to connect with the school’s history, as well as give the organization a better sense of direction.

“We were missing a direction. We needed one.”

Grove City is unique in that it does not require students to sign a declaration of faith, unlike many Christian higher-education counterparts, such as Wheaton or Cedarville.

The College is also nondenominational.

“Our independence has been beneficial in so many ways, but it also made it difficult in some ways. We had a hard time finding something that we could go back to and is foundational for how we see ourselves,”

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The 2017-2018 new faculty from left to right: Holly Guevara, Deborah Forteza, Caleb Fuller, Amy Russin, Andrew Grimm, Michele Gerring, John Dixon, Jolene Munson, Joseph Hasper.

Mellon University and completed his doctorate in music composition from the University of Oklahoma. He taught previously at Shippensburg University, Cameron University and Kutztown University. Hasper is also internationally active as a composer and arranger of interactive and multimedia works and ballet pieces.

Dr. Holly Guevara is the new assistant professor of Chemistry.

She received her bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Eastern Nazarene College in 2012 and completed her doctorate at the University of New Hampshire in 2017, where she also spent time working as an instructor before coming to Grove City College. Guevara will teach several general chemistry courses in addition to one upperlevel chemistry courses.

Her specialization is in organic chemistry.

Mr. Andrew Grimm joins the College’s faculty as an instructor in social work. He will also assist with the field education program. He comes to Grove City College all the way from Santa Barbara, Calif., where he worked with the YMCA by serving homeless and runaway youth. Grimm earned his bachelor’s degree in

social work from Roberts Wesleyan College in N.Y. and completed his master’s degree in social work from the University of Buffalo.

Grimm tries to incorporate his experiences into the classroom, giving interested students valuable insight into the field. He and his wife have been married for ten years and have a two year old daughter named Parker.

Dr. Michele Gerring is a new instructor of French at Grove City College. She specializes in the study of the Maghrebi-French, descendants of North Africans living in France.

Gerring graduated from Westminster College in 2003 with a bachelor’s degree in French and from Bowling Green State University in 2005 with a master’s degree. Gerring earned her doctorate in French and francophone studies at Ohio State University in 2014. She chose to study French because of her love of Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities, and because her mother and grandmother both speak French. A semester at l’Université de la Sorbonne in Paris spurred a love for French literature in and outside of France, which encouraged her to pursue graduate

studies in the language.

Outside of the college classroom, Gerring has begun teaching French to her nephew and one of her nieces. Teaching college-level French has been Gerring’s career goal and she is “happy, excited, and grateful to be part of this community of learning, faith, and service.”

Dr. Caleb Fuller is an assistant professor of Economics and has specialties in law and economics, Austrian economics, the political economy of entrepreneurship and the economics of privacy. He is a Grove City alumnus, having graduated in 2013 with a bachelor’s degree in economics. He earned his doctorate this year from George Mason University, where he taught introductory economics and intermediate microeconomics, and was a teaching assistant for courses in labor economics and public choice. Through his education at Grove City, he came to appreciate the relationship between economics and God’s revelation, and enjoys the freedom of being able to teach his students this connection. Fuller considers it an immense privilege to become colleagues with professors from whom he learned so much

during his undergraduate years at the College.

Dr. Deborah Forteza is the new assistant professor of Spanish at the College. She joins the faculty to teach Spanish literature, culture and language. Originally from Uruguay, she began her studies in the United States after growing up in Argentina. Forteza received her master’s degree in English from the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota. She also earned a Master of Divinity from Central Baptist Theological Seminary in Minneapolis and her doctorate in literature from the University of Notre Dame in 2017.

Dr. John Dixon graduated from Grove City College in 2005 and returns as an assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering. He completed both his master’s degree and doctorate at the University of Minnesota. Dixon also spent time working in industry at Cummins Power developing fuel systems for consumer generator sets. Prior to starting at Grove City College he taught a range of courses at the University of South Florida, including a Matlab programming course, thermodynamics, computational methods and internal combustion engines.

said McNulty.

In an interview with the Collegian, McNulty made it clear that the new values were considered and structured to encourage students to put them into practice in their everyday lives.

“We want to have a continuous narrative that we tie things to, to help people see the connection between the things they are doing every day and the deeper values so that it transforms an activity into something more meaningful,” he said.

Faithfulness, he said, is the “continuity of leadership.” This is one of the many reasons he is proud to be a leader of the school.

Since its founding, the College has had only nine presidents (including McNulty), making it possible for smooth transitions of power to take place.

Perhaps more impressive, McNulty pointed out, is the College’s commitment to stewardship. In his opening convocation address, he explained that while Grove City does not boast traditional diversity statistics, the College points to its economic diversity as a point of pride.

“There is a distinct sense of egalitarianism here at Grove City,” he said.

That same sense of egalitarianism is perhaps what bleeds into the community aspect of the College; nearly 2,500 students spread out across 180 acres.

“I hope that when freshmen step onto campus and are greeted

by OB, they are immediately struck by how welcoming our community is,” he said.

“I hope that people are learning to appreciate others who they

wouldn’t ordinarily associate with. That is what I hope characterizes our campus community generation after generation.”

“Our students are being equipped with the most important thing for being able to deal with the most difficult issue of our day: respect,” he continued.

McNulty also pointed out that Millennials, for all of their shortcomings, are uniquely positioned to welcome new students and people into their communities because of their desire to achieve an atmosphere of inclusivity.

Because of Grove City’s commitment to Christian character, its students are even more prepared than their generational peers.

“Our students understand that each one of their classmates is created in the image of God and understands

the innate value of each person. A secular school cannot equip people in that way. We are in an ideal position to send people into the world to be constructive in the whole structure of a community because they understand why we have to be reconciled.”

President McNulty, who began his fourth year as President in August, is confident the mission and values of the College are stronger than ever.

“The mission of the College is to get our students to see the world that way and to be prepared to live in the world to make a difference in the lives of others because their calling is so expansive and transformational.”

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continued from 1 This speaks to the good character of the students and studentathletes at Grove City College, as well as to the talented and committed coaching staff.

The opening home game, held on Saturday, saw Grove City fall to Washington and Jefferson 47-7. That game was, for Laffoon, “a little rough…watching that knowing I couldn’t help them out.” Nevertheless, the team has stood by Laffoon’s decision and has solidified his confidence in his choice. “I mean, it sucked watching, knowing I’m done, but I think it’ll be a good decision.”

With respect to the team as a whole, Laffoon has confidence that they can go far.

“We’ve got a good coaching staff, and we’re a young team,” he said confidently. “I went through the rough patch and won’t get to see the reward as a player, but me being there as a coach might be better as a team.”

Laffoon’s selflessness is admirable, and his determination to stick with the game is a genuine reflection of Grove City students and student athletes alike.

Laffoon holds no grudges, and remains a fan of the game he played for nearly twenty years. “I wouldn’t have anyone steer away from football,” Laffoon said directly. “It’s taught me a lot of life lessons I would definitely have my kids play.”

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Summer renovations happen almost every year, but this year’s changes are certainly worth enjoying, especially during the nice weather.

These improvements will both help the students of Grove City College experience greater recreational opportunities and maintain the College’s unique and historic look.

LUX MEA continued from 1 meals and campfires filled my need for fellowship and rest,” said Julia Roper ’20.

Another student, Jonathan Brutt ’18 said, “The annual Lux Mea retreat is one of the most influential experiences within my college career…this was my second Lux Mea retreat and I’m convinced that it remains the best program for bridging the gap between all majors and cultures within Grove City College.”

For those interested in what Roper called a “deliciously refreshing and empowering” opportunity, take her advice and attend next year’s retreat to “discuss and engage with peers of different backgrounds who are walking the same path.”

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Coffee shops compete for the hearts of students Alyssa Jackson Life Editor

America may run on Dunkin, but what about GCC? According to a poll sent out by the Collegian last week, a majority of students are excited about the opening of Dunkin Donuts this Wednesday.

“I’m super hyped for Dunkin, but I won’t be giving up my once-aweek trip to Beans,” said senior Victoria Zulick.

Although students are enthusiastic about the new franchise, those who indicated a preference of coffee shop still chose Beans.

Anticipation of the new place in town doesn’t intimidate Beans on Broad’s owner, Drew McCandless. “Competition just

The majority of GCC students are excited about the opening of Dunkin Donuts, according to a Collegian poll conducted last week. means more improvements on our end,” he said.

Dunkin will have a Grand Opening Wednesday, Sept. 20 through Saturday, Sept. 23 with activities, freebies, and deals.

Wednesday from nine

to 11 in the morning, the first 100 guests will receive a free travel mug. On Friday small iced coffee or tea will be 99 cents from 10 a.m. till noon. The week will conclude with a family day on Saturday with various activities.

Tides of changes for the Crimson Juliet Long Contributing Writer Four major changes mark the pages of the Crimson Handbook for the 2017-18 school year, regarding signs in the student union, the appeal process, the athletic director and laundry.

This is a surprisingly low number of adjustments compared to past years, according to Larry Hardesty, Vice President of Student Life and Learning. Usually, he said, there are between six and 10 changes. When discussing what changes what will be made, Hardesty says his office always asks the question: “How do we help our students to grow?”

One of the most notable changes is that signs cannot be hung on any wood in the student union. Instead, there will be designated places to hang signs. This will result in capping the number of signs hung this year. Some students believe this new rule is unfair. “There are multiple groups and organizations on campus and this creates more complications for the groups,” said sopho-

more Alaina Banal.

Hardesty, however, says that this decision is best for the college campus, because even when the proper hanging material is used the wood finish is still destroyed.

The “Final Appeal” section, which used to be found on page 14 of the Crimson, has now been removed. Previously, if a student did not agree with the decision made by a board consisting of five students and five faculty, they could make a final appeal to the provost.

While Grove City College used to have a three tier appeal process, the vast majority of other colleges only have a two tier process, Hardesty said. Since this three tier process gave one person the ability override the decision of 10, Hardesty said the goal of the change is to make the college more communal.

Previously, if an athlete violated college policy, Student Life and Learning were not required to inform either the coach or the athletic director. However, new this year and upon request of the athletic director, anytime an athlete is in violation

both the coach and athletic director will be informed.

The announcement that had the most “fanfare” of any change ever made to the Crimson was the decision to make the laundry free, Hardesty said. Jim Lopresti, the Vice President of Operations on campus, handled the deal with the laundry provider, and worked tirelessly to make them aware of the College’s needs. Hardesty said that Lopresti’s “team went above and beyond”, and worked towards a deal that would allow free laundry.

Hardesty also said that the price of tuition did not increase because of this change, saying that the price of tuition had already been decided upon before the deal with the laundry provider had been affirmed.

In referring to the four changes made for this school year, Hardesty said that “at the end of the day we want to make sure what we’re doing is beneficial to the community.” These alterations can be found in greater detail in the 2017-2018 Crimson edition.

Beans and Dunkin present two distinctive options. “We offer something different than they do.” McCandless said. “We locally source our products, and that’s not something Dunkin Donuts can say.”

Though Dunkin Donuts and Beans on Broad have much in common, each atmosphere is diverse. “I don’t like the setup of the Dunkin Donuts I have been in, there’s not a lot of space,” said senior Nikki Doutt.

Senior Rachel Leung, said, “I don’t even like coffee, but I really like the atmosphere of Beans.”

Though atmosphere is important, the convenience of the drive thru along with cheaper product and more variety is appealing.

“I work next door to the new Dunkin Donuts, so I will definitely purchase there because of the convenience,” said senior Jessica DeRicco.

However, DeRicco also said, “I go to Beans primarily to study, and

I do like that it’s local coffee.”

“Variety is good,” said Zulick. New choices in places to go for a cup of Joe, hang out with friends, or to study will be a good addition to the town.

Updates have already been made to Beans on Broad to keep up with competition. New tables, fresh paint and artistic interior give the cozy shop a new vibe.

“Even the new design was done by a local Designer,” McCandless said.

College students thrive on coffee and sweets, and a break from campus scenes is a must. As long as college students are in the vicinity, both Beans on Broad and Dunkin Donuts will continue to thrive.

Freshman Fifteen: To Gain or Not to Gain?

Stephanie Grindley Contributing Writer Stress eating. We all do it.

An infamous habit of incoming college freshmen has conceived a frightening term to many:Freshman fifteen!

When upperclassman Mady Kahler was asked if she knew about the notorious slogan, she responded, “Know about it? I lived it!” She said,“I think that it’s an unavoidable curse that comes with the emotional event of attending college.”

What causes the freshman fifteen?

Is it the freedom of the college dining hall? Or, is it the new levels of stress that college places on a freshman?

When asked if stress is the main contributor to weight gain, Coach Erin Street, head volleyball coach, assistant track coach, and Fitwell instructor, said, “Yes, absolutely.”

Street said, “” Upperclassmen are ready to provide freshman with advice on avoiding stress. “I think it’s more stressful worrying about it. I mean you’re going through a lot of life changes,” said Ari Fadoul, a junior biology major. In trying to avoid the freshman 15, many students stress themselves out too much and they end up gaining weight they hoped to avoid “Trying to avoid things can be stressful. We should instead strive to be healthy,” Street said. When asked if she did anything to avoid the freshman fifteen, Kahler said, “Nope. Not a single thing.”

Because avoiding the 15 only in-

creases the problem, what are some tips for staying healthy? Jesse Rogers, a current RA and a former freshmen RA, said, “Stay active and do things you enjoy. Join IM teams.

Even just walking around campus or town.”

Rogers explains that going from college food back to home cooked meals can be a large contributor. “Like when I go home, that’s when I super over eat,” he said. The buffet style dining the college provides can also contribute to weight gain. Kahler said; “Watch your portions. Just because you can get sevenths doesn’t mean you should.”

When asked if there are any unhealthy ways to deal with the F15, Street said diets might not be the best method, and suggested to not “restrict calories”.

Is the rumor of weight gain during freshman year true? Rogers said, “I think it’s real, but it’s not an issue.”

“I definitely didn’t think I would gain the weight but when I did, it didn’t bother me at all,” Kahler said.

At the end of the day, Fadoul says, “It shouldn’t be something to stress about, there is enough already.” To those who are afraid of the F15 or are already dealing with it, Rogers offers some final words, “Try to be happy with who you are. It’s only going to keep happening here on out. Make peace with it now.”

Don’t sweat the freshman fifteen. Or maybe sweat it out at the gym. But either way, we aren’t here to worry about this kind of stuff, we’re here to learn.

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Denim and giraffes have lots in common Andy Mittlestaedt and Caroline Dudt Contributing Writers

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The annual campus-wide contest, Humans vs. Zombies, began on Sept. 10 and goes until Sunday, Sept. 15. The competition started with three original zombies who aim to turn the humans into zombies too. Surely, you have seen their presence on campus, with the bandanas tied on their heads and nerf guns pointed proud.

Grover Life

an occasional satirical feature exploring life at Grove City

‘Ring by spring’ lost on senior class Following the recent poll of the class of 2018’s personal lives, results show that a meager 11 percent are married/engaged/ or planning to be engaged in the near future. Expectedly, the famous old “ring by spring” joke has been thrown around in much higher volumes

by professors, parents, and underclassmen alike. What is not expected, however, is the senior’s responses.

Josiah DePuccio, a business accounting major and bachelor, told us “I’m not worried at all. I mean, why is everyone acting like my exhaustive marriage options

are found in this one square mile campus?”

“Ring by spring? Is that still going on?

Geez, you would think a joke would wear off after a few decades,” said Alexa King, senior biochemistry major (also single). Senior after senior said they are continuing their fall semester un-phased

by this bizarre and frequent suggestion that they are obligated to make a life-long covenant before the Lord with a man or woman before the year is up. “More like job by spring,” mumbled King.

Living Treasures Wild Animal Park, located only a half hour from Grove City College, just welcomed a giraffe calf for the first time.

Never has a giraffe been born at this zoo, let alone in western Pa’s recent past. Calvin, the calf giraffe, not ironically the son of Levi and Blue Jeans, was born healthy on August 27.

“In celebration of the first giraffe calf born at our park, we plan to raise money for the Giraffe Conservation Foundation throughout this fall” said Adam Guiher, the owner of Living Treasures.

Calvin was born weighing 145 pounds and standing at a lofty 6’ 3”. Notably, the calf comes from a line of fame. You may remember his grandmother, April, the giraffe whose late stages of pregnancy went viral on YouTube earlier this year.

Her labor was witnessed by 1.2 million viewers.

In consequence, Levi, the son of April, and Blue Jeans have been visited by over 700,000 visitors at this local animal park.

Living Treasures Wild Animal Park has not yet let Calvin make his public debut at the park. “Now that Blue Jeans has settled into her role as a mother, we expect to be able to let guests start meeting him soon,” said Guiher.

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Since giraffes are endangered, Calvin will likely be placed into a breeding program when he is grown. In support of the natural family ties, Living Treasures would like to keep Levi, Blue Jeans, and Calvin together as long as possible.

However, Calvin might be moved in the future to Keystone Safari, an incoming branch of Living Treasures which will be closer to Grove City.

The park hopes that the birth of Calvin will raise awareness for giraffes whose population has declined by 40 percent worldwide within the past thirty years. New calves and funds are of the utmost importance for our long-necked friends to thrive.

Later this month, Living Treasures will be releasing vinyl decals with the proceeds going to fund the Giraffe Conservation Foundation until the end of the season in November. Don’t neglect to check out Living Treasures Wild Animal Park’s Facebook page for updates on Calvin’s first debut!

New brewery opens a block from GCC Chase Stout Contributing Writer Serving homemade craft beer, Koehler Brewing Company is the brain child of brothers Bruce and Bryan Koehler, located on the corner of S. Harvard St. and Park St., only a block away from the Grove City College Softball field.

They offer very reasonably priced, craft beers, made directly in the building. Their drink variety on tap is ever-changing from week to week due to constant experimenting to create the most enjoyable beers. Also, depending on the time of year, the beer changes to match the mood and flavor of the season.

When asked about what drink will be put in the bottles, Bruce Koehler answered, “We are still experimenting on the drink, but we want to make the per-

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The Koehler Brewing Company opened in Grove City and offers customers a variety of craft beer options and flavors for the fall season. fect IPA that everyone will love.”

The Brewery is situated inside a double doored garage, which remains open, leading to an area to take your drink and enjoy

the weather. The inside is cozy with beautiful wood making up the bar, the floor, and the tables which are accompanied by simple bar stools for sitting.

The back of the ga-

rage is open as well to show the implements used throughout each stage of the brewing process. The walls are decorated with vintage signs, original Koehler Brewing Company

memorabilia, and even a sign from the History Channel’s show, American Pickers.

All these features make this brewery a unique place to relax and enjoy a craft beer accompanied by a throwback appeal and cozy, friendly atmosphere. The Brewery is a resurrection of the past, a big deal for the Koehler brothers as they grew up with their dad drinking Koehler beer from a brewing company of the same name that was in business around Erie from 1847-1978. When the opportunity arose, the brothers jumped on the idea to use their namesake and give a nod to the history of the original Koehler brand.

The Koehler Brothers chose Grove City because of its proximity half way between their homes and the locations where they plan to ship their drinks: Erie

and Pittsburgh. The garage was additionally the perfect size for their brewing needs, and big enough to hold all the kettles and bottling machines.

This journey for perfection is evident in the constant tweaking of the recipe to get the perfect flavor for each drink.

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keep going back especially as fall and winter are on the horizon, when those seasonal flavors will make their rounds at the brewery.

Looking toward the future,

the

Koehler

Brothers plan to expand the brewery to add more seating and build a closed awning for when winter comes to Grove City. Keep your eye out for special fall and Christmas beers that will be making their appearance at Koehler in the very near future.

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Miller goes to print

Alyssa Jackson Life Editor

On Aug. 25, Grove City College’s own professor of Communication Studies Kimberly Miller saw her first novel “Picking Daisy” published and available to the world.

“Humbling” is the one word Miller used to describe how it feels to have “Picking Daisy” finally published. To elaborate, she said, “I am so grateful. I don’t want to get caught up in the hype. It’s what I do, but it’s hard work.”

What was once originally as a screenplay, Miller decided to turn into a novel. A few readers, without knowing the beginnings of the tale, even commented that the book should be made into a movie. Miller was glad to hear their comments and said, “I was able to communicate my vision effectively.”

Setbacks delayed the process. The original release date for the novel was in early spring, but the initial publisher went out of business, and Miller was without a publisher for a few stressful months. Pelican Book Group bought out the company and agreed to publish the novel.

Inspiration for the novel came while Miller was writing her dissertation. It was a tough

Madison Stout

Entertainment Editor People complain about how there is nothing to do in Grove City. I promise there is plenty to do.

Did you finish your most recent Netflix binge and need to get the blood flowing playing carnival games at fall fest?

Need to have an off campus adventure with your friends at an alpaca farm?

Take a seat, sip your Dunkin Donut’s coffee at their grand opening, and jot down these events in your calendar. Here is everything happening on campus and around the town.

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Read all about it! Dr. Kimberly Miller’s first book, “Picking Daisy,” is available on Amazon, in paperback and on Kindle. It is also available in the Henry Buhl Library on campus. time, she said, but, “creative writing gives me peace and energy.”

Out of that time, the main characters, Robby Grant and Daisy Parker, were born. Once she had the characters she said, “I couldn’t just keep them to myself.”

Miller said, “It’s what’s on the inside that matters, not the

outward appearance.

We say these things, but we don’t act like it.

We don’t act like what’s on the inside is what’s beautiful.” In her novel she displays this message especially through Daisy Parker, who is paralyzed and lives her life in a wheelchair.

Music inspires Miller’s writing. The Goo-

Goo Dolls especially influenced how she envisioned the main character Robby Grant.

From this character comes her favorite line of the novel: “I’ll give you an autograph if you don’t shoot.”

Miller will be signing copies of her books at Cummings Coffee and Candy West in Butler

on September 16th from 6:30-8:30pm.

Her book can also be found on Amazon in paperback or Kindle.

She also donated a copy to both the Butler and Grove City public libraries. The College Library has ordered a copy of the book, and it will soon be available to check out.

Ready to take the stage

The cast is set for ‘The Music Man’ Cat Anderson Copy Chief

Despite the fact that Grove City College does not offer a theater major to its students, the theater program continuously impresses the community with its remarkable renditions of well-known musicals and plays.

We expect nothing less from their newest scheduled performance, “The Music Man,” coming this fall.

The cast and crew, although having only a few months to rehearse, will undoubtedly put on a spectacular show given the talent and dedication of those responsible for its production.

When asked what interested him about the plot, Joel Espenshade, who will be playing Mayor George Shinn, said, “The way the story is told and the idiosyncrasies of the characters give it a lot of nostalgic charm that I am very excited to bring to the stage.”

“The Music Man,” set in 1912, follows the adventures of a con artist in a small Iowan town.

The conman Harold Hill, played by senior Luke Leone, persuades the people of River City

Who said there’s nothing to do?

to begin a band with the uniforms and instruments he is willing to sell.

Although he plans to leave the small town without starting the band, and thereby swindling the townspeople, his interest in the librarian Marian Paroo, played by sophomore Jordan Luntz, complicates things.

Leone and Luntz demonstrated their chemistry onstage last year with their production of “Anything Goes,” and will undoubtedly deliver another impressive performance as Harold Hill and Marian Paroo this autumn.

Espenshade’s character Mayor Shinn, suspects Harold of dubious activities.

“I think Mayor Shinn is one of the funniest characters in the show,” said Espenshade. When watching the film and seeing the play, he enjoyed Shinn the most and “is honored to have the role now.”

Espenshade will perform alongside senior Samuel Kenney, who plays Marcellus Washburn, an ex-conman and one of Harold’s old friends now living in River City. The role

of Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn, Mayor Shinn’s pompous wife, belongs to sophomore Allison Echard. Senior Siena Dacey will take on the part of Marian’s mother, Mrs. Paroo. Some roles, such as Marian’s younger brother Winthrop Paroo and her piano student Amaryllis, have yet to be cast.

Many students eagerly await “The Music Man,” excited to see their friends take on challenging roles and big personalities. The production’s diverse musical numbers, like the quick and comedic “Ya Got Trouble,” and the love ballad “Till There Was You,” demonstrate the versatility of the performers as well as the music director, Mr. Dave Barron.

The diverse cast boasts of some experienced actors. The ensemble alone includes almost forty students.

Professor Betsy Craig will direct the musical, while Kevin Garvey and Emma Larison will be the choreographer and stage manager, respectively. Dan Wolfe will serve as its technical director.

The show runs from at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 8-11 in Ketler Auditorium.

Minors making major changes Gretchen Wilson Contributing writer

Thespians far and wide are ecstatic for Grove City’s new musical theater minor.

“Changes in society and emerging fields of study demand the creation of innovative new offerings.” Robert Graham, provost of the College, said in an article released by the College’s Career Services.

“The musical theater minor is open to all students, both current and perspective,” allowing students to “develop both an appreciation of dramatic literature and skills in the various arts and crafts of the theater,” according to the newly updated Grove City College website.

Musical theater will be one of the most intensive minors, requiring students to complete 12 hours of core classes and another 12 hours of electives.

Betsy Craig and Daniel Wolfe, Professors of English and Theater respectively, teach the core theater classes, including acting, theater practicum and stagecraft. The minor even requires three physical education courses, ranging from

beginning dance to a karate class.

By incorporating a variety of musical theater aspects, this minor enables students to have a wider selection of career choices after graduation. It can also benefit students who are considering a career in theater, but are unsure of where to start or what aspect on which they wish to concentrate.

Having a wider variety within the musical theater minor allows for students to be at the forefront of emerging fields.

The Career Service’s article states that the minors that have been recently added “are designed to produce added value to an undergraduate degree.”

This statement reflects on Grove City College’s calling to make their students as marketable as possible to help them achieve and thrive after graduation.

This minor is part of the English department and information for perspective students regarding the major can be found under the English Majors and Minors section on the College’s website.

Saturday, Sept. 16 Rummage Sale 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Center Presbyterian Church, Fundraiser for Outta Theatre Fall Fest 1-4 p.m., Lower Campus (rain location: IM Room) Men’s Soccer Game v. Otterbein 3:30 p.m., Soccer field Foodie Fest 4-7 p.m., Memorial Park, Sample food and enjoy music for just $10 Sunday, Sept. 17 Vespers “Elijah: A Type of Christ” 6:30 p.m., Harbison Chapel Harmony Museum Antique Show 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Harmony, Pa. Monday, Sept. 18 Professor PreachOff (Alternative Chapel) 7 p.m., Lincoln Lawn Tuesday, Sept. 19 Government Internships & Jobs “An Insider’s View on Getting Hired” 3 p.m., HAL 108 Art Gallery: Area Artist’s Exhibition 4-8 p.m., PFAC 7 Wednesday, Sept. 20 Study Abroad Fair 8 a.m.-4 p.m., HAL Atrium Dunkin Donuts Grand Opening 9-11 a.m.; Free donut with purchase of a purchase of a beverage Swing Dance Club 7:30 p.m.-10 p.m., IM Room Thursday, Sept. 21 Grove City Farmer’s Market 3-6 p.m., Joseph D. Monteleone Youth Festival Park “How to Work a Career Fair” 7-8:15 p.m., Hal 108 Managing Stress with Aromatherapy 8 p.m., Natural Options Warriors 9 p.m., Harbison Chapel NOTHING 8

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Grovers hit the streets With the bright lights and awesome music, the Street Dance on Saturday was a blast! At around 8 p.m. it officially started, although the pace began to pick up about an hour later. Freshmen, seniors, Greeks, independents, OB and more groups were dancing the night away.

Tunes included artists such as Macklemore, Taylor Swift, Relient K and more. Attendees were able to grab a Popsicle, pizza, chips, cookies or a drink if needed.

The effects tied the whole event together, with colored stagelights and string lights. A great time was had by all, between hanging out in the amped-up atmosphere and rocking out to base that shook the concrete.

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Breakdown of Taylor Swift’s new diss track

Rio Arias Perspectives Editor

BECCA SHAFFER

GCC Alum Spencer Folmar’s film ‘Generational Sins” will show at 6 p.m on Sept. 19 in Sticht Auditorium.

Faith, film and Folmar Wesley Kinney Designer

If you are tired of the cliché, feel-good, cheesy Christian films, do not miss out on your chance to see Grove City graduate Spencer T. Folmar’s film “Generational Sins.”

The movie premieres Oct. 6, but if you cannot wait until then, there is a special preview showing at 6 p.m on Sept. 19 in Sticht Lecture Hall.

Folmar will be on hand for a Q&A session following the screening of the film.

The movie tells a redemptive story about two estranged sons sent out by their dying mother to find their abusive and alcoholic father. “Generational Sins” is a powerful, emotional drama.

“Our closets are full of skeletons that have been there for decades... maybe even centuries.

There has to be some impetus for change in the bloodline to create a shift from darkness to light,” Folmar said on his inspiration for the movie.

“This film aims to illuminate this difficult process in a very real, gritty, winsome, and original way.” His goal is to speak truth, to tackle the darkness of one’s past and bring it to light. Folmar believes that he did just that, with realistic characters and plotlines that grab the viewers’ attention.

Folmar was born in Eustis, Florida in 1989.

He grew up making YouTube videos with his high school friends for school projects. At the age of 17, he released his first feature film, Fortified (2008).

He graduated from Grove City in 2010 with a bachelor’s degree in Communica-

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tion Studies. At the end of his freshman year he released his second feature film, Guilt & Silence. The movie premiered at the Historic Rowland Theatre in Philipsburg, Pa. to a sold out crowd.

After graduation, Folmar went on to receive numerous awards for videos in various competitions. He received “Excellence in Filmmaking” and “Best Screenplay” at the Los Angeles Movie Awards, won silver at the Carnegie Mellon Business Plan Competition and was the “Creative Thinking Winner” for the College’s Elevator Pitch.

His studies took him to England and New Zealand, and eventually he circled back to Florida where he earned his first master’s degree in Theological studies from Theological Seminary in Orlando.

Through the next few years, Spencer worked at Run Studios, Intel, Microsoft and Cut. While he juggled those jobs, he worked at The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology directing all video production.

In early 2016, Folmar packed all that he had into his car and drove to Los Angeles to pursue creative film production full-time.

Folmar is currently in the process of earning his Master of Business Administration from Texas A&M and pursuing a PhD from an European graduate school in film and theology.

Next year, Folmar will release “The Beast in Me,” his fourth feature film, which is in the pre-production stages.

Folmar is set to release his fifth film late 2018, “Deathbed Redemption.”

7 p.m., Crawford Auditorium Saturday, Sept. 23 Dunkin Donuts Kids and family day (face paint, goodie bags, decorate donut station) West Park Alpacas 10 a.m.-5 p.m., 1037 West Park Road

From teary-eyed high school breakups to pop anthems in long car rides, Taylor Swift’s music videos have seen us all through our best and worst moments.

Making music based off of romatic trials and successes, she has resonated with guys and girls alike.

This kind of lifestyle, however, is not without criticism. It’s no secret the media has had a circus of a time trying to figure out which song is about which ex-lover, and forced the young celebrity to grow up and toughen up in the spotlight of fame and musical success.

Though Swift has written songs like “Blank Space,” which concerns her crazed, “serial dating” that the media emphasizes, she came out with something bigger last week to blow everyone’s minds.

Swift’s new single “Look What You Made Me Do” tells the full story of what happens on her side of the story.

Filmed by longtime friend and director Joseph Khan, the video showcases many powerful images that are worth studying one by one to get the full effect.

First off we have the opening scene: the graveyard. A single

“Ready for it?” The majority of Grovers are not on board with T Swizzle’s new sound. tombstone is shown with the words “Here lies Taylor Swift’s reputation”. This is significant because it addresses Swift’s longtime feud with the media, and how she feels they have assassinated her image to make news.

The second set of distinct images is the number of references to the KardashianJenner family. Swift was recorded in a private conversation with Kanye West where she gave permission for her name to be used in the song “Famous”, only to later publicly deny it.

Kim KardashianWest later released the receipts of their conversation on social media (on national snake day), causing extreme backlash and the famous response on Swift’s part where she “didn’t ask to be a part of this narrative.”

In response to this, her new video shows herself dressed like

the family sipping tea, just like Kendall Jenner did in an Instagram post nodding to the Swift-West receipts.

She is surrounded by 12 snakes, and since 13 is her famed lucky number, the viewer can only assume she is the 13th snake.

She also is shown wearing a fur jacket with short blonde hair like Katy Perry, a reminder of their longtime feud (which Perry has recently tried to end).

Eight backup dancers later stand behind Swift wearing “I heart T.S.” crop tops, which was worn by an exboyfriend shortly before they broke up.

The eight dancers represent each of Taylor’s relationships that have been dragged through the media since her stardom.

She is later shown in a vault throwing around money with other characters, a reference to

claims that she acts like a greedy business woman and tries to hog all of her profits, through actions such as taking her music off of Spotify because she wasn’t making enough money.

The most important visual in the whole video, however, is the multiple Taylors that are shown throughout the video. Dressed in costumes worn on the red carpet and in other music videos, they show how the media has forced her to change and taken away all of the people and images she used to be.

She continues to make the bold proclamation she is a brand new person now, and suggests that change might not have come willingly. She later stands on a mountain of “old Taylors”, portraying a creepy image of the struggle and waste left behind.

So what does it all mean? It means 43 million views in 24 hours, a new YouTube record.

It means speculation about her new album Reputation which will drop soon, after a three year gap. It means a plague of new media speculation as gossip and news outlets try to figure out who or what inspired every track, and who exactly the “new Taylor” is.

Perspectives: A response to ‘Look What You Made Me Do’ Rio Arias

Perspectives Editor With 43 million views in 24 hours, Taylor Swift’s new video “Look What You Made Me Do” took the internet by storm: news outlets raced to cover the trending video; Twitter took to speculating what each image represented; and the song took a place in iTunes’ top five songs that it has not given up since.

This song is distinct, however, because it’s Taylor’s direct response to the way that the media and various celebrities have used their presence on the internet to continually criticize her, and the effect it’s had on her image over time.

And it’s no secret that she has no love for the media as well as all the “haters” out there. This leaves us with the question, what now? What makes this video different than all the other songs that hint at exes and unfair treatment?

Well the answer is clear—Taylor Swift has made her brand by showing herself as another innocent girl forced to grow up in the public eye. Much like Kylie Jenner but with less of the sympathy, this video shows how no matter how many legitimate criticisms are brought to light, Swift will always be seen

as another victim of worldly interpretation.

The first notable thing to understand about the pop star is that she likes her private life private. She keeps her romantic relationships secrets at all costs, even ending one because she felt too many public appearances and outings would hurt her image or invite outside pressures.

She famously runs away from the paparazzi, seldomly posts on social media, and never uses her platform to comment on social issues because of fear of alienating her fan base.

Besides her everchanging love life, many average people don’t know a lot, or try to know a lot, about Swift, which is the way she likes it. This is not to say she doesn’t use social media or make public appearances or attend charity events; those are all important parts of being a celebrity and appealing to a broad audience. But it does mean she doesn’t go out of her way to share much personal information with people outside of her choice appearances.

The contradiction in this strategy is that as soon as she feels wronged by an ex-lover, she has no problem sharing it with the world. She appeared on the Ellen Degeneres

show to talk about how Joe Jonas broke up with her in an 11-second phone call. She wrote the song “Style” about Harry Styles and “Dear John” about John Mayor.

Her brand has come to depend on the very public knowledge of a guy letting her down or hurting her in some way. She very openly had her split from Calvin Harris over recognition from the song “This is What You Came For,” and often refuses to comment on issues where she is clearly wrong.

One exception to this, however, is when Kim Kardashian West released receipts of Swift agreeing to be in Kanye West’s song “Famous,” only to later publically denying giving her consent. Swift claimed she “never asked to be part of this narrative”, though that option never seemed to exist for her ex-boyfriends. It’s a shame privacy can’t reach around to everyone in the lime light.

Swift’s video is particularly disturbing because it shows herself making clear references to those she dislikes or who have tried to share moments where she wasn’t a good influence, ignoring all chances to reconcile the past and instead capitalizing on the feud.

She stands over a

pile of “dead Taylors,” claiming the media has forced her to change, when she actually can’t come to terms with the fact that she might be wrong. Because being wrong doesn’t make enough money, just like using Spotify didn’t make enough money.

At least she felt that way until the anti-hero in her self-made narrative (Katy Perry) released an album. Then Swift suddenly came to terms with making a smaller income and put her music back online.

Having a celebrity status isn’t just a right because you work hard and deserve recognition. It’s a privilege, and should be used to encourage positive discussion among professionals, women, and leaders. Using her fame to capitalize on feuds, cry about exes, and avoid serious discussions show that Swift hasn’t really grown up in the spotlight; her tactics of making it always about her and stepping over real issues have.

2017 may have been many things, but it’s not a time to play the victim card when negative press comes someone’s way. If we wanted that, we would watch Fox News and look at our President whine about unfair media coverage.

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A national pastime?

Noah Gould

Contributing Writer “Hey Hey! Ho Ho! TrumpCare has got to go!” Protesters shout as they line Main Street in Northampton, Mass. It is a relatively common occurrence in a town known for its excesses.

T h e oddity of this particular protest is that although the Republicans have proposed a healthcare bill, it fails even to reach the Senate. No bill has been passed! So what is being protested? What has “got to go”? Are the protesters loath to cancel the march because they have already made the signs and do not want them to go to waste?

“Indivisible Noho,” one of the groups organizing the march,

provides a checklist for weekly meetings: bring “a cellphone charger . . . a snack to share . . . and your rage, love, and solidarity”-but let the emphasis fall on “rage, love, and solidarity.”

Presumably, the solidarity is for their fellow marchers and the rage for any unlucky bystanders who they might encounter. It follows that the solidarity is not based necessarily on a specific cause, but on whether one is “in” or “out”, the classic us vs. them mentality.

While Americans in days past might have spent a Saturday afternoon in late July walking in the park, a typical afternoon in 2017 is spent in the picket line, painting signs and honing the catchiest of slogans. To the protesters in Northampton, it does not matter that they are marching to prevent a bill that has already failed. They march to communicate their

overwhelming dissatisfaction.

This creates a slew of protester-hobbyists.

Protesting will soon pass up baseball as our national pastime.

Weekly meetings, bus trips to Boston, marches on DC- these are no longer rare events.

This upward trend in daily protesting is not limited to the predominantly liberal northeast.

Charlottesville, Va. saw demonstrators, protesters, and counter-protesters, with a mismatch of causes and anti-causes. None of the groups cared about the statues, or even the people who they were claiming to represent.

They only cared about who could create the loudest commotion. In reality, White Supremacists and the Antifa are allies. Both work to create chaos and are happiest when fighting their most hateful adversaries, each other.

Perhaps there was

“fault on many sides,” but also confusion on many sides. U.S. citizens were fighting on the streets of Charlottesville, most often without a clear notion of who or what they were fighting.

Salon magazine recently ran an article entitled “If you’re going to punch Nazis, first make sure they’re actually Nazis.” They reported that overzealous protestors assaulted more than a few innocent bystanders, mistaking them for Nazis. The stories of Charlottesville reveal a pattern in the character of the protesters: some villains, but many fools.

The vast majority of marches today are disruption for disruption’s sake.

Yet aren’t protests supposed to be about causing a scene, about revealing evil for all to see? Martin Luther King, in his famous speech, says that he came to the capitol to

“dramatize a shameful condition.”

The “shameful condition,” however, is not the focus of his speech.

His purpose is to provide an alternative vision for the future. Effective protest requires the speaker to reject something from the present and point to a possible better future.

In other words, discourse requires us to go beyond, “This is what I hate.”

We seem to have forgotten that, to productively communicate an idea, one must not only have something to fight against, but also something to fight for. This is a fundamental problem for the right and the left, who have both, to some extent, embraced identity politics.

Compare this to the civil disobedience of the 1960s. You don’t have to agree with the Vietnam Antiwar movePASTIME 10

Find yourself displaced?

Karen Postupac Editor in chief

The world has seen better days. Nations are being torn apart by hurricanes. Mexico has faced its worst earthquake - measured at 8.1 on the Richter scale - in a century.

Equifax, a major credit agency, reported a hack of names and social security numbers of 143 million Americans. A potential repeal of the political policy DACA is in danger of deporting thousands of young immigrants away from their homes and their families. The amount of turmoil on the news screen has weighed us down, making our steps heavy and our

hearts heavier.

While arriving to Grove City for a new school year is outwardly nothing like the disasters we have seen lately, I see a similarity. There are some who stepped on campus for the first time as students three weeks ago. You knew a handful of people and understood very little about this campus, the procedure of dining halls and the syllabi handed out on the first day. You feel unsure of what lies ahead. Hopefully, you were excited about the unknown.

For freshman-year me, I felt displaced, alone and unconfident – which resembles the feelings of those affected by the events of the past few weeks.

If you are returning to GCC, you feel differently. Sophomores will see that on a new

hall with a new schedule, friendship dynamics change and classes increase in difficulty.

Juniors feel a sense of familiarity in returning, but the thought of a future after college creeps in, so they feel pressure to start planning the rest of their lives. Seniors are faced with the frustrating and overwhelming question of their path post-graduation.

Again, I stress that moving into a new year of college is not even close to the tragedies described earlier. However, I see us at Grove City going through similar emotions, for we are displaced. We come to Grove City leaving behind our loved ones, our homes and our security.

Those in Florida have fled from their homes, displaced by Irma. If DACA is re-

pealed and young immigrants are deported, they will be displaced. We can empathize with them. We see their hurt and remember the times we sat in our dorm rooms feeling displaced too.

With similar emotions come a similar response. When coming to college, adaptation is necessary. We seek to make friends, discover productive and healthy study habits and develop our identity here.

We adapt to our surroundings and take the punches as they come.

All of this is to say, obstacles like hurricanes, earthquakes, and identity crises cause strife. However, God has never failed to provide safety and comfort.

Thus, in these times of displacement, both in starting a new year

and watching tragedies unfold, we lift our eyes to the heavens and remember the strength and sovereignty of our God. At Grove City, we will find steady routine, healthy balance, supportive friends and it is my prayer that you find Christ at the beginning of this school year. As Christ comforts us here, He will not fail in providing for those affected by Irma, the earthquake, the Equifax hack and DACA’s potential repeal.

Remember that the same God who saves us in our dorm rooms will save others, wherever they may be. After all, He’s got the whole world in His hands.

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No place for Down Syndrome

Ashley Winters Contributing Writer

CBS recently reported that Iceland is the closest country to eliminating Down syndrome births. While this summer was filled with worldwide life controversies, this was one of the most notable.

At a quick glance, you might think, that is an amazing feat or it is a great s e r vice to mankind. I know I certainly d i d , but my biology major mindset required me to dig deeper. Could it

be a new genetics finding? How exactly is one country preventing Down syndrome births?

In fact, Iceland is not reducing the amount of babies with Down syndrome conceived, rather reducing the amount of babies actually born.

Key words are that they are preventing “births.”

CBS reports that with the increasing amount of prenatal screenings, almost 100 percent of those who found out their child would have the disability chose to terminate the pregnancy. It is quite shocking that so few mothers chose to carry their babies to full term, especially being that the majority of the population is Christian.

Around 15 percent of the babies that were aborted did not even have Down Syndrome.

This life or death test is only 85 percent accurate. Thus, around 15 percent of the babies that were aborted did not even have Down syndrome. There were a few “mistakes” where a baby with Down syndrome was born to an unsuspecting mother.

Iceland further promotes an anti-Christian environment by allowing abortions following the 16 week mark if the baby has a disability, including Down syndrome.

If we as a society do not protect the most vulnerable human beings, we are in trouble.

God has created every human being in His image and likeness, even those with disabilities.

We as fellow humans have cannot pick and choose who is allowed to live. If we do so, we become our own gods, valuing our own convenience and pleasure over anything else.

What a scary thought that is. God alone should have power to

create life or end it. As a Christian community, we need to be God’s instruments on earth giving creation back to the Creator.

Christians must to prioritize and protect those who do not have a voice. Many argue that by aborting these babies, we are saving them from a lifetime of struggles, but none of us can argue we have never had major struggles in our life.

Every one of us has our own sufferings and pains that we must endure. This is not to say we should not try to help others through the use or ethical medical practice and research.

Trials in this life are inevitable. One impor-

The home impact of hurricanes on our wallets Josh Sikora Staff Writer

Hurricanes Harvey and Irma have just passed through the United States, both being some of the most powerful hurricanes the U.S. has seen. These disasters are expected to cause billions of dollars in damage, and to have ravaged the areas they passed through. With disasters, many use the science of economics as a guide to how the areas will recover in the wake of the storms.

This brings up the question of a method commonly referred to as “price gouging,” or charging higher t h a n normal p r i c es for storm resources people need. This name carries a negative connotation of taking advantage of people looking for vital supplies.

However, this negative view of price gouging often ignores basic economic laws and prevents many from recognizing the important contribution it makes to society in the wake of disasters.

One of the most basic principles of economics offers an insight into the area of price

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tant and invaluable reward of struggling is an understanding of the world around us and the God that created it.

Without trials, we do not become the people we hope to become.

Why would we need God if everything was perfect? God can use children with Down syndrome to soften hearts.

He has a plan for everyone, for He knew us before we conceived.

God’s plan is ultimate and far greater than anything we dream for ourselves. His plan also has a place for babies with Down syndrome, because they may also be a part of the far greater life we find in Him.

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Throughout the course of a hurricane, from its discovery to the aftermath, prices are increased in response to increased demand

gouging: The laws of supply and demand.

These laws determine the price of a good or service and illustrate how prices react in response to changes in supply and demand.

As disasters such as hurricanes become known, the demand for goods increases as people try to stock up on supplies for the upcoming storm. The result of this rush to buy goods has been seen countless times as store shelves are emptied and gas pumps run dry.

This situation results in people who show up to the grocery store late, or who are not as quick getting to the gas station. These people are out of luck in acquiring supplies, as everyone before them had purchased all the supplies they needed.

However, this increased demand activates the law of demand and, assuming supply remains the same, prices will increase. This is the phenomenon negatively referred to as

price gouging. Throughout the course of a hurricane, from its discovery to the aftermath, prices are increased in response to increased demand. Some claim that sellers are evil and are taking advantage of those afflicted by a storm in order to seek more money. Meanwhile, they are simply operating on basic scientific law. Other times politicians and lawmakers try to challenge this natural economic phenomena and write policy preventing price increases in times of disaster. However, the economic consequences still remain, and shortages often occur.

Yet this increase in price provides two very important functions to society: it prevents overconsumption and draws in additional goods.

Take gasoline as an example. Say prior to a hurricane, gas prices are at $3 per gallon. If prices are forced to stay at this level by antiprice gouging laws, the

increased demand will result in the supply of gas quickly running out.

However, if the price of gas were increased to $10 per gallon, people would consume less gas, and gas would go to those who value it the most highly. People who intend to evacuate would be willing to pay a higher price, and those who do not will figure out how to reallocate their resources to either purchase the gas, or find creative ways to stay safe in the storm’s wake. This way everyone is satisfied.

Furthermore, the law of supply kicks in again.

When suppliers outside of the afflicted area see that gas is $10 per gallon, they will see the opportunity for profit and bring more gas to the areas in the path of the

hurricane. This allows for a greater supply of gas to those who might need it, ensuring more people can acquire the gas they need, or with this new competition prices may go down again so all can afford gas.

Whereas under restricted pricing the amount of gas would be limited and depleted quickly, now supplies are abundant and lasting.

Not everyone can be expected to pursue a career as an economist or even take an economics class in college, but at least understanding the basics is important to understanding the impacts of different policies and actions people take, especially during disasters and difficult times.

pages on academics, student life, financial aid and more. These submenus, as well as other navigation tools, are all extended onto the mobile and tablet versions of the site.

“It was not a consistent experience,” Muller said, regarding the way the old site handled on mobile devices. Now, however, “you’ll get the same experience on your phone, computer, or laptop.”

The new website will offer visitors a calendar of upcoming events, news, social media updates, alumni connections and information

on the college’s athletic departments and oncampus groups.

Additionally, with a new content management system in place, the website can be updated in real time. This is important for students who have concerns about how the site has been performing since launch.

“To an extent it is better organized,” one student comments. “But I think that attempt towards organization resulted in an overwhelming number of subcategories.”

Other students expressed their concerns

about accessing the site through outside search engines, pointing out that certain links redirect to different pages than shown in the search engine.

Addressing these concerns, Muller said that the site is “not a static entity.” Muller also pointed out that the “site will evolve and mature over time, continuously improving.” She noted that the development team is working diligently to fix broken links, adding that students are encouraged to report any links that need correcting.

Many students and professors who are pleased with the rework of the old site, praising the updated feel and navigation, are now asking whether there are plans to update and improve the student and faculty site of my.gcc in a similar manner.

Muller responds to this question, saying “My.gcc is under further review and evaluation in the future.” For now, though, the team is focused on the postlaunch maintenance of the Grove City College website.

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Without a clear action, positive change is impossible.

Protest is quickly becoming our new American value. The events in Northampton and in Charlottesville both serve as witnesses to the harmful nature of modern protest: replacing principles and action with hatred and emotion. Protest cannot be the premise of our modern social order. A better view of protest is as a necessary, albeit unpleasant, duty. We should ask ourselves whether these everyday marches are able do anything to solve our very real problems.

The ability to protest is a good thing, but it should also be a rare thing. Discourse requires us to sometimes shout and sometimes whisper. Not every issue warrants a full-on march. I fully recognize that this is not the era of self-restraint. Those who consider themselves advocates would find it ludicrous to ration their rage.

Yet, it is because the freedoms we have are so great that we must exercise our self-restraint. The alternative is an incoherent string of causes, each shouting: “Solidarity!” and moving with the force of a Greyhound Bus. Have we forgotten the purpose of civil disobedience? We are not free in order to protest; we protest in order to be free. team behind the website

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Sports Football downed by W&J

Sept. 15, 2017

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Kevin Zuercher Staff Writer

The Grove City College football team dropped its home opener Saturday 47-7 to conference rivals Washington & Jefferson (W&J) at Thorn Field on a beautiful September afternoon.

W&J jumped out to an early lead scoring 21 points in the first quarter as quarterback Alex Rowse threw two of his four touchdown passes, both going to receiver Jesse Zubik.

They followed that number with 14 more points in the second quarter to take a 35-0 lead into halftime.

W&J then continued the shutout in the third quarter scoring 12 more points but Grove City finally broke through with 9:53 remaining in the fourth to score their only touchdown of the game. Sophomore running back Wesley Schools ran it in from the two-yard line to cap a drive that went for 15 plays and 77 yards.

Randall Labrie, sophomore quarterback from McKees Rocks, Pa., completed 19 of 30 passes for 191 yards in his first career start for the Wolverines.

Freshman wide receiver Cody Gustafson led Grove City’s receiving campaign with five receptions for 61 yards.

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The Wolverines scored early in the fourth quarter before falling to Washington & Jefferson Saturday in the home opener.

Schools led the team with 42 rushing yards on 20 attempts.

Other notable performances are found in sophomore receiver Nick Ponikvar who caught seven passes for 58 yards and also rushed twice for 14 yards and senior receiver Matt Pennypacker

who hauled in five receptions for 48 yards.

Sophomore safety Ethan Conto from Bruin, Pa. led the defense in tackles with eight for the game, while sophomore cornerback Jackson McFall and freshman linebacker Carl Jaszcar followed close behind with seven tack-

les each.

On the W&J side of things, senior quarterback Alex Rowse led the offense with an impressive performance completing 22 of 29 passes for 316 yards and four touchdowns. Senior Jacob Adams also added 11 of 13 passes for 137 yards and one touch-

down. Sophomore Jordan West ran for 51 yards and two touchdowns and senior Jesse Zubik caught nine passes for 183 yards and two touchdowns.

Washington & Jefferson came into the game having won their first contest 37-27 against St. Jon Fisher and also

being ranked 23rd in the nation, while Grove City lost their first to Juniata College 42-31.

Grove City will travel to Cleveland, Ohio next week for a tough contest against the 22nd ranked Case Western Reserve Spartans. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m on Saturday night.

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Cancer survivor joins the Steelers Tyler Harrington

Due to his great work ethic and ability to face and overcome adversity, he will likely be able to live up to these expectations and hopefully surpass them.

The Pittsburgh Steelers opened their sea-

Contributing Writer In spite of their loss to the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship game last year, the Steelers hope to bounce back this season and contend for the title once again.

With the 2018 Championship in view, the team looked for fresh blood via the NFL draft.

SBNation stated that the Pittsburgh Steelers selected James Conner out of Pitt with their 105th pick.

According to James Connor’s profile from the NFL and SportsReference, during his four seasons at Pitt, Conner rushed for 3733 yards in 668 attempts, had 52 rushing touchdowns, and was named ACC player of the year his sophomore year.

Conner is a fighter on and off the field. After the 2015 season he was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a cancer that is seen in the lymph system This dangerous but treatable form of cancer had Conner battling for nearly the entire offseason. In May of 2016 Conner was announced

son on Sept. 10 against the forever rebuilding Cleveland Browns, winning 21-18. This Sunday, Sept. 17 the Steelers will play the Minnesota Vikings at home.

Conner will wear

number 30 this season.

Look for him on special teams and potentially coming in for a rush attempt as the Steelers hope to retake the AFC North in pursuit of a title this year.

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The season kicks off, and new Steeler James Connor will be a welcome addition to the team. as cancer free. Conner returned to start for Pitt in 2016 and had a great season, which NFL scouts noticed.

Now with the Steelers, Conner is looking to earn the spot as a backup running back for Le’Veon Bell this season. While Conner does not have the veteran patience and speed that Bell has acquired in his career, he does have tremendous strength for a running back.

Due to his power, Conner can be used in

situations where the team needs to convert on 3rd down, and power through to earn a couple yards and keep the drive alive.

The head coach of the Steelers, Mike Tomlin, even commented to Jacob Klinger, reported for PennLive on Conner after a preseason game.

Tomlin said he sees him being a great weapon to have on special teams.

As a rookie, Conner already has expectations placed upon him that fans and coaches want to see him exceed.

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Strong start

Contributing Writer The Grove City men’s soccer team remains undefeated after victories over Wooster College and Allegheny College on Friday and Saturday, respectively.

Both wins came courtesy of late, game-winning goals from junior midfielder Jonathan Burton.

Friday’s game against the Wooster College Fighting Scots was physical and aggressive. A total of 32 fouls were called over the course of the game.

The most notable of the 32 fouls was called in the 82nd minute when the ball crossed into the Wooster penalty area and was followed by a mad scrum of players. In the chaos, a Wooster defender fouled senior midfielder Blake Baer, and the referee awarded the Wolverines a penalty kick.

Burton scored on the penalty kick for his first goal of the weekend and season.

The Wolverines fended off several attacks by the Fighting Scots in the final minutes of the game, and clutched a 1-0 victory. Senior goalkeeper Malcolm Blake had three saves and

Staff Writer The Grove City Women’s soccer team enters this season with high expectations, coming off three straight conference championship appearances.

The team appears to be meeting those expectations so far, starting the rigorous fall season with a 2-1 record. The women’s team hosted their home opener this past Saturday against the Hiram College, shutting out the Terriers 4-0 in an exciting home win.

With a record-high 30 person roster, including seven seniors and 10 returning starters, the team promises to build off of another year of maturity and experience as they chase the title yet again.

Veteran and senior

Fifty shades of red Rachael Mossgrove Staff Writer Change seems to be the ongoing theme for the 2017-2018 school year at Grove City College. Among the myriad of changes the college is implementing in a major way is the revamping of the uniforms of the college’s 22 athletic teams.

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A crucial goal by Franklin Tropiano tied the Wolverines 1-1 in their match against Oberlin Wednesday. earned his first shutout of the season.

On Saturday, Grove City faced the Allegheny College Gators.

Allegheny came out strong by scoring in the eighth minute on a breakaway goal from senior forward Tolossa Hassan. This would be the Gators only goal, despite several chanc-

es, thanks to strong play from Blake and his defenders.

Grove City responded with a goal 16 minutes later by junior Nate Curry between the crossbar and the Allegheny goalie. Following this goal, neither team scored in regulation time, so the match went into sudden-death

overtime.

In the 96th minute, Burton shot just outside the penalty area and caught the Gator’s goalkeeper out-of-position. Burton chipped the ball over the keeper’s head and into the net. The goal gave the Wolverines a 2-1 victory and Burton his second game-winner of the week.

On Wednesday the 13 of September, the team hosted Oberlin College and tied that game 1-1, with Grove City’s one goal scored by junior Franklin Tropiano.

This moves the Wolverines to a 3-1-1 record as they prepare to go on the road to face the 2-1 Otterbein College Cardinals at 7 p.m Saturday.

built upon their experience from previous seasons, and remains

ment,” said Flenniken. “I’m excited to see what this team can do

Women’s team has high hopes Victoria Zulick

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defenseman Emily Flenniken offered early reflection and excitement about the hard work the team has put in so far, as well as for the season ahead.

“I’m really excited about the potential for our team this season,” Flenniken says.

“With so many returning starters, we’ve been able to start the season with good team chemistry and high pace of play right from the start. Our large roster consists of many talented and versatile players who will be key contributors for us this season.”

Grove City women’s soccer has proven itself a worthy competitor in recent years, reaching the President’s Athletic Conference (PAC) Championship each of the last three seasons.

Each time, the Women Wolverines fell to

their conference rivals, Thomas More.

These recent clashes

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The lady Wolverines bounce back after a loss to Allegheny on Tuesday. add a healthy dose of pressure and intensity to two teams’ upcoming matchup in late September, Grove City’s first match in conference play.

Flenniken is confident that her team has

focused on the challenging road ahead this season.

“We aim to not only appear in the PAC Championship again, but to win the title giving us an automatic bid to the NCAA tourna-

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However, above everything, our mission is to play for the audience of One and for His glory.”

The Wolverines will host Thomas More at 1 p.m. on Sept. 30, on College Field.

The recent partnership agreement with the brand Under Armour allows all Grove City College athletic teams to be gradually outfitted in new uniforms. Students will compete in uniforms in the college’s colors of red and white, sport the Under Armour logo, and be outfitted in the most recent technology in athletic wear.

“It will be nice to have our coaches and sports teams look the same,” says sophomore football player Sam Henson. “Before there was a variation in shades of burgundy across teams, and the coaches all wore something different,” he said. Not only does this development signify change, but it also signifies team and college unity.

As Athletic Director Todd Gibson said at the time of the agreement with Under Armour, “We feel making this move will better equip the Grove City College Athletic Department to rise to the growing challenge of the Presidents’ Athletic Conference and the NCAA Division III landscape.”

Traditionally, Grove City College has outfitted its teams in a variety of reds, ranging from burgundy to bright red. However, discordance came with tradition. Teams, alumni, and fans all sported multiple colors.

Many alumni wore the burgundy and crimson colors when they were students, and continue to do so. One only needs to look in the stands at Thorn Field of a home football game to see the different shades being worn by the Grove City faithful. The agreement with Under Armour will unify our teams under one official color of red, which will create consistency between those who compete and coach for Grove City.

The change is almost completed as many teams have already been outfitted with excellent new uniforms.

Students as well as athletes can sport the new Under Armour gear.

Just head to the GCC bookstore to pick up Under Armour gear in the new official colors and styles. Support the college teams and “Let’s Go Red!”