The Collegian – Feb. 16, 2018

Black Panther

New Marvel movie raises the bar for heroes

Women’s basketball wins

SPORTS

Women secure bye into quarterfinals

Spotlight on the Grove’s Groups

LIFE

ENTERTAINMENT Investigation into GCC’s extracurriculars

The Collegian The Grove City College Student Newspaper

Friday, February 16, 2018

Vol. 103, No. 12

Experience of a semester

PIERRE ELKOMS

Senior Pierre ElKoms captures the beauty of ancient Greece in his beautiful landscape which pictures the remnants of a once strong and powerful nation. ElKoms is one of many students who have amazing stories of their travels during their study abroad experience. See page 3 for more information about study aboard.

‘Faith through a song’ Students

take the stage

Maverick Dickinson Staff Writer

Grove City College is blessed with a unique, Christian community, and it is one of the goals of the College to encourage that Christian community.

The 17th Annual Christian Writers Conference will commence at Grove City College on March 22. The English department hopes to shed more light on this subject with the upcoming conference.

This year, the conference is titled “The Art of Community: Faith through Story and Song,” and will feature Andrew and Pete Peterson. The Peterson brothers are known for

Karen Postupac Editor-in-Chief

ANDREW STEIN

17th annual writers conference features Peterson Brothers who bring faith and art together through their musical talent. their work running an artists’ collective called the Rabbit Room, which has contributions and conversations

about art, stories and how these all lead us to who we are called to be in Christ.

Andrew Peterson is

the president of the Rabbit Room, a talented musician and CONFERENCE 2

Exhibit honors Creator

Haley Monts

Contributing Writer “Life in a Lens” is the latest art exhibit touring at the Pew Fine Arts Center, showcasing a multi-media exploration of “humanity’s interaction with creation and the Creator.”

The show, which opened Feb. 2, is a collaborative project between photographer

Mike Weber and writers Jasmine Tate and David Wade.

While Weber’s photos are the central focus of the exhibit, Tate and Wade’s poetry offers a meditative analysis of Weber’s work, exploring the themes implicit in his pictures.

The exhibit features 20 photographs on

WESLEY KINNEY

The exhibit combines photography and poetry to create EXHIBIT 2 unique viewing experience.

Grove City College’s orchestra typically stuns the crowds with its musical talents, but this concert brings a whole new level of talent to the stage.

At 7:30 p.m. tonight in Ketler Auditorium of the Pew Fine Arts Center, the GCC student orchestra will be performing a wide selection of music. The set includes a range of composers Rachmaninoff, Donizetti, Dvorak and Tchaikovsky.

The main attraction will be the several students showcasing their musicality. Sophomore pianist Josiah Talampas and senior soprano Rebekah Willson will be the two soloists for the evening.

Seniors Lindsey Miller, Rachel Sinclair and Emily Nicolette-Fantin will also be conducting the orchestra. Nicolette-Fantin will be conducting Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 in E minor “From the New World.”

She is a member of the II Violin section; this concert will be her first as a conductor and therefore a wonderful opportunity for her.

“When I conduct, I feel like it takes a lot of concentration. I’m not only thinking about what I am doing, but I’m listening to what everyone else is doing,” said Nicolette-Fantin.

“One thing I really like about it is that I get to listen to the orchestra as a whole. When I am in the II Violin section, I’m just thinking about my part and what I’m supposed to be playing with my section. However, when I am conducting I really get to listen to everyone as an ensemble.”

When asked about the technique of conducting, she said, “I really try to make eye contact, especially when cueing. It helps the section know when to come in and gives the instrumentalists more confidence. I also try to ORCHESTRA 2

The Collegian

Feb. 16, 2018

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USASBE awards entrepreneurs

Danielle DiQuattro Contributing Writer

Grove City College’s Entrepreneurship program won the United States Association for Small Business and EntrepreEnglish neurship (USASBE) Model Emerging Program Award early this year.

The USASBE strives to advance and promote entrepreneurship and innovation in colleges and universities across the country. The award recognizes new programs that embody a bold and innovative approach to teaching entrepreneurship.

On Jan. 13, the executive director of the program, Yvonne English ’97, attended the annual conference in Los Angeles, as Grove City’s program had been chosen as a finalist. English presented at the conference for panelist from West Virginia University, San Diego

State University and North Carolina State University. The other finalist was the Jim Moran School of Entrepreneurship at Florida State University, which is backed by a $100 million dollar gift.

English said “…the accomplishments of our students and alumni, almost speak for themselves. I just told the audience and judges the very compelling story of the impact that our students and graduates have been making in the world and how we equip them to do so.

The college’s success shows the importance of a program being backed by the right philosophy, passion, and commitment to a common goal.”

As we all know, Grove City’s motto is “Faith and Freedom Matter.”

An integral part of that freedom is the ability to innovate and create, to serve our fellow man.

Entrepreneurs can change the world and Grove City students are equipped to be at the forefront of the action.

Since Grove City’s philosophy embraces and encourages innovation and entrepreneurship, although a great honor, it is no surprise the Entrepreneurship program obtained a national award. What began as an application to gain feedback for our program turned into a major distinction for the program and the College.

Connor Grieb, a senior Entrepreneurship major, expressed similar sentiments. “As an Entrepreneurship and Finance major at Grove City College, I am constantly blessed by how much time and effort the ENTR department spends pouring into us as students. The faculty always go above and beyond what is expected to represent us. I witness it, experience it, and am so thankful for the impact it has had in my life.”

The program has already gained increased interest from other universities to collaborate and inquiries to observe our program in action.

GCC ORCHESTRA

Emily Nicolette-Fantin, one of the student conductors for the upcoming orchestra concert, plays the piano at last year’s winter orchestra concert.

ORCHESTRA continued from 1 work on my presence.

Making sure I am confident in what I’m doing and trying my best to do

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WESLEY KINNEY

Located in Pew Fine Arts Center, the “Life in a Lens” exhibit will be running unitl March 2.

EXHIBIT continued from 1 metal prints, each centered on a different landscape. While the scenery varies, ranging from monochrome forests to dazzling mountain ranges, they are connected by motif.

Several of the photographs feature an anonymous model, standing small against a vast environment, dwarfed by grandeur. “Face to Face” and “Stand in Awe” place the model in front of waterfalls, standing beneath thunderous torrents. Others, like “Climb Higher” or “Reach for the Stars” see the model against the cosmos, straining to reach distant pinpoints of light.

In each case the visual metaphor is obvious; what is humanity, compared to the immensity of things far older, far greater, far less fleeting than us? What are we, next to the sublime?

This fascination with higher things is woven into the core of “Life in a Lens,” as Weber, Tate and Wade’s joint artist statement expresses “hope that as [visitors]

journey through each piece, [they] will encounter the ‘More’ that [they] seek.”

Tate and Wade’s complementary poetry focuses explicitly on themes of transcendence. Tate’s “Stand in Awe” emphasizes the soul’s need for beauty, as she writes “Keep wonder/Ever so close/ Like/Air/To breathe.”

Similarly, Wade highlights the thin line between temporality and eternity in “Reach for the Stars,” saying “We are always at liberty/ incapacitated only by our inability to cover distance/convert irises into gaseous, massive vessels of liturgy.”

These poems’ lyrical free-verse underscores the contemplative tone that characterizes the exhibit, hopefully “[transporting the audience] into a different place, a different time than the one we are currently residing.”

The three artists behind this project are all Pennsylvania natives, though their artistic drives have taken them wildly different directions.

Mike Weber still re-

sides in Grove City but is a voracious traveler; many of the photos featured in “Life in a Lens” were taken on one of his travel ventures, which include international locations like Iceland and Chile.

Jasmine Tate, meanwhile, now resides in Pittsburgh, focusing on her career as a singer/songwriter and an avid commentator on current music industry trends. Her latest album, “Live at the Pittsburg Winery,” dropped in 2017 and quickly shot to the Top 30 on iTunes’s R&B/ Soul charts.

David Wade recently moved from Grove City to Ann Arbor, MI, taking with him his passion for hip-hop and interest in rap, along with his award-winning talents as a speculative fiction writer. Despite their creative differences, the common link between the three artists is their deep Christian faith and desire to use their creativity for His glory.

“Life in a Lens” will run at Pew Fine Arts Center until March 2.

writer, most notably the “Wingfeather Saga. The Wingfeather Saga follows the epic tale of a family called the Igibys, who are fighting against a hoard of beasts called The Fangs of Dang who have taken over all the land. The series has four books, including “On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness,” “North! Or Be Eaten,” “Monster in the Hollows” and “The Warden and the Wolf King.”

According to Adam Loretto, professor of English, his series is “a surprising and fun read that reveals some deep theological truths.”

Pete Peterson is the Vice President of the Rabbit Room and has written his own novels,

everything I can to get the sound I want out of the orchestra.”

The orchestra at the College is full of dedicated musicians who love to celebrate music

and give the audience a joyful experience.

The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. tonight in Ketler Auditorium of the Pew Fine Arts Center.

including a pair of Revolutionary War novels called “The Fiddler’s Gun” and “Fiddler’s Green.” These novels follow the story of a woman named Fin Button and the dangers she traverses as she avoids the hands of the British during the Revolutionary War. The Peterson brothers’ work with the Rabbit Room helps to support and bring attention to artists and works that are relatively unknown.

Loretto explained that Andrew Peterson’s annual Christmas tour brings along other artists who are not as wellknown as Peterson, such as Jenny & Tyler who played at Grove City College a few years ago.

The Peterson brothers will speak on the

significance of community in their work, and give Grove City students takeaways on the significance of community in professional and creative development.

Loretto pointed out that “it’s refreshing to see people intentionally pursuing collaboration and community in ways that reflect our design and God-given needs.

The stories of our lives are shaped by our relationships, and Andrew and Pete will be able to talk to us about how we can pursue our callings – artistic, professional, relational – in community.”

The Conference is hosted by the English Department and will take place on March 22 and 23.

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Life

Feb. 16, 2018

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PIERRE ELKOMS

The Office of International Education held a student-led Study Abroad Fair. Senior Pierre ElKoms, who studied in Greece, worked one of the tables and handed out baklava to the attendees.

Globetrotting Grovers

Study abroad students work International Education fair Paige Kraynak Staff Writer

Instead of the annual spring Study Abroad Fair, the eight students who work in the Office of International Education changed things up.

The spring study abroad fair occurred Feb. 7 in HAL Atrium. After discovering the spring fair was not as popular as the fall fair, they decided to have a little fun with it.

What’s more fun than a competition? Students set up their own tables reflecting on where they studied abroad, and the table voted the best by the attendees won an amazon gift card.

Tables included course books with different study abroad organizations, music, flags, flowers, personal

photos from the student’s trip and food from all over the world. Games were also set up at the stations including ping pong and a guessing game involving starbursts in a jar.

Anyone who visited the tables was given a “passport book” and would receive a stamp at each stop. Once the passports were filled, the “travelers” vote on the best table and were received a globe beach ball. Seventytwo beach balls were given out during the event, which attested to the success of the event. Part of the success was due to the student-run tables, which encouraged better participation from fellow classmates and friends.

Planning for this event started last semester around homecoming and much work

went into it. The students who studied abroad were given $45 to use on their tables and each did so in a variety of ways. Each student displayed their table with a unique eye, portraying their favorite things and memories about the country they visited. They enjoyed sharing the different cultures with Grove City students in hopes that others will make the same decision to study abroad.

Joel Kearney, a senior who studied in Spain, had a fiesta theme to his table and covered it with candy, a piñata, and bright colors.

Senior Jesse Nelms, who studied in Costa Rica, used the theme of “vacation” to grab the attention of the students.

He decorated with inflatable palm trees and served popular exports

from Costa Rica such as bananas and chocolate covered espresso beans.

Senior Justine Simon studied in the Czech Republic. She played a video of her travels and handed out thumb print cookies.

Jocelyn Halliley set up a beautifully-lit Eiffel Tower and served LU cookies. Halliley is a senior who traveled abroad to France.

Lauren Schoeppner is a junior who studied in South East Asia. She introduced milo, a drink that almost tastes like chocolate milk, and toast with coconut jam.

Senior Pierre ElKoms, who studied in Greece, wore a laurel leaf crown and gave out baklava to the first few students. He was the first to run out of food!

Senior Precious Grieco

studied in Italy, and she served gelato, her favorite Italian treat. She also decorated her table with an assortment of flowers.

Senior Reed Alioth had a fun Chinese challenge for students to pick up rice with chopsticks. Reed and Grieco both won the vote for the best table.

For those interested in learning more about studying abroad, feel free to set up a meeting with any of the workers in the study abroad office including Jennifer Gilliland and Lois Johnson.

Walk-ins are welcome and the office is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays.

You can also send an email to oiestuemp@gcc.edu with questions or concerns.

Reminder from the Financial Aid Office

Did you know?...

The Academic Progress Policy for financial aid recipients requires a full-time student to complete a minimum of 24 new credits during a single academic year in order to qualify for financial aid during the following year.

Students who do not maintain academic progress at the conclusion of the 2017-2018 academic year may be in jeopardy of losing their eligibility for Grove City College scholarships, GCC Student Loans, PHEAA State Grants and other financial aid for the 2018-2019 academic year.

The 2017-2018 academic year is defined as the Fall 2017 and Spring 2018 semesters as well as January 2018 and May 2018 Intersession, and any on-line courses offered by the College within the year.

Credits earned at Grove City College or

in a Study Abroad experience during these periods or at another accredited institution over the summer of 2018 will count toward satisfying this requirement.

In addition to the general requirement listed above, students must have a cumulative quality point average of 2.00 or higher at the end of the Spring 2018 semester to be eligible for Grove City College need based scholarships for the 2018-2019 academic year.

Students with a merit scholarship should consult their award letter for specific renewal requirements for those programs.

Please keep this in mind when withdrawing from Spring 2018 courses and scheduling Intersession and Fall 2018 courses. Feel free to contact the Financial Aid Office with any questions.

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The Collegian

Feb. 16, 2018

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Students practice professionalism

Alyssa Jackson Life Editor

Students in suits, dresses, heels and jackets gathered for a three-course meal and lesson in Etiquette on Wednesday night in Rathburn hall.

The night began with a salad and an introduction.

Mandy Sposato, Director of the Career Services Office (CSO) alongside Courtney Vago, Assistant Director of the CSO were the hosts of the evening. Together they explained the proper etiquette of fine dining, which included instructions on how and when to use which utensils.

After placing the dining napkin in its proper place on the lap, students picked up the salad fork and began the meal. As students ate, Vago and Sposato continued to explain where the bread plate belongs, how to hold a water glass and how to properly butter and consume a dinner roll.

Next the attendees were served a meal which consisted of chicken piccata, lemon and mixed herb risotto and spiraled vegetables.

While students enjoyed the meal, the two directors shared helpful tips for ordering and eating while in an interview setting.

Junior Sonja Kiefer

said, “It was an educational and enlightening hour and a half, and I am glad I came.”

After dinner etiquette, a fashion show commenced. Student volunteers sported varying styles of business wear provided by Ann Taylor and Banana Republic. Grove City alumna, Valerie Quatrini ‘11, emceed the fashion show.

Junior Krista Heckman first attended the event her freshman year. She connected with Sposato and Vago that night and applied for a job in the CSO later that year. “This event is significant to me because it is the reason I got my job as a student assistant for the CSO.” Wednesday night marked her second year of helping coordinate the Professionalism and Etiquette event.

This year, Heckman chose the meal that would be served, intro-

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Sposato and Vago of the CSO gave advice to students at the Professionalism and Etiquette night in the Morledge Room in Rathburn. duced speakers, and helped to coordinate the fashion show. “Coordinating this event two years in a row grew my passion for food management and event

planning. What started off as a fun event to attend as a freshman ended as a career development for my profession.”

Prizes were also giv-

Grover groups:

“Lunch and Learn” on March 7. Any questions or interest can be directed toward Mandy Sposato, Courtney Vago or any worker in the Career Services Office.

Grover Life An occasional satirical

feature exploring life at Grove City

Campus Safety launches campus-wide raid

Sign on to Signature Nicole Mingle

Contributing Writer Many students familiar with the stages of Pew Fine Arts Center may also be acquainted with the women of Signature.

The all-female organization is dedicated to serving the needs of the Performing Arts Department. When a student has an upcoming performance, Signature sends supportive messages through the mail in order to provide encouragement. In addition, the members lend their time to help senior recitals run smoothly and usher at performances in Ketler Auditorium.

Signature’s mission is serve any need of the Performing Arts Department, but they hope to establish service projects that reach the Grove City community as well.

Members of Signature can expect meetings that both build group kinship and prepare for the semester’s activities. New members are welcome of any major at any time.

Michelle Jeffries, the current president, outlines the prerequisite for membership: “All we require is a passion for serving others”.

If you are interested in joining, contact Michelle Jeffries at JeffriesMR1@gcc.edu.

en out at random at the end of the night. Sposato and Vago concluded the night by advertising upcoming events the CSO is putting on, including an interview

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Hot Club of San Francisco is an eclectic band coming to perform at Grove City Pew Fine Arts Center.

Sounds of 20s Paris performed in Pew Katheryn Frazier Staff Writer

Pew is getting down with the Hot Club of San Francisco.

The Hot Club of San Francisco is performing from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday in the Arnold Recital Hall of the Pew Fine Arts Center.

The performance is part of the Showcase Series on campus. Admission is $8 for students, $12 for faculty, staff and retirees. General admission is $15.

The group has toured both nationally and internationally. The most notable location the group has performed in is the NOLA Jazz fest in New York City.

The ensemble is based in San Francisco is prominent in the music clubs in the area.

The music of The Hot Club of San Francisco can be described as French Jazz with a gypsy-like quality.

This musical experience is similar to the

music that would be played in a café in Paris in the 1920s. The jazz style is influenced by the “movable feast” in the era of Hemingway, Scott and Dali. The music is soulful and smoky. It has a folk-like element to it, yet it is still sophisticated.

The musical ensemble consists of five members.

Paul Mehling is the lead guitarist. He is considered the godfather of American Gypsy Jazz. Mehling was born in Denver and grew up in Silicon Valley. Mehling’s father was a record collector, so Mehling stayed up all night listening to swing music.

Evan Price is the lead violinist. He is one of the most highly respected jazz violinists in the nation. Price is native to Detroit, Mich. and has won championships in U.S. Scottish Fiddling, Canadian Junior Fiddling and Canadian Novelty Fiddling. Price

studied at the Cleveland Institute of Music and Berklee College of Music. In addition, he is a staff member at Wellesley College.

Jordan Samuels is another guitarist in the ensemble. He has taught and performed in the San Francisco area for 20 years.

Sam Rocha is the lead bass of the ensemble.

He is a native Californian. Rocha started playing music at an early age of four and later learned to play the viola, bass guitar and string bass.

Isabelle Fontaine is a featured French vocalist joining the group.

She and the band have created a show called “Meet Me in Paris.”

The group recently released an album based on The Beatles compositions with a French jazz twist. The group has released 12 albums dating as far back to 1993.

It’s Friday, 1:34 a.m. - Campus Safety executed the largest multi-building raid in Grove City College’s history this past weekend after receiving multiple tips reporting widespread alcohol paraphernalia across nearly every dormitory on campus.

Roughly forty large beer steins were confiscated in the well-coordinated strike led by Grove City’s finest in what was truly a miracle of collaboration between Residence Life and Campus Safety. The head officer provided a brief timeline of the events, stating, “We received the first tip about a week prior and began compiling evidence on the owner of the stein. We contacted Residence Life to activate the RA of the particular hall who then began moving in on the room in order to gain visual confirmation that the product was on sight.”

After the first tip, dozens more began flooding the Campus Safety Hotline as conscientious Grovers felt convicted about their knowledge of the steins’ presence on their halls.

One snitch who wished to remain anonymous said, “I really wanted to take our

hall back, it was really starting to go down a dark path, and I felt like Campus Safety was my only choice.”

Further investigation revealed that the tall, glass beer steins, possessed only by some members of the senior class were actually an incentive for donating a particular amount of money to the senior gift. Students received these steins during the “100 Days till Graduation” dinner held last week.

Was it oversight, or perhaps entrapment?

One guilty senior woman complained, “I already have a couple priors, so who knows what this one could do to my future, right before graduation too.

And I feel betrayed by the SGA officers that dished these out willynilly. I just assumed it would be okay.” This sentiment is widespread across the senior class, as dozens were abruptly awakened in the middle of the night and taken to the basement of Crawford for questioning.

The final tally is yet unknown as more steins are discovered, but this is for certain: campus is a little bit safer than it was two weeks ago, and for that we can all be grateful.

Entertainment

Feb. 16, 2018

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Black Panther pounces

James Sutherland Managing Editor

“Black Panther” is Marvel’s 18th movie and one of its best.

The movie, directed

by Ryan Coogler and starring Chadwick Boseman, marks Marvel’s 10th anniversary in characteristic style, featuring gorgeous visuals, stunning action sequences and compelling characters.

Boseman plays T’Challa, newlycrowned king of the reclusive and hidden (and fictional) African nation Wakanda. T’Challa, as Wakanda’s king, serves as the “Black Panther,” protecting the nation from foreign invaders.

Wakanda’s rich supply of vibranium, an extraterrestrial metal with great potential, allows it to achieve a level of technological development and economic prosperity unrivaled by any civilization.

But Wakanda faces threats from the outside world, jealous of its prosperity and hungry for vibranium. It is the Black Panther’s job to protect the country and ensure it remains safe and unnoticed.

Boseman is superb in the role, portraying a young king who is both confident and unsure, who has spent his life preparing for the throne but is still learning. His development throughout the movie is engrossing, as he takes on challenge after challenge. Although he is 41 years old, and has starred in a number of

Madison Stout Entertainment Editor

Every year, I hear people complain that there is nothing to do in Grove City. Here is your one stop shop for everything happening on campus and around the town.

Check out some of the interesting speakers and events during Focus Week.

Friday Focus Week Trays up Lunch 5 p.m., Old MAP Chinese New Year Celebration 6 p.m., Ket Rec Orchestra Concert 7:30 p.m., Ketler Auditorium

Saturday THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

Chadwick Boseman is one of the many African-Americans in Marvel’s new movie, “Black Panther,” which makes a stong statement about black pride and unity. mid-level movies, this is Boseman’s first turn carrying a blockbuster picture.

But the movie really shines outside of its star. Michael B. Jordan’s Eric Killmonger, a Wakandan exile who returns to challenge for the throne, is as compelling and engaging a villain as any Marvel has had. Killmonger oozes with arrogance and swagger, the per-

fect foil for T’Challa’s restraint and quiet confidence.

The supporting roles are fantastic as well.

Lupita Nyong’o, Letita Wright, Andy Serkis and Martin Freeman all excel on the screen.

Wright is especially impressive and captivating as Shuri, T’Challa’s younger sister. The chemistry between Wright and Boseman is wonderful, reflecting

the depth of the onscreen siblings’ relationship.

Coogler’s directing is outstanding as well. The 31-year old director has released just two movies before this: 2014’s “Fruitvale Station” and 2015’s “Creed.” And yet, the movie looks like the product of a mature director in his prime. The pacing and screenplay (co-written by Coogler and Joe Robert Cole)

are excellent.

The action sequences in the movie are stunning, among the best that Marvel or any superhero movie has produced. Coogler opted to shun the shaky, frenzied style of many action movies, instead filming with longer, steadier takes, allowing the audience to take in more of the action in a

Jessica Cameron Copy Editor

Hannah Spatz

Craig

Craig will be reading from his latest book of poetry “My Bare-

foot Rank.”

As an author of contemporary Christian poetry, Craig has published many collections of his own work, along

with co-editing three anthologies of Christian poetry. He has also published two works of fiction. His most recent book of poetry published is “My Barefoot Rank.” Craig lives in Weirton, West Virginia with his wife Linda and their three children.

Dr. Eric Potter, professor of English at

Grove City College, first met Craig at a conference several years ago, and Craig has done several readings at the College since then.

“What I admire about David Craig’s poems is that they’re funny, down to earth and energetic. At the same time, they are profoundly wise and insightful

Senior Day 9 a.m.

Women’s Basketball v. Bethany 1 p.m., GCC Arena Men’s Basketball v.

Bethany 3 p.m., GCC Arena Austrian Scholars Conference 6:30 p.m., HAL 108

Sunday Vespers “Seven Final Words” 6:30 p.m., Harbison Chapel

PANTHER 8

Monday Blood Drive 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Ket Rec

English program hosts published poet Dr. David Craig, professor of Creative Writing at the Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio, will be gracing GCC with his presence.

At 7 p.m. Thursday in the Great Room of the Student Union,

Who said there’s nothing to do?

when it comes to the spiritual life, particularly our often stumbling pursuit of God and His gracious pursuit of us,” says Potter regarding Craig’s poetry.

The reading is sponsored by the Echo and the Quad, Grove City College’s two literary magazines.

Thursday SEAD Concert 7 p.m., Harbison Chapel Poetry Reading 7 p.m., STU Great Room Warriors 9 p.m., Harbison Chapel

SPRING BREAK

‘This is Us’ breaks hearts

Staff Writer

Fans expected a tear-inducing episode about Jack Pearson’s funeral, which is just what the show delivered.

Warning: this article has spoilers.

A long-awaited episode of “This is Us” aired on Feb. 6.

Until this point, “This is Us” has left Jack’s death a mystery. Its cause has always lurked in the background of viewers’ minds, while sometimes surfacing in an emotional breakdown among some of the show’s characters.

In the prior episode, Jack’s death resulted indirectly from a house fire. He heroically ran to the rescue of his wife and children, as well as the family dog and some prized belongings. This storyline led viewers to believe Jack escaped victorious, but he later died due to complications from smoke inhalation.

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Fans laugh and cry with the cast as the second season of NBC’s hit show, “This is Us” wraps up by reminiscing on the past and looking hopefully towards the future..

Many were shocked because Jack did not die in the fire itself.

As the episode concluded with the Pearson family grieving, the subsequent episode pictured Jack’s funeral.

The episode featured flashbacks of the triplet’s fondest memories with their father while Rebecca, Jack’s wife, also reminisced about her husband’s best moments.

The funeral scenes were es-

pecially difficult, of course, but they also highlighted Rebecca’s strength as a mother and leader to her three children.

Although the show often portrays Jack as a picturesque father and husband, this episode revealed his humanity more than other episodes did. At Jack’s funeral, Rebecca met the doctor that delivered her children—a man with whom Jack had re-

mained friends.

The doctor told Rebecca that on many occasions, Jack sought his advice about how to be a better father, husband or friend. This was a surprise for Rebecca, as well as for many viewers.

Jack sought help when he needed it and instead of making him seem weak, this made him a better father, husband and leader.

Though the majority of the episode involved Jack’s funeral, it bore a different title: “The Car.” When the Pearson kids were young, Jack and Rebecca were shopping for a family car: something affordable yet sturdy.

After some familial deliberation, they settled for a Jeep Wagoneer. The episode then shifted to all of the memories and trips made in the car, including the quiet drive to the cemetery.

This scene evoked a lot of emotion in viewers. Family cars hold many memories and the Pearson Wagoneer

was no exception.

“The Car” episode concluded on a brighter note than many expected.

On the drive home from the funeral, Rebecca made a stop at Jack’s favorite tree to spread his ashes. Before Jack’s death, the family had plans to attend a Bruce Springsteen concert, which happened to land on the night of Jack’s funeral.

In the spirit of Jack’s spontaneity, Rebecca told the kids that she felt they should go to the concert. The episode concluded before the concert, but what was expected to be a gloomy episode ended on a positive note.

The Pearson’s realized they would be okay, which is all that Jack wished for his family.

“This is Us” creators reminded viewers that Jack Pearson, though absent from his family, would live on through his legacy of being a loving husband, faithful friend and beloved father.

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Love thy neighbor Grove City College’s Focus Week encouraged students to “Love Thy Neighbor” this week with a series of events and lectures centered around service and love for others. The principle verse for Focus Week is 1 John 3:18, which says, “Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.” Talks included a wide range of speakers from different backgrounds, including Philosophy professor Ryan West and Resident Director Ben Meekin. Topics of discussion focused on several diverse issues concerning relationships, from hospitality to loving others in the digital age. Sponsored by Student Life and Learning, this event has been an opportunity for students to focus on God for four years in a row. This year in particular, students were inspired to focus on serving each other as well.

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‘This is the greatest show’ Anna Hickle

Contributing Writer Perhaps the biggest movie release of 2017, “The Greatest Showman” had $295 million in sales at the box office and continues to bring in viewers – some coming

back for their second or third time.

Directed by Michael Gracey, the period musical has several wellknown names including Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Michelle Williams and Zendaya.

This movie is inspired by the life of P.T. Barnum. Born into a poor family, Barnum had a “million dreams” of a better life that he would have for himself and his family. In an attempt to do this, he opened a museum that he later turned into a show of oddities.

With t h e new-

found feeling of having money, Barnum struggles to find a balance between what he has and the dreams that he still has. Filled with incredible compositions and cinematography, Gracey highlights a struggle of what truly matters.

The soundtrack of the movie is truly filled with beautiful compositions and emotions. A key foundations of the movie are the voices and instruments, acting as beautiful creations that enthrall viewers. The entire soundtrack deserves insurmountable credit. Even those that do not take pleasure in movie soundtracks find themselves listening to the songs on repeat.

Aside from the musical excellence, the movie employs carefully selected costumes,

tricks and other details that make the movie a showstopper. All cast members put in great effort to every aspect of the role, including Zendaya doing her own trapeze work.

The directors and creators took great time to think of various details that make the movie, such as the movements of the bartender in the song “The Other Side” and the flow of the bedsheets in tune with Michelle Williams in the song “A Million Dreams.”

While this movie is no longer showing at the Guthrie, it is one not to be missed. The Greatest Showman was perhaps the greatest show of 2017.

‘The Death Cure’ explodes with action

Jeff Miller Staff Writer

While it certainly won’t be winning over anyone who disliked the films which preceded it, “Maze Runner: The Death Cure” is still a piece of action cinema.

Expectations for this movie were not particularly high and 43 percent on Rotten Tomatoes does little to inspire confidence.

To make matters worse, this final installation of the ongoing “Maze Runner” comes out at possibly the worst time imaginable.

Long gone are the days when the teen dystopian fiction ruled our television screens and book pages, mak-

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“The Death Cure” closes the Maze Runner Triology with questionable success for now ending the teen dystopian fiction craze. ing this film feel like it curred during early ries with a lot of odds is part of a trend or fad filming, pushing back stacked against it.

This begs the questhat has long been out the film’s already late however, of of fashion. On top of release by six months. tion, it all, the film was also Long story short, “Maze whether or not the film overcomes postponed by a series Runner: The Death actually of accidents which oc- Cure” is a film and se- those staggering odds.

“Maze Runner: The Death Cure” actually succeeds in a very crucial way. The film felt artificial, but does not necessarily take away from the film. Like the Mel Gibson “Mad Max” films from the 1980s, which are light on story and heavy on worldbuilding and action, there’s a pulpy charm to the proceedings of “The Death Cure” which helps elevate its overall appeal.

Frankly, it is a film that often feels like a B-Movie with a Hollywood budget. There is some attempt to wrapup the story of the preceding films, but much of it is lost in the whizbang action that occurs throughout the run time.

Disney’s ‘Coco’: the music must go on Anna Hickle Contributing Writer While my original plans did not include seeing “Coco” at the Guthrie, I am glad that plans were changed.

The trailer for the movie did little to capture the twisting plot and cultural excitement that was displayed throughout the Pixar Film.

“Coco” describes the life of Miguel, a young boy living in Mexico with his family. In his family, they value specific traditions, including rejecting music. Despite his family’s hatred of music, Miguel longs to follow in the footsteps of his idol Ernesto de la Cruz, a musician and actor.

Miguel rejects his family and their tradition by chasing his dreams and borrows Ernesto de la Cruz’s guitar for a show during a Dia de los Muertos celebration. Miguel is

taken to the Land of the Dead for stealing the guitar and the only way that he can return is by getting the blessing of one of his family members in the Land of the Dead. The movie follows Miguel in search of family, without traditions and conditions, to get back to the living world.

One of the most remarkable aspects of this Pixar film is the animation. The animators did an incredible job of combining various layers and shades of color to create vibrant Mexican lights and city streets. The colors were carefully chosen to encapsulate the various moods and traditions of Dia de los Muertos and other Mexican traditions.

The details of the movie show amazing craft. The painted skull faces, each unique, are just one example of the time that the ani-

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Miguel travels through the Land of the Dead hoping to receive a blessing from one of his family members to get back to the living world. mators spent on the movie. Even the bridge between the Land of the Dead and the Land of the Living highlights each individual marigold leaf used in its construction.

While the animators and creators sought to accurately represent the Mexican culture, the question still re-

mains if the non-Latin American team truly respected and represented the culture. Adrian Molina, the co-director of “Coco,” discusses in a New York Times article that they focused on various nuances of the film to ensure an accurate representation.

From displaying a Xolo, a Mexican breed of

a hairless dog, to ofrendas (offerings) and cempasúchil (marigolds), the animators and creators sought to capture the various interpretations of a historical celebration.

Overall, the film “Coco” provides an enjoyable plot for all ages while also providing a visually and culturally pleasing experience.

Also, this movies clocks in at nearly two and a half hours, making it the longest film in the franchise and, almost counterintuitively, the lightest on plot development.

Is this a problem?

Well, it depends on why the audience is at the theater. If the expectation was that “The Death Cure” was a thoughtful film, or perhaps one that strictly adapted the source material, the audience may be disappointed.

However, watching the film with an open mind, viewing it as a pulpy, sometimes silly, action movie that is a cut above usual Saturday matinee fare, might result in a pleasant surprise.

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The result is a more natural, engaging style of action than seen in most big-budget films.

In one scene, the camera flows smoothly between floors of a casino as T’Challa and his allies fight off multiple enemies at a time.

In another, the camera follows a chase down city streets, tracking with T’Challa as he jumps from car to car.

The action is simply stunning.

The visuals and graphics are, as with any Marvel movie, fantastic.

It seems like an easy task, in 2018, to produce realistic and visually pleasing CGI, but it really is not; just look at “Justice League,” released last November and drowned in amateurish graphics.

The fact that Marvel can consistently create stunning but realistic worlds for its characters is quite impressive.

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ElisaBeth Shrom Staff Writer

Last week, tragedy struck: dedicated users of the esteemed app, Snapchat, were devastated to discover the most recent update, which includes major changes to the structure of the app’s setup.

Previously, the app was divided into three main screens: personal conversations between friends or groups on the left, a camera display in the center and stories on the right. Already, previous updates have made the story page more advertisement dominated.

Moving stories to the left screen caused a unified disgruntlement from users across the board. We would rather decide ourselves when to watch stories instead of being interrupted by them every time we are having a one-on-one conversation.

Perhaps the most striking part of the update is how Snapchat did not wait for users to manually update the app through the App Store.

Thousands of people were alarmed at the change that occurred unaware to us.

I was hearing a lot of negativity about a new Snapchat update from friends through conversation, on the app itself and on Twitter. This noise led me to question how deeply the update truly upset users. Did people hate it enough to stop opening the app? And were there just as many Snapchatters who did not mind the update but were not voicing their unpopular opinion?

So I did what any reasonable millennial in my situation would do. I created a Twitter poll. My 24-hour poll asked my faithful followers to vote on their feelings about the update. The four choices made available in this vote were 1: “I’m deleting the app now” 2: “I hate it, but keeping it” 3: “I’m neutral” and 4: “I’m okay with it.” If there were an option for a fifth vote, I would have thrown in “I love it.” Out of the forty-five voters, 64 percent of people said they hate it, but they are keeping it. 22 percent claimed they are now deleting the app (though I do expect that some answered this sarcastically.), 10 percent are okay with it and 4 percent are neutral. None of these results blew my mind, it was exactly what I expected.

A claim circulated the internet that Snapchat would consider switching back to its old ways, if enough people were in support of the reversion. The verdict on that is still up in the air. And to be honest, I do not see that happening.

We hate the update, but we are still committed to using Snapchat and communicating with our friends through a 7-year old app. It has become an integral part of our daily lives, and I know that I, for one, want to continue sharing photos and updates with others through it. Snapchat now offers opportunity for so much more than simply sending a snap to friends. Their agenda has switched from serving solely as a platform for friends to communicate and share their lives to a place where people can quickly gather information from click-bait about things that ultimately do not matter at all. The types of things Snapchat wants us to care about are a waste of time and energy.

Making more space for these things frustrates users. Still, I do not think the annoyance is great enough for Snapchat to change their ways, so they are indeed brilliant at pushing their agenda.

Treat all people as equals

Madison Stout

Entertainment Editor How many of you have a close relationship with an amputee? How many of you have felt uncomfortable interacting with amputees or other individuals with disabilities? People who don’t interact with amputees on a regular basis don’t know what to do.

They may be curious but feel like it is inappropriate to ask questions, or maybe they have preconceived notions of the physical and mental ability or inability these individuals may have. However, people with disabilities are no different than the able-bodied individuals we interact with on a daily basis.

As I grew up it was completely normal for people to come up and ask me questions about my leg. From a young age I was always ready to tell people, “I was just born that way.” The older I got, the more I encouraged kids to ask me questions.

Children are so malleable and their curiosity should not be shut down. The only way

for them to learn about people who are different from them is to interact with them and ask questions. If not, they are taught that it is bad to be curious about people who are different from them or they may develop a fear.

There is this thing I have noticed in elderly people. Some of them think that it is their duty to make sure that people who are disabled know that they are “strong, brave, and inspiring.”

Until coming to college, I thought people singling me out of a group just to point out how “awesome” I am was completely normal. It’s not. It’s actually condescending and rude. This has happened to me more times than I can remember.

One day my dad and I were at Bob Evans. The cashier saw me in a pair of shorts and said “Oh sweetie, when are you getting that thing off?”

She thought my leg was a cast. I told her that it wasn’t, that it was permanent. She apologized for how rough my life must be and said I was “a beautiful young woman made like this for a reason by God.” I nodded and walked out of the restaurant, slightly annoyed but

blew it off.

They may think it is compassionate or even as a way of evangelizing, but they don’t know me.

They have no idea what I have gone through in my life. Who are they to call me strong and brave?

I want to leave you with some advice for the next time you interact with an amputee or anyone with a disability. Treat adults as adults. Address people who have disabilities as you would anyone else.

Don’t patronize people who use wheelchairs or prosthetics by babying them. Many people living with disabilities have learned to adapt.

If you offer assistance, wait until the offer is accepted, or if they ask for it.

Don’t victimize people with disabilities or assume they see their disability as a tragedy.

Most people with disabilities have worked through tough emotions and are content with their lives.

Amputees like myself, along with others with disabilities, are human. Don’t avoid us, don’t underestimate us, relax. We all have things that we deal with internally and externally, mine just happens to be quite visible.

Editorial: Mental illness deserves more attention Pamela Larison delivered a powerful speech on mental health to a crowded Harbison Chapel last week.

She spoke of her own personal experience with depression as well as how she believed the church must correct its attitude toward mental illness.

Perhaps college campuses, too, must improve the way they approach the issue.

Behavioral disorders and other mental illnesses have become a debilitating problem on campuses, including our own.

Resources like the counseling center and groups such as To Write Love on Her Arms and Stigma provide students with ways to learn about what they are experiencing and how to get help.

Outside of these safe spaces, however, it becomes more and more difficult to continue the dialogue on mental health.

Mental illness is still a somewhat taboo topic in American culture.

Many students find it challenging to explain their situations to their friends and others not impacted by these disorders, es-

pecially if they do not fully understand the issue themselves.

Moreover, illnesses like chronic depression and anxiety are difficult to relate to unless experienced.

As a result, a disconnect often occurs between students struggling with mental illness and those who do not.

In order to create a more open and honest dialogue on mental health, both parties should strive to obtain two things: knowledge and patience.

Colleges need to do more to educate people on the issues surrounding mental health.

Students should be able to recognize the signs of suicidal thinking and eating disorders and learn how to approach a situation where a friend selfharms or a classmate suffers from panic attacks.

Those suffering from mental illness should understand their disorders and the steps they can take to alleviate their symptoms.

Resources should be available to those who are unsure of what to do in a specific situation, and platforms like the newspaper should be open to discuss

problems and inform others about issues concerning mental health.

By providing students with the knowledge necessary to handle these situations, campuses encourage a more effective and truthful dialogue among students.

Along with knowledge, students must have patience.

The Apostle Paul teaches in Galatians 6:2 that Christians must “bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ” (ESV). The burden of mental illness is difficult both to bear and to understand.

Friends must learn to be patient with someone struggling with a mental illness like anorexia, even in the face of a relapse.

In turn, those affected by mental disorders must be empathetic toward their friends and others on campus who cannot relate to their experiences and may not know how to approach the situation.

In doing so, students can correctly approach the issue of mental illness on campus and effectively bear one another’s burdens.

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Danger of rewriting history

Ashley Winters Contributing Writer

As I was wandering through the aisles of the grocery store with my parents, I couldn’t help but be extremely bored as they were having a riveting discussion on which coffee to buy.

I started picking up the books that were on display.

One in particular caught my eye: “Who was Fidel Castro?” The front cover was a softfaced, Cuban man who seemed harmless, even though he was in a full military uniform. It was a children’s book explaining the life of just another “innocent” dictator.

As I skimmed the pages, I was looking for

something that would actually portray the man as the ruthless guy that he was. I struggled to find a sentence describing communism for the evil it is. I found nothing.

Finally, I opened the page up to a cute story playing up how the United States is not always right (basically we were the bad guys to Cuba sometimes). The book concluded with a chapter allowing the child to decide if Castro was a hero or not.

From the front to the back cover, I was appalled. How could we as Americans, let alone Christians, allow our children to make the decision of who was in the wrong? Fidel Castro was not a great, caring or loving dictator.

This is something that I thought was common knowledge to peo-

ple in my generation or prior. Why are we allowing the next generation of Americans’ minds to be infiltrated by a man who hated America? Children are extremely malleable and are going to believe anything that they read in a cute little book.

Let’s face the facts.

Castro was not a nice guy that deserves a second chance in our minds. This is so incredibly dangerous.

Society is beginning to rewrite history and the easiest way to do it is through history that children didn’t live through themselves.

They would have no way to know what really happened.

The United States is by no means perfect, but it is the only country in the history of the world that is founded on life, liberty and the

pursuit of happiness.

Other countries were not founded on the importance of individual freedom or the providence of God. History is something to be treasured and protected. Growing up, every child in the United States is required to learn about the Holocaust. We learn about the horrors and abominations that people stood back and watched. Why are we taught this?

As my history teacher informed my class, history repeats itself and we need to learn why it was so wrong. If we learn this, no one has an excuse to sit back and passively watch something that horrific again. No one would ever dream about repeating the gas chambers or mass Jewish slaughter.

Why are we then rewriting Castro’s history? Castro was a communist and his ideology is slowing seeping into American thinking.

That is why it is okay for him to be rewritten.

This way communism seems acceptable. He worked through violence and dictatorship.

Our children deserve to know about that so Cuban history does not repeat itself in our precious and beautiful America.

Our society is constantly trying to change its past and traditions.

Doing so through rewriting history is a dangerous road to embark on, and that is exactly what these types of children’s books are beginning to do without much opposition. That is scariest of all.

Bringing back the dream

Rio Arias

Perspectives Editor A federal court ruled Tuesday that the federal government must continue the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) deportation amnesty program and accept new applicants as well as renewals.

The court’s decision explicitly contradicts policy moves by Congress as well as the President to review whether the programs aided the immigration issue or contributed to chain immigration stressors.

Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis said the Trump administration has the power to revoke DACA, but it must give a sound reason for doing so — and the Department of Homeland Security’s September 2017 rationale fell far short of what is required in that regard.

He even used Mr. Trump’s own tweets as evidence that the DACA program was ended without sound cause,

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pointing to President Trump’s claims that he could “revisit this issue” as proof that the program could have been continued.

The main causes for revisiting whether the program is a positive remnant of Obama-era politics or a negative one has been related to accusations that DACA legitimizes illegal immigration.

Allowing the children of illegal migrants (who are also illegal), to stay in this country with legal documentation opened debate in the Republicancontrolled Congress about whether the program disincentives immigrants from following the lawful process that many before them did.

While many Americans have similar con-

cerns about illegal immigration, making it a prime reason that President Trump won the election in 2016, they are often missing the full picture. Recipients of DACA are children who were brought to this country when they were less than ten years old, and are only eligible for documentation until they are 18 years old. It is up to them to take tests for American citizenship and to adapt and belong to the country that has raised them.

They attend American schools, learn English, play sports and have families just like us. There are also many who have visited their country of origin since moving to the United States and consider this country their only

home. And while some may be concerned with chain immigration, or that allowing one immigrant family to stay here will invite others, they have proven themselves willing to work hard for what they have here.

Immigrants from other countries cannot survive here without constant work, and are often paid below minimum wage or pay into tax systems from which they do not receive benefits. Recipients of DACA also must pay $465 dollars each year to reside here legally.

They are paying to stay here while being seen as less-than-American and are told that they do not deserve to have the chance to be Americans.

However, if these young immigrants were brought here before they were old enough to consciously choose to cross illegally, they cannot be blamed for what was out of their control. Allowing them to grow up and be a part of the best country in the world, which has built its foundation and history on immigration, is the best thing we can

do for them. And when they are old enough, the choice should be theirs if they want to be American citizens or be held accountable for staying illegally.

The issue of immigration is far more complicated than crossing a border rightfully or wrongfully. People cross because they are in danger, they cannot provide for their families, or because they want to give their children the opportunities they never had.

Programs like DACA should exist, and if they are to be removed, it should only be because a better solution exists.

To not address the immigration issue at all, or create a replacement for people directly affected by the illegal immigration issue every day, is to limit who can and cannot have a chance at being American. No matter what final choice is made by our government, and whether I agree with it or not, it needs to be made with the consensus and consideration of all people who live here. Legal or illegal.

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Sports

Feb. 16, 2018

Wolverines clinch PAC tourney bid

Mallory Trumbull Contributing Writer

Grove City College women’s basketball team secured a bye into the quarterfinal round of next week’s Presidents’ Athletic Conference Championship Tournament by earning an 81-47 win Wednesday night at Thiel in Rissell-Beeghly Gymnasia, following a 72-53 win against Geneva last week.

Last week, the Wolverines broke out in the first quarter with a 21-8 run that Geneva could not come back from.

If the 21-8 run wasn’t enough, the women had a 14- 2 run in the fourth quarter to really seal the deal.

Leading the way was senior shooting guard Lexie Arkwright with 22 points, 7 rebounds, 4 steals and 3 assists.

Freshman forward Jess Bowen wasn’t far behind with 12 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals.

Sophomore guard Kate Balcom had the second most points for the team with a total of 15 points for the game while junior forward Laura Buchanan added 9 points and 5 rebounds. Junior point guard McKenzie Black had 3 steals for the game adding to Geneva’s total of 24 turnovers, which was a key factor in winning the game.

The ladies carried this winning momentum into their game against Westminster on Saturday, Feb. 10.

The Wolverines had a 61-45 win over their opponent. Once again, the women got a jump on the Titans in the first half of the game.

Arkwright had 5 steals and a game high of 26 points to lead the Wolverines in their win. Buchanan had 8 rebounds and 4 blocks while Balcom had 6 steals. Both Balcom and Buchanan scored 8 points to help the wom-

en in their victory.

With a game high of 10 rebounds, Bowen controlled the paint while also contributing 4 assists. McKenzie Black had 6 assists and an amazing buzzer beating three pointer to end the first half. With these two wins, the Wolverines improved to 15-8 overall. Their overall PAC conference record moves to 10-6, putting them in good position to earn a playoff game.

On Wednesday, the Wolverines clinched a tournament bye with a 81-47 win against Thiel.

This was the Wolverines’ 16th win this season, their most since the 2004-05 season.

Grove City charged out to an 11-0 lead in the first three minutes and never looked back.

The Wolverines led 1811 after one quarter, then pushed the lead to 38-25 by halftime. A 26-8 edge in the third quarter gave Grove City a 64-33 lead after 30

minutes.

Kate Balcom led Grove City with 15 points while Arkwright fired in 13 points.

Freshman guard Lauren Frederick also scored a career-high 13 points.

Grove City shot 51 percent (29 of 57) from the field for the game.

Thiel went 16 of 40 (40 percent). Grove City out-rebounded Thiel, 38-17. Balcom led Grove City with seven rebounds while Arkwright, Bowen and freshman guard Lindsey Stanforth.

Bowen also had three assists while sophomore forward Jess Book recorded four steals.

Ten Grove City players played 10 minutes or more in the game.

The Wolverines will conclude the regular season Saturday at home against conference foe Bethany. Tipoff will be 1 p.m. in the Grove City College Arena.

GCC welcomes five inductees into Hall of Fame

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Grove City College inducted five into its Athletic Hall of Fame in 2018; Joe Burns ‘77, Abby Anderson ‘97, Alyssa (Bradford ‘02) Moore, Allison (Atwood ‘04) Madigan, and Bob McNees ‘07. Grove City founded its Athletic Hall of Fame in 2006 with the first class being inducted in February 2007. The Class of 2018 is the 12th class of inductees.

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Men’s team falls twice Aly Kruger Sports Editor The Wolverines fell to Thiel in a 67-65 nail biter on the road following a loss to Westminster on Wednesday.

Against Westminster, GCC led with 29 points after the first half; Westminster was close behind with 24 points.

In the second half, the Titans tied up the game, scoring 39 points to the Wolverines 34 points. This totaled to a 63-63 game. Despite the deficit of points, Grove City College made an impressive field goal average, making 11 out of the 21 field goals in the second half.

In overtime, Westminster scored 9 fast points and Grove City did not come back, ending with a final score of 72-63.

The Wolverines had 10 total blocks in the game, freshman guard Justice Rice making three of those blocks.

Senior forward Andrew Beckman led the team with 20 points; senior center Cory Huff was close behind with 15 points. Sophomore guard Zane Laws put up eight points.

One week later, the Wolverines erased a 15-point deficit over the final seven minutes Wednesday night against Thiel to forge a 65-65 tie in the closing seconds. However, Thiel senior guard Mert Ozkaynak scored a driving layup with 0.1 seconds left to give the Tomcats a 67-65 win at Rissell-Beeghly Gymnasia.

Grove City tied the game with 6.6 second left in regulation when junior guard Isaac Williams drilled a threepointer, his third of the game. Thiel moved the ball into the frontcourt

and took its final timeout with 3.5 seconds left to set up the deciding play.

Grove City (15-9, 8-9 PAC) trailed 59-44 with 6:51 left before charging back into the game with an 18-4 run. Williams sparked the run with a layup while senior forward Andrew Beckman scored six of his gamehigh 26 points during the spurt. Williams and freshman guard Malcolm Moses followed with consecutive threepointers. Moses then cut the lead to 63-62 with a layup at 1:11.

Sophomore forward James Wells added 17 points for Grove City while Williams finished with 11.

Beckman, who now has 992 career points, also had a team-high five assists and six rebounds. Senior center Cory Huff pulled down seven rebounds and added three assists.

Freshman guard Justice Rice had four assists while sophomore guard Nate Peters recorded three assists.

Wells blocked three shots.

Grove City shot 24 of 57 from the field while Thiel finished 26 of 58.

Thiel held a 37-33 edge in rebounds. Grove City had 11 turnovers while Thiel turned over the ball 16 times.

Alonzo Brown led Thiel with 15 points.

Grove City will be the No. 5 seed in next week’s conference tournament. The Wolverines will visit fourthseeded Westminster in the quarterfinals February 20. The Grove City concludes the regular season this Saturday at home against Bethany.

The Senior Day game will tip at 3 p.m. in the Grove City College Arena.

Desperation at the deadline Benjamin Jones Contributing Writer

Update from PyeongChang Red Gerard won the USA’s first gold of the 2018 Olympics at 17.

Shaun White wins gold in Men’s Snowboard Halfpipe, becoming the first 3-time Olympic gold medalist for the event.

Siblings Maia and Alex Shibutani clinched the bronze medal for Team USA in the figure skating team event.

Norway’s Simen Hegstad Krueger pulled

off one of the biggest comebacks of the PyeongChang Games, after being in a crash at the opening gate, he went on to win the 30km skiathlon by a whole eight seconds.

Chloe Kim she won herself a gold medal and a place in history when she landed backto-back 1080s in Women’s Snowboard Halfpipe.

The NBA Trade Deadline is the last chance for teams to plug weak spots, players to move up and for fans to groan, disgusted at poor GM choices. This year’s Deadline was especially entertaining with deals pending, transpiring and exploding down to the buzzer. As the dust settles, it’s time to decide who won, who lost and what the heck happened in Cleveland?

Any list of winners from the Trade Deadline must include Blake Griffin and the Detroit Pistons. While the execution of the trade was abrupt and disorienting, the result has paid off for Detroit.

As of Feb. 9, the Pistons are undefeated with Griffin and charging for the playoffs. The Lakers scored, picking up Isaiah Thomas and Channing Frye from the Cavaliers and exchang-

ing two expensive players, clearing room in their budget for more cap-salary players.

The Golden State Warriors also came out ahead acquiring... no one. But since none of the top competition made any changes either, the Warriors ended up where they started: the top.

Sitting atop the Loser’s bracket is Tyreke Evans and the Memphis Grizzlies. The Grizzlies were looking to expand their bench and purposefully sat out Evans before the deadline, hoping to generate interest.

It worked. Several teams tried to make the trade happen, but Memphis kept holding out for more, making demands no one could meet. Result: Tyreke got nothing, Grizzlies got nothing and now both are worse off.

Isaiah Thomas came out little better. After being one of the most

respected men in basketball, Thomas became an unwanted and aging player, creating trouble and drama in the locker room. Now, after only 15 games, the Cavs hand him off to the Lakers. Isaiah Thomas is not to blame for his rapid descent, but he has certainly fallen from the Isaiah Thomas of last year.

Cleveland, Ohio is the hope of the Eastern Conference. Where did all their players go? In exchange for Rodney Hood, George Hill, Jordan Clarkson and Larry Nance Jr. the Cavs emptied almost their entire roster.

Dwayne Wade, Isaiah Thomas, Derrick Rose, Jae Crowder, Channing Frye and Iman Shumpert all parted with Cleveland at the Deadline. What does Cleveland look like now? Lebron James receives a healthier, more athletic and overall a more productive team

to dominate the Eastern Conference.

Trading Isaiah Thomas eliminates a disruptive voice on the team and splitting up Wade and Lebron allows Lebron to better connect with other teammates. The new players are young and healthy, replacing older players, apparently unable to play with 100 percent effort. None of the players are stars by themselves, but each one is effective and dedicated in their different positions and, led by Lebron, they should be the favorite to win the Eastern Conference.

Now, with only a few months before the playoffs, the new players will be incorporated into their teams. It remains to be seen who will be able to make the most of their new acquisitions and who will be left with buyer’s remorse.

Sports

Feb. 16, 2018

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MARBLL seeks to score

Maddy Moser Staff Writer

Weeks away from the home opener against Franciscan, the men’s varsity lacrosse team is hard at work and starting a tradition that is destined to be a legacy of the program.

As part of this inaugural season, head coach Alec Jernstedt and assistant coach/offensive coordinator Lukas Toburen ’16 created a box lacrosse league within the team as a means of honing skills, peaking campus interest and supporting the community in preseason.

The league is named the Mercer Area Box Lacrosse League (MARBLL) and plays at the Grove City YMCA one to two days a week.

Box lacrosse is a Canadian version of the sport that features a smaller arena, smaller goal and fewer players on the field.

“Field lacrosse is to box lacrosse as field soccer is to indoor soccer,” Toburen explained.

Toburen also mentioned that box lacrosse includes more contact and picks than field lacrosse.

ANDREW STEIN

Members of GCC’s men’s lacrosse team play box lacrosse, a Canadian version of the sport. Head coach Alex Jernstedt started the intra-team games as a way to break up the monotony of the offseason.

The small arena adds to the faster pace of play and it is harder for players to protect their sticks, emphasizing the importance of cradling and handling skills.

Aside from the technical benefits, incorporating box lacrosse into the preseason has broken up a potentially monotonous seven weeks of practice before the first game.

Each team is owned by a coach and managed by a senior player. The teams are the Thundercats, led by

Sam Passalinqua; the Water Buffaloes, led by John Bensing and the Fiddler Crabs, led by James Rushe.

This January the owners and general managers drafted their teams at a draft night party held in STEM lecture all.

Some players dressed to the nines, while others took the opportunity to show their silly sides by wearing bathrobes, onesies or ridiculous costumes.

This being the first season, every player

was drafted to a team.

In the coming seasons players will remain on their original team until they graduate, and only incoming players will be added at the start of preseason.

Toburen foresees draft night becoming a huge event for the team, where they play highlight reels of incoming players, create rankings and kick off the box lacrosse season and field lacrosse preseason with a highly anticipated team tradition.

The culmination of

the box lacrosse preseason is the championship game called the McNulty Cup. This year the game is to be played at the Grove City YMCA on this Saturday.

The game will start at 1 p.m. and doors open at 12:30 p.m.

The team is hoping for packed stands for the First Annual McNulty Cup and wants to drum up support for the

new varsity program.

Admission to the game is two cans of food, which will be donated to the Grove City Food Pantry.

CLP credit will be offered for Greek and Housing groups.

For updates on MARBLL and Men’s Varsity Lacrosse follow them on Instagram (@themarbll) and Twitter (@ GCC_MLax).

GCC athletes earn weekly honors Division III South Women’s Basketball Player of the Week honors Tuesday afternoon from the Eastern College Athletic Conference.

Arkwright averaged 24.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.5 steals per game last week in helping Grove City to wins at PAC rivals Geneva and Westminster.

She had 22 points, seven boards and four steals at Geneva. Saturday at Westminster, the 5-foot-8 Arkwright then pumped in 26 points while adding five rebounds and five steals. She eclipsed the 1,500-point for her career (1,515) and also moved into third place on Grove City’s career three-point list with 122.

She is averaging 18.3 points, 5.1 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 2.8 steals per game this season. Arkwright ranks third in the conference in scoring average and steals.

Her 56 three-point goals are also third-best in the league. The PAC honored Arkwright as its Player of the Week Monday afternoon.

Lexie Arkwright

Freshman track and field performer Seth Ray is this week’s Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III South Rookie of the Week for men’s indoor track and field.

Last Friday night at Baldwin Wallace University’s Mid-February Meet in Berea, Ohio, Ray helped lead Grove City by scoring in all three jumping events. Ray won the high jump with a Grove Cityrecord mark of 6 feet, 4 1/4 inches.

Ray also took third in the triple jump (42-0) and marked at 20-2 1/2 in the long jump, good for eighth place. Grove City finished fourth out of 15 teams with 63 team points.

Ray also earned PAC Rookie of the Week recognition this week.

He owns the league’s top mark in the high jump this season.

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Seth Ray