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DiDonato hits the air waves

Tyler Gustafson Copy Editor

The Word FM station 101.5, recently interviewed Grove City College’s Andrew DiDonato who serves as the head football coach and a professor of exercise

science.

The late Billy Graham once stated that coaching DiDonato is ministry. Upon hearing that, DiDonato took those words to heart. DiDo-

Designer as a cultivator

Katheryn Frazier Staff Writer

Ryan Hammond ‘13, Adjunct Professor of Communications and Visual Design, spoke on the impact of design on our lives and how design is Hammond viewed Tuesday.

Hammond graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies, and also holds a master’s in Visual Communication Design from Kent State University.

When Hammond attended Grove City College a few years ago, there were no design courses offered. He now teaches several design and communication courses on campus including Digital Citizenship and Principals of Media.

Hammond describes design as anything that has been created by someone. To design something means to develop a strategy, research and think about a possible solution to a problem. People who design can spend years learning about how to design something. The

design of items can last for many years after the creator unleashes them into the world, so the designer must work in a considerate manner.

Often design is taken for granted. Good design clears confusion and completes its function. Apple is a prime example of a company that has used design to further their product, a product that has made a large impact on society.

Hammond mentioned two types of design, specifically Industrial design and Visual Communication design.

Design is implemented in many disciplines including marketing, mechanical engineering, philosophy, communication and many other subjects. Professor Hammond claimed that good designers can benefit from a liberal arts education because a designer needs to be well informed when designing.

Classical rhetoric from Aristotle supports the thought that goes into design. Logos focuses on logic, pathos focuses on emotion and passion and ethos focus on credibility. The DESIGNER 2

nato was recently asked to join the Word FM’s John and Kathy as he was spotlighted during their show, “Ride Home.” Upon accepting their request to come onto the show, DiDonato took the opportunity to express how he

brings faith to football.

Growing up in a household where many around him became pastors, including his father, DiDonato decided to share his faith in a different way. When asked, “Why coaching?” DiDonato re-

sponded with what he had learned from Billy Graham on the topic of ministering through coaching. He believes in the fact that his ministry deeply impacts his athletes on and off the field, molding football players into great team-

mates not only from a football perspective, but from a life perspective as well.

When asked specifically about faith and football, DiDonato answered, “Don’t derive DIDONATO 2

Chowin’ down on foreign delicacies

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Senior Noah Newell fully experiences a dessert at the International Food Fest. The Fest, held Friday in Breen Student Union and sponsered by the Department of Modern Languages, expose students to international food.

French talks American politics James Sutherland Managing Editor

ANDREW STEIN

David French, a conservative writer and speaker, discusses religious liberty and free speech in Sticht. French spoke to The Collegian about conservativism in the age of Trump on Tuesday.

David French, a conservative pundit and author, came to Grove City to speak on religious liberty, civil rights and free speech Tuesday.

French, a senior writer for National Review and a senior fellow at the National Review Institute, spoke to The Collegian during the day about conservativism in the age of Trump.

A prominent member of the “Never Trump” movement, French has not hesitated to criticize

President Trump for a variety of factors.

“During the campaign, I had three major concerns,” French said. “Trump’s character, personnel and policies. The character is the most important concern. This is a person of no fixed principles other than the advancement of Donald Trump, a person who is extraordinarily impulsive, prone to fits of rage. His character alone rendered him unfit to be president of the United States.”

The personnel he surrounded himself with, a

“constellation of grifters, crooks and con artists,” only magnified the issues with Trump’s character. It was “a person of seriously flawed character surrounding himself with people of seriously flawed character.”

As a result, the policies the Trump campaign advanced were “unbelievably bad,” including “ordering American soldiers to commit war crimes, to banning all Muslims from entering the country, to trying to start FRENCH 2

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Majorettes are going Students to twirl for the world SCORR in California

Anna DiStefano Copy Editor

Wolverine Marching Band majorette captains Lauren Foster and Breanne Wenk will be taking their twirling talents to the World Federation of National Baton Twirling Association’s world championships in Lillehammer, Norway at the end of this month.

The World Federation of National Baton Twirling Association’s world championships is held every three years and hosts teams from Canada, Italy and France, to name a few.

This year, the competition will take place over the course of five days.

In addition to the Wolverine Marching Band, Foster, a Elementary Education major, and Wenk, a Biology/Health major, are also members of the Pittsburgh-based Modernette Baton Corps.

Wenk has been a member of the team for 13 years, and Foster joined the team last year. Before joining the team, Foster twirled for seven years independently.

Both dedicated to their passion for twirling, Foster and Wenk placed importance on attending a school with a twirling program.

DIDONATO continued from 1 fulfillment from your job—take it to your job.” Too often, DiDonato believes, people become engulfed with whether or not they are successful based on how well they are doing in life. Many people derive their fulfillment from their job, which is the exact opposite of what DiDonato believes.

Those who derive their fulfillment from earthly matters oftentimes find themselves expecting more, according to DiDonato. He says, “…the key is learning how to get your fulfill-

FRENCH continued from 1 trade wars.”

Despite his concerns of and opposition to Trump, however, French has been pleasantly surprised by the first year of Trump’s administration. He has upgraded his personnel (removing Michael Flynn, Steve Bannon and Paul Manafort, and adding H.R. McMaster, Jim Kelly and Jim Mattis) and has enacted “generally conventional Republican and conservative policies.”

This positive attitude towards aspects of Trump’s first year has drawn criticism. The criticism has come not just from the left, but also from ostensible conservatives, such as David Frum, a senior editor at The Atlantic, and Jennifer Rubin, an opinion writer for The Washington Post.

Cat Anderson News Editor

ANDREW STEIN

Sophomore Lauren Foster (right) and junior Breanne Wenk (left) practice for the upcoming World Federation of National Baton Twirling Association’s World Championships.

Twirling is fading from nettes. However, Wenk rently, Foster and Wenk high school and college is no stranger to the practice from 9 a.m. to campuses, but the art competition.

6 p.m. every Saturday remains an important “I competed in Swit- and Sunday. These long feature of the Wolver- zerland in 2012 and It- days serve as preparaine Marching Band. aly in 2015 at the World tion for the pair’s NorFoster cites the band Championships as well wegian debut. front of the Wolverine and have three gold Foster and Wenk will Marching Band as one medals from those ex- compete as a team in of the main factors that periences,” Wenk said. two events, and with all caused both her and To qualify for the their preparation, the Wenk to choose Grove world championships, women are ready for City.

Foster and Wenk first the competition.

“Grove City College had to win at the na“I think I can speak has a remarkable music tional competition in for both of us by saying department and march- July. They prepared for we are overly excited, ing band. Breanne and I nationals during the but also a tad bit nerboth came here because first six weeks of the vous,” Wenk said. of the opportunity to summer, practicing five Foster and Wenk will twirl with this band,” hours a day Monday depart for their week Foster said. through Friday, to per- of competition Sunday The women will fect their routine. and will return to the represent Team USA But they have not United States on April alongside other Moder- stopped working. Cur- 2. ment in Christ.” DiDonato went further to state that fulfillment in Christ is the key to football and to life. When questioned about the competitive aspect of sports, DiDonato used what the Apostle Paul was known to profess, saying he is content in every situation but he has worked harder than anyone else has. DiDonato takes that same perspective to what he does in life. He believes in being content but not complacent. Therefore, the room for a competitive edge is prevalent.

DiDonato did not stop without painting the full picture for John

and Kathy. According to DiDonato, both the elements of fulfillment and being content are connected. He elaborated that when one’s fulfillment comes through God, he or she is content. Therefore, what the apostle Paul taught regarding being content applies to working hard in that such work glorifies God. Many folks around campus know Coach DiDonato and his football team by the phrase, “Brick by Brick.” DiDonato used this slogan to close his time on the show. Behind the “Brick by Brick” principle is vision, process

and love. He believes in a vision that glorifies God, a process that involves traveling down a Christian path and love.

DiDonato’s thoughts on love are another important piece of who he is.

“Each of us needs all of us,” said DiDonato.

It is a powerful thing when people speak the same language. DiDonato believes that, from a Christian perspective, love is foundational. He was honored to be on the show and enjoyed his time there, using it to further his Christian ministry.

Frum and Rubin both believe that true conservatives will oppose Trump on every issue, regardless of whether the position Trump advocates is a conservative position.

French disagrees with this stance, saying he is willing to defend and support Trump when the president enacts conservative policies.

“If Trump enacts good policies that are in line with conservative principles, I’ll say so. And if Trump enacts bad policies that are not in line with conservative principles, I’ll say so.”

But while French has praised Trump’s conservative policies and decisions, as well as the personnel changes, he remains pessimistic about Trump’s fitness for office. His character remains flawed, and will doom Trump’s presidency.

“Trump’s character

has remained what it is. The people around him have improved.

His policies have generally been conventionally Republican or conservative. But Trump’s character is still Trump’s character, and character is destiny.”

French is much more optimistic about conservatism today. While many conservatives worry about how the ideology will survive Trump, French is confident that conservatism will be just fine.

“Conservatism is a general set of principles that has not changed since Trump came down the escalator, and they won’t change after he leaves the Oval Office.”

He is less optimistic, however, about the conservative movement, particularly at the national level. “The national conservative movement has a Trump problem. Trump val-

ues loyalty immensely, even though oftentimes he is not loyal himself.”

“If you are a conservative wanting to get things done in Trump world,” French continued, “you can’t criticize Trump because you will be cast out. There is a loyalty trap. You have to defend things you would never have defended before.”

French is just as willing to criticize Trump as he is support him.

He will not blindly follow Trump, as he believes many conservatives have. “I will not abandon my principles, and what I have always believed to be right, just to support a conservative president.

“Under no circumstances will I pretend that it’s okay for a GOP president to have an affair with a pornstar just because he is a GOP president and will appoint conservative justices.”

Five Grove City College students attended the Student Congress on Racial Reconciliation (SCORR) in La Mirada, California this February.

Hosted by Biola University for the 22nd year in a row, this conference sought to gather students from various universities across the country to engage in discussion on racial reconciliation.

This year’s theme came from the book of Amos: “Let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an everflowing stream” (Amos 5:24).

The college explained this theme saying, “the themes of justice and righteousness can be found throughout the major and minor prophets. The prophet Amos urges the people of God to embrace the path of caring for the marginalized in their midst: for the poor and the needy. Amos declares, ‘Hate evil, and love good, and establish justice in the gate; it may be that the Lord, the God of Israel will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph’ (Amos 5:15).

Justice and righteousness is tied to God’s mandate and favor to his people.”

The Student Congress focused on God’s desire for Christians to engage the sin in today’s society, and on how to bring healing, restoration and understanding to our world.

It achieved this mission through organizing worship in different languages and styles, hosting workshops with different professors and racial and ethnic experts, as well as two keynote addresses from speaker Curtis Paul DeYoung. He previously directed the Community Renewal Society in Chicago, a historic racial justice organization and authored ten books on reconciliation and multiracial congregations.

Over the span of two days, attending students and faculty could choose between a series of culturally relevant topics or discussions related to trending social and political issues.

They then had time to meet other college students and ask questions

DESIGNER continued from 1 correct combination of logos, pathos and ethos creates a successful functional design.

Design is more than just color and font. It is necessary and thought provoking, creating social and moral ramifications.

Hammond then talked about his mas-

and intentionally share social engagement with each other. Conference founder and director Glen Kinoshita felt that it was important to leave time for students to interact with each other because understanding and a sense of community can positively impact the lives of students who often feel different than their peers.

This trip was made possible by the support of the Multicultural Education and Initiatives Office (M.E.I.) and Student Life and Learning. They provided both financial and logistic support for five students to be able to fly across the country and be a part of this Student Congress. The trip was also organized

by M.E.I. director Justin Jose, who contacted Biola University in his home state of California, and arranged for a way for Grove City College to be a part of the attending group as the farthest traveling college students.

The students were selected by their involvement in multicultural efforts on campus, such as being involved in Students Excited About Diversity (S.E.A.D.), attending M.E.I. events regularly or being in leadership in Alpha Mu Gamma, the foreign language honorary on campus.

Junior Rio Arias spoke about the trip saying, “This conference was my personal favorite out of all the different trips I have gotten to be a part of, because I got to have a weekend just focused on racial reconciliation, as opposed to a single workshop or two. I appreciated how the worship was intentionally different and featured languages like Hebrew, Swahili, and Spanish, as well as the different people I met there.

Finding community in other Latinas there also really shaped my experience and is something that meant a lot to me.”

This is the first time Grove City College has attended SCORR, but hopefully will not be the last. M.E.I. director Justin Jose is hopeful that the students will be able to return the following year, and all of the students positively spoke on their experience this year. ter’s thesis that he conducted on Grove City College campus where he surveyed and photographed students. He then took the graphs from the lighting of the photographs to create his thesis. Afterwards, Hammond took questions from the students at the lecture. The Department of Communications and Visual Arts sponsored the event..

Life Choral talent travels

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Karen Postupac Editor-in-Chief

Over spring break, 44 Grove City College students packed their bags and headed on a 10-day trip around Ohio, Michigan and Illinois.

The choir filled each day by driving in the morning, having some kind of activity in the afternoon and singing in the evening at a local church.

“Tour is when I really get to know the people in Touring Choir. I had no idea what some of the people were like until I went on tour, which I love because tour gives chances to meet people that I would never meet otherwise,” said junior Dan Smith, the Social Chair of the Choir.

The choir performed a variety of music from different eras.

One of the oldest pieces they sang was Palestrina’s “Exsultate Deo.” There were also more modern pieces such as Isaac Watt’s “The Worlds Above.”

Moses Hogan’s “The Battle of Jericho” was a piece they performed from the spiritual

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Grove City College’s Touring Choir poses in front of Harbison Chapel. The Touring Choir traveled to Ohio, Michigan and Illinios, visiting different churches every night of spring break. genre.

One special piece of this year’s tour included a student conductor, senior Music Education major Kassaundra Funch.

Funch directed Brahms’s Requiem entitled “How Lovely is Thy Dwelling Place.”

“She led rehearsals of that piece, personally teaching the choir the song herself, as well as conducting the perfor-

mance,” said Lauren Kostelny, the Publicity Chair. “She conducted during rehearsals and she did a great job leading the group.

This was after her student teaching so she was really able to take what she had learned in the classroom and apply it to rehearsals.”

At the end of the day, the musicians are welcomed into the homes of people from the

church in which the choir performed. “Host homes are a great experience because you get to be a part of someone’s life for a night and we get to be a part of the family for that short time. It is a really special part of the trip.

It’s one of my favorite parts of the tour,” said Kostelny.

In the times between driving and the concerts in the evenings,

Nicholas Holmer, the vice president, planned a series of events to make the trip memorable, including the Cincinnati Art Museum and Lincoln Park Museum in Chicago.

In addition to all of the activities and concerts of the trip, the community bonding of the Touring Choir tour is a great benefit.

The choir is able to send encouragement

notes via “bus mail.”

Throughout the trip, the choir can uplift one another, sending the notes through the specified “bus mail” deliverer.

“I love this group; we have a really good time, being with likeminded Christians and musicians. And it is a wonderful opportunity for ministry by meeting different people,” Kostelny said.

Fourth Annual Exercise Science Symposium Strategies for Recovery and Regeneration

Saturday, March 24, 2018 9 - 11 a.m. Workshops Rehearsal Hall in Pew Fine Arts Center Yoga, Presenter: Dr. Sally Sherman Myofascial Release, Mobility and Movement, Presenter: Caleb Thrasher (GCC ’15)

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The Newman Club is hosting the seventh annual Stations at the Cross event tonight. The club is a Roman Catholic ministry which meets weekly.

The road to Calvary

Alyssa Jackson Life Editor

The Newman Club on Campus will host the seventh annual Stations of the Cross event beginning at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 23.

Stanley Keehlwetter, Dean of the Chapel, said, “The purpose of the event is to solemnly reflect on the events surrounding Jesus’ journey to the cross on Good Friday.” Though it is an event put on by the Catholic ministry group on campus, all are invited to attend.

There are 14 Stations of the Cross which reflect 14 events that occurred when Jesus journeyed to Calvary.

The stations will be set up on the quad weather permitting. If the weather is not favorable, the event will be

held in the chapel.

Junior Hannah Stiller, secretary of the Newman Club, said, “The stations of the cross are a biblically based way to immerse yourself in Christ’s passion in a way that gives you gratitude for the sacrifices Jesus made for us.”

Stiller has gone to GCC’s Stations of the Cross event since her freshman year. It is a continuation of what she and her family did when she was growing up. Her home church held stations on Fridays during Lent, and Stiller and her family would always go. Now she is able to continue the tradition on the college campus.

The Newman Club is the Roman Catholic Ministry Group at Grove City. According

to Stiller, the club is “focused on creating community and educating the campus about the Catholic Faith.” They meet on Thursdays at 7 p.m. in Rathburn and all are welcome to join.

Each week they alternate between speakers and discussion.

Stiller said, “People from all faith traditions are welcome to come. This is a very old Christian tradition, and I think it is a great way to prepare for Easter.

Also, a Chapel credit is offered.”

Keehlwetter said, “If you have never participated in Stations of the Cross it is a very powerful experience.” Though it is hosted by a catholic club, “Protestant students are always welcome and many do come every year.”

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New majors, minors come to the Grove Emi England and Nina Koch Staff Writers

Bathroom poll flushed out Alyssa Jackson Life Editor

And the winner is…

According to a poll conducted by The Collegian this week, STEM has the best restrooms.

First, we must acknowledge our mistake and offer apologies to the dedicated residents of Memorial Hall. Memorial Hall was not included simply by accident. However, those who noticed the mistake also said that the

Memorial restrooms are the best. Junior Josh Belsterling, an RA in Memorial, notified The Collegian of the mistake. Belsterling noted, “Memorial is the best.”

Andy Mittlestaedt, a freshman who lives in Memorial, said, “Why wasn’t it on there? Memorial is definitely the best.”

Junior Isaac Mills said his favorite bathroom was not on the poll either. However,

as the strength of his favorite bathroom is its secrecy, he declined to comment.

In addition to winning the “Best Overall” category, STEM also took first for “Best Smell.” Hicks, HAL and MAP were the top three for “Most Backsplash.”

The “Best Atmosphere” winners were STEM, the STU and Henry Buhl Library.

STEM, HAL and Rathburn took the prize for “Best Utilities.”

This fall, new majors and minors were added to the ranks of the over 60 majors and 50 minors at Grove City College.

In STEM, a neuroscience major will make its debut. This major came about due to the inquisition of current and perspective students.

Neuroscience is a biology core with classes covering cognitive psychology, physics, and computer science. The major starts with a twoyear focus in the biology and psychology fields.

In the third and fourth years, there is a greater emphasis on neuroscience.

“We developed these specialty majors with the goal of diversifying our offerings and recruiting exceptional students into a department that is already populated by top-notch students.

We know, based on evidence from our graduates’ success in graduate-level research and in healthrelated schools, that the academic and experiential training received by students in these majors will prepare them well for their post-graduate endeavors. We also see the new Neuroscience major as providing an avenue for our department to recruit a new faculty member whose training is in this area, thus diversifying our department’s research specialties,” said Kristina O. Pazehoski, Chair of the Department of Biology.

Ellie Roper, a sophomore psychology major, is looking into this

new addition. Roper mentioned that for those looking into med school, this is a good major to invest in. As well as careers in the medical field, grads with a neuroscience degree can find jobs in industry, academia, and government. The major is rigorous and has less elective hours, much like biology. However, Roper says, “I’d just like to encourage people who have an interest in the brain or love psychology and biology to consider it.”

Three other new majors include music performance, Christian ministries, and social work. Changes to the marketing management and business management majors will also occur.

One of these changes is that the management major will be getting three new concentrations: human resources, operations, and entrepreneurship.

Minors will also be updated for the fall semester. These include: accounting, finance, international business, management, marketing, design, cybersecurity , data science, mobile development, creative writing, chemical engineering, nutrition, musical theater, and Spanish for the professions.

The nutrition minor is a new minor and pairs well with an exercise science major because it shows an employer or admissions counselor that the candidate is interested in gaining a broad perspective in a particular field.

The new creative writing minor will be a beneficial addition to

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any major. It is 21 credit hours. Adam Loretto, professor of writing, said, “A creative writing minor formalizes many of the opportunities that students have already had into something with more guidance and marketability.

Prospective English majors, in particular, have asked for years about writing offerings here, and we are happy to have this offering available to meet that need.”

For the chemical engineering minor, Dr. Stacy Birmingham, Dean of the Hopeman School of Science, Engineering, and Math was very helpful in the process of gaining the minor.

Zach Burns, a sophomore mechanical engineering major, has recently decided to gain a minor in chemical engineering. He said, “Chemical Engineering is aimed towards Chemistry and Chemical engineers, and it’s cool that mechanical engineers can now get experience in that aspect of the field.”

Moreover, it only requires three additional classes because there is so much overlap between the mechanical engineering major and chemical engineering minor.Grove City College is opening the doors to more opportunities which add to the options available to current and future students. Fall 2018 will bring new majors and minors to add to the repertoire of the college, and expand the liberal arts of this college.

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Entertainment

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Who said there’s nothing to do?

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.

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Andrew Peterson, singer/songwriter and author plays concert tonight in Crawford.

Writers conference brings concert

Katheryn Frazier Staff Writer

The English Department’s Christian Writers Conference hosts Andrew Peterson and Cody Fry, who perform tonight in Crawford Auditorium, to celebrate art and community.

Doors open at 8 p.m., and the event begins at 9 p.m. Tickets are $15 for students and $20 for general admission.

Peterson is a singersongwriter, who grew up in Florida, but currently lives south of Nashville in a town called Warren. He has released over ten records over twenty years.

His songs are described

as poetic, intimate and powerful.

Peterson specializes Cody Fry in playing American and folk songs, but his music varies.

He plays multiple instruments, including the piano, but guitar is his primary instrument. Most of his music is acoustic, but sometimes includes a full band. He also has a knack for storytelling and has written a fourbook fantasy series for children called “The Wingfeather Saga.”

The musician is the founder of a commu-

nity of authors, artists and songwriters called “The Rabbit Room.”

Their main goal is to find fellowship through storytelling. Peterson is very open in his love for the Lord and the role it plays in his life.

Cody Fry is another musician who is playing at the concert tonight.

He is an up-and-coming artist in the music scene. He currently lives in the Nashville area.

Fry’s sound is a mix of easy listening, contemporary and alternative music. Fry uses strong orchestral music to accompany his music.

Some of his songs have a similar sound to that

of Mumford and Sons through his use of song beat and guitar sound.

Fry also plays multiple instruments favoring the guitar. However, he will be playing keyboard for the concert.

He has previously toured with Ben Rector and auditioned to be on American Idol in 2015.

The musician has three full albums on Spotify, with the latest album called “Flying.”

Peterson and his brother, Pete, will be presented in chapel on March 22, and another chapel credit will be offered later in the day at 7 p.m. in Crawford Auditorium. The evening lecture is titled “Adorn-

ing the Dark: Community, Calling, and the Mystery of Making.”

It will discuss the positive impact communities can bring to people.

Assistant Professor of English, Adam Loretto, said, “We thought Andrew and Pete would be able to address writing, creativity, music and the professions of the arts in a unique way.

Once we had decided on that, it became an easy decision to ask if Andrew could perform while here. I’ve been a fan of his music for almost 20 years, so I am excited for the ways he will bless our community.”

All My Sons 7:30 p.m., Little Theatre Concert Band and Wind Ensemble Concert 7:30 p.m., Ketler Auditorium Andrew Peterson in Concert 9 p.m., Crawford Auditorium

Saturday

Men’s Lacrosse .v Mount St. Joseph 1 p.m., Thorn Field be-YOU-tiful 2 p.m., Student Union Great Room Delta Rho Sigma Pool Party 6:30 p.m., PLC Pool Midnight Pancake Breakfast 7 p.m., Ket Rec. All My Sons 7:30 p.m., Little Theatre

Sunday

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

Midnight is the best time for breakfast Danielle Smeltzer Contributing Writer FLICKERING MYTH

“Love, Simon” is one of the first non-traditional high school romances to address coming out

History hits big screen

David Smith Staff Writer

“Love, Simon,” starring Nick Robinson, is a film about a teenage boy who lives a normal life, has normal friends and a normal family but he has one huge secret: he’s gay.

The film follows Simon in the late stages of high school as he struggles to tell his friends and family about being gay. One day, another student anonymously writes on a school blog that he is gay. Simon decides to create a Gmail account and anonymously corresponds with this fellow student and slowly falls in love with him. However, like any good romance film, there are multiple sideplots that stand in the way and prevent Simon from coming out and meeting his lover.

The film is directed

by Greg Berlanti, who effectively gave the film an aesthetic feel comparable to “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”

or “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl.” “Love, Simon,” like those aforementioned films, is about teenage romance.

They were all created in a very honest way, which only augmented each film’s message, meaning and quality.

In fact, “Love, Simon” is the first film ever released by a major studio to focus on a gay teenage romance story.

Many critics are comparing “Love, Simon” to John Hughes films, such as “The Breakfast Club” and “Weird Science.” Critics are also praising the film, calling it an instant classic. Benjamin Lee of “The Guardian” called it a “hugely charming crowd-pleaser.”

Currently, “Love, Simon” has a 91 percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Author of the book, Becky Albertalli, watched the film and said, “It’s funny and relevant and timeless and charming and honest and painful and so romantic. It says

exactly what I wanted the book to say.”

For many, “Love, Simon” is an important film. It lets so many other homosexual teenagers know that there is no need to be afraid about opening up because of the repercussions. The film teaches the viewer to be him or herself, no matter what and to do what is right by others. Not only is “Love, Simon” an important film, it is also very good. It has been drawing an audience of all sorts.

When I saw it this past Saturday, there were teen boys and girls, senior citizens and middle-aged men and women. Personally, I thought that the wide demography was a testament to the quality and subject matter of “Love, Simon.” It is always compelling when a film that could be shallow and dull ends up well-made and is complex and beautiful.

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Missing the plate of pancakes you get during finals? Well, the ABTs and the Okies are here to help.

Tomorrow the Alpha Beta Tau sorority and the Omicron Xi fraternity are hosting the annual Midnight Pancake Breakfast in Ketler Rec from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m.

The event will include food, eight live bands and a raffle with prizes from local businesses.

This event is an excellent way to support musical groups on campus, local businesses and the Royal Family Kids Camp in Chautauqua, NY. Students can pay $2 to get the small meal, which has two pancakes, sausage and juice, or $3 to add an additional pancake. Alternatively, students can enter for free to hang out and watch the band, but cannot eat or participate in the raffle.

This event has been held for approximately five years and consistently sees excellent turn out.

Performers that will be featured include Sarah Horn and her band, Gabby Yonkers, EX-

ERcists (Leah Bovard, Nick Derrick, Silas Stevens and Laura Williams), Adam Bannister & Co., Macy Hall and Connor Grieb and Rachael Shanshala. Live entertainment starts at 8:30 p.m.

Businesses participating in the raffle are Beans on Broad, Jordan’s Restaurant, Nonni’s and Sweet Jeanie’s.

All students who purchase food can enter the raffle.

Money raised from this event will benefit the Royal Family Kids Camp, known as RFKC, in Chautauqua Lake, NY. RFKC serves foster children ages six through 12 from abused, neglected and abandoned homes and shows them that they are loved.

The mission of this camp is to give the campers hope in showing them Jesus and the gospel message. The staff treats them like princes and princesses by giving one-on-one time to serve the children’s needs, whether it is professional doctor’s help or relaxing tea party time.

A big part of the camp’s mission is throwing each kid a birthday party with a

gift to show them that they are loved, have a purpose and also to give them hope until they can come back to camp the following year. RFKC has locations across the United States that run a similar week-long summer program. The profits of the pancake breakfast will go towards sponsoring a foster child to attend this camp during the summer.

“We are very excited for a fun and relaxing night of live music, quality friends and great food to finish out the final stretch of midterms. But more than anything, we can’t wait to sponsor a child to attend camp this summer and find the hope and love that is fulfilled in Jesus. We ask you to consider joining us Saturday night to support Royal Family Kids Camp by purchasing your tickets to the ABTOKIE Midnight Pancake Breakfast in the SAC this week or at the door on Saturday,” said Madalyn Gustafson, ABT fundraising chair.

Tickets are available for purchase in the Student Union from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will also be sold at the door for the same price.

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Volleyball spikes back The Grove City College Men’s Club Volleyball Team has enjoyed a dominant season, only dropping two games to rival Geneva.

The Wolverines are currently ranked 25th among DII men’s club teams in the nation. The men will host the Penn-Ohio Volleyball League Playoffs tomorrow in the IM Rooms. The tournament-style playoff will feature the top teams in the POVL Conference. Come cheer the Wolverines to victory!

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It’s bandtastic

Paige Fay Staff Writer The Grove City College Concert Band and Wind Ensemble will be putting on a performance for all to hear tonight.

At 7:30 p.m., the Concert Band will be playing about eight pieces during the hour and a half concert. They include songs such as “Abram’s Pursuit,” “Cenotaph,” “Be Still, My Soul” and “Allegro Animato.” The wind ensemble will be performing two pieces: “Aesop’s Fables” and “Variations on Lobe den Herren.”

“Concert attendees can expect many different kinds of music ranging from a slow march to many fast tempo pieces,” said Michelle Jeffries, vice president of the Ensemble. “Each one is unique and exciting to experience.”

The band and ensem-

Staff Writer

Are you looking for the next big thing to occupy your time? Have you already read “Harry Potter” or “Lord of the Rings” and are looking for something in a similar vein? Need something to tie you over until the next “Game of Thrones” book or season comes out? Do you want something that will keep you busy for 11,916 pages or, if you go the audio book route, more than 461 hours of straight listening? Well, have I got the recommendation for you.

“The Wheel of Time,” a fifteen book fantasy series, was one that I was introduced to as a young person. The author, James Oliver Rigley, who wrote these books under the penname Robert Jordan, lived in the town that I was born in (Charleston, SC) and, as a result, had something of a cult following there.

Jordan began in 1990 with the release of volume one, “The Eye of the World.” His following seven books were

Body image issues addressed

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Evan Kovacs, baritone sax player, rehearses for The College Concert Band and Wind Ensemble. ble have been preparing ian Megan McGinnis toire. It’s a great way to for the concert since the says, “Aside from the spend a Friday evening beginning of the semes- fact that this is one of and to support your It’s always ter. The Concert Band our last concerts with friends. rehearses on Tuesdays Dr. Pisano… I would encouraging for band and Thursdays from like to share that it is members to look out 4:00 p.m. to 5:20 p.m., free and we are playing in the audience and see and the Wind Ensemble some really beautiful and feel the support of rehearses afterwards pieces along with some the students. It makes the band feel more confrom 5:30 p.m. to 6:10 really fun ones!”

“We are all excited to fident and encouraged p.m. those same days.

Encouraging stu- perform and proud of when they see that peodents to attend the con- what we have accom- ple are excited to listen cert, Concert Band and plished,” says Jeffries, to what we have worked Wind Ensemble librar- “We have a great reper- so hard for.”

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released, one by one, each year. When you consider that some of these books are 8001000 pages long, you get something of an idea of just how voracious of a writer this man was.

Without going into plot spoilers, the books tell the tale of a group of people who hail from the quiet hamlet of Emond’s Field and detail the various journeys that they undergo as they search for a mysterious being known as the “Dragon Reborn.”

It starts off as a fairly straight-forward, “Fellowship of the Ring”type adventure that quickly diverges into something unique as you follow the various threads of story that Jordan masterfully weaves into a surprisingly cohesive narrative.

All in all, it has the memorably diverse characters of Harry Potter, the in-depth mythology and backstory of “The Lord of The Rings” and political intrigue and subterfuge of “Game of Thrones,” all wrapped into one se-

ries.

Another particularly astounding fact about this series that really lets it stand out amongst other fantasy works, is the way that, because each book is merely one part of a larger story, Jordan is able to create plots and sub-plots that are introduced in one book and can take hundreds, sometimes thousands, of pages before there is a conclusion to that story-arc.

When you consider the sheer size and scope of the story being told here, the fact that he was able to keep all of these plot-lines and characters straight is nothing short of amazing. Characters that are introduced in book one and seem to have little or no importance might return in later installments with some new, crucial part to play.

Sadly, before he could conclude the story that he had so passionately written for years, Robert Jordan passed away in 2007. For fans of his work, it was time of mourning, not only for the life of a favorite au-

thor, but also the end of a series that seemed as though it would never see completion.

However, all was not lost. Thanks to his obsessive and intricate note-taking, Jordan was able to lay out the groundwork for the conclusion of the series years in advance allowing another author to finish his work.

By 2011, the series was completed with three additional novels, penned by New York Times best-selling author Brandon Sanderson. Miraculously, the story reached a satisfying conclusion, and “The Wheel of Time” was finally put to rest after more than twenty years.

In the end, this series and the story behind its creation, is a rollercoaster ride of emotion that will grab your imagination and refuse to relinquish its hold on you. It’s certainly a time commitment, but, in the end, I can’t help but feel that it is a journey worth taking and would strongly recommend it to anyone interested in fantasy literature.

Because of the emphasis on the “perfect body,” one of the main concerns of young adults is how they look in the mirror.

Grove City’s Women of Faith will host a body image awareness panel called beYOUtiful at 2:00 p.m. tomorrow in the STU Great Room.

BeYOUtiful aims to encourage young women struggling with poor body image and/ or eating disorders. The event features four panelists and a moderator.

The panel includes two current students: Junior Communications major Alyssa Jackson and sophomore Communications major Gabby Yonkers and recent Grove City College graduate Lanie Timko and Zerbe counselor Cara Papay make up the final two panelists.

Sophomore history Secondary Education major Jordyn Pistilli will be moderating the event.

The panelists will give advice and answer questions, but their main goal is to provide encouragement to those in the audience. A portion of the event will be left for anonymous questions from those in attendance.

Lindsey Harrington is the coordinator of beYOUtiful. “Many women at Grove City struggle greatly – or have struggled in the past—with the issues of both poor body image and eating disorders,” says Harrington, “I believe that these issues are either not addressed or are addressed in an incomplete manor.”

BeYOUtiful was conceived by coordinator Harrington and moderator Pistilli af-

HISTORY continued from 5 What makes “Love, Simon” a unique and endearing film is that Simon is just like you and I. He dresses, listens to the same music and has the same mannerisms as a hetero-

ter realizing they had both fought to think positively about themselves. Together, they formed their own support team, growing in faith and learning to love themselves.

The two students wanted to share their experiences with students and help others that are seeking encouragement. “We’ve struggled with poor body image in the past,” continued Harrington, “and we want to help others who need help now. I am thankful that we have been able to turn that idea into a real event.” Now, teamed up with the campus organization Women of Faith, beYOUtiful has the potential to extend wisdom and love to a broader audience.

Women of Faith’s goal is to unify women on campus through worship, fellowship, prayer and mentoring.

BeYOUtiful, by extension, hopes to provide a support network of encouraging women for those that are seeking to embrace the beautifully and wonderfully made lives God has given them. “My hope for this event is that women will be able to come alongside one another and carry each other’s burdens regarding body image in prayer and in love,” says Harrington.

All women on campus are encouraged to attend the event, even those who do not personally struggle with body image. Harrington concludes saying, “The goal of beYOUtiful is to not only give guidance and encouragement to those who are struggling with poor body image, but also advise women about how they can be good friends to those who may be in need of help.” sexual male. The film is completely aware of this aspect and accentuates on it, which is to its benefit. “Love, Simon” is a movie that speaks to the hearts and sentiment of all people and is worth watching, no matter who you are.

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In “One Stone,” Brian Firkus sticks with his folk vibes ditching the radio-country sound from “Two Birds.”

Who knew a drag queen could be a hit folk star? Trixie Mattel, winner of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” during season three – a season of returning champions – recently released her second album “One Stone.” It hit No.1 on the iTunes album charts on Thursday and currently sits at number three, just ahead of “The Greatest Showman.”

Brian Firkus, the man behind Trixie’s feminine façade and his drag persona ,is a comedy queen. He has been quoted calling Trixie a caricature of a carica-

ture of a woman with Barbie-esque dimensions and larger than life blonde hair (in fact most of the wigs in Brian’s wardrobe are over ten pounds!) and an affinity for pink. Contrary to the usual perception of a drag queen’s music tastes, Brian doesn’t feel like he can connect to pop music and the usual party anthems of the club scene. His first album, “Two Birds,” was a radio-country album, with a little bit of folk thrown in, while “One Stone” rests firmly on folk music vibes.

Speaking to his theme Brian said, “I’m gay, we like themes.” Both albums feature Brian and Trixie on the cover,

photos from shoots that Brian did himself with his own wigs and cameras. In fact, all of Brian’s music career has been a grassroots effort, with no major label or recording studio backing him.

One Stone is a mini album with seven tracks: “Little Sister,” “Break Your Heart,” “Soldier,” “Red Side of the Moon,” “Moving Parts” and “The Well and Wind up Man.” The headlining song of the album is “Moving Parts,” a reflective song focusing on the balance of good and bad in life and the cycle that it represents. A music video for “Break Your Heart” was just released on

March 17 depicting the break up story of Brian and an ex, with Trixie making an appearance as a snoopy next door neighbor with an apparent hatred of rose bushes.

Brian told Huffington Post that the most personal song on the album is “Little Sister.”

Firkus is from Milwaukee Wisconsin and doesn’t want his sister, who his ten years younger than him, to get stuck in the mentality of a small town. He wrote this song as an encouragement to her, to go out and make the most of the world that is available to her and to learn a few things along the way.

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Don’t pray for future S.O.

Julia Roper Staff Writer

A few years ago, I read a book about praying for your future husband. It was right in line with prayers that I had already begun to formulate, prayers for my future husband’s spiritual devotion to God. In fact, I began to start praying that my heart would be growing in such a way that I would be a mature spiritual partner for him. Recently, however, my perspective on praying for a future husband has changed.

This prayer feels less like an act of faith and more like reassurance to myself, that I will one day have a husband. It is a prayer defined more by yearning than by waiting. I have come to believe that this attitude is not one that places my trust fully in God. Rather, it is a prayer that expects something from God. God does not guarantee marriage to each one of us. We have begun to expect it. While marriage is a wonderful

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desire, a steady reliance on God is far more crucial to our walk of faith.

Looking back on the garden, when God was fully in control, beautiful events unfolded as a result. Since it was not good for man to be alone, God lovingly placed the woman in Eden and brought the two of them together.

Man was not the first to decide that he needed a mate. God was the initiator. The problem we have in our present day and age is that many of us assume that we will

fall into this role. While a large number of believers decide to marry, the church is not without single people who likewise devote their lives to God. How do we know in this moment which path God has chosen for us?

Should the people who hope to get married pray for the possibility of future spouses, while the ones who want to be single neglect to pray for theirs?

Considering the fact that we have both the opportunity to marry as

Editorial: Loss is human, so are we When we are young, it is easy to believe that everyone comes into our lives for a reason.

And after you move and lose your best friend of six years, or break up with your first love, it becomes harder to see but still evident. We trust that God is real and that there is a plan and purpose behind our stressful and hurtful situations. But what about when we lose someone who wasn’t supposed to leave? Or we are hurt by the people we trusted most?

How do we deal with this loss, or even more forgive them?

It is easy to deal with loss in either one of two ways—lashing out or shutting yourself out.

By lashing out, we give our grief to someone else and make them the focus of our anger.

We turn our pain into anger, and convince ourselves that by blaming someone else we will be able to reconcile and move past the hurt. We might even do certain actions just to spite them, and use our new feelings of distaste for them to justify seeing them as the only ones with fault.

Or better yet, we shut ourselves out. We cut that person out of our lives, we unfollow them on social media, and avoid their family and friends. We come up with ways to keep ourselves busy, maybe even share on social media how we’re doing fine and better without them. We tell ourselves we are better off without them, and to move on is to never look back. We make fun of them, tell our friends all the worst things we see in them, and try

our best to pretend we don’t care anymore.

But as weeks turn to months, and months to years, the anger turns to bitterness and the hurt remains. Why isn’t it better? Surely by not openly feeling hurt anymore we are not hurting right? False. By focusing on anger onto someone or away from them, we avoid the real issue at hand—the fact that we are hurt and the effects of that loss leave lasting pain. And only by confronting the issue at hand and being willing to forgive the other person can we finally feel peace.

This idea is still very complicated, however.

Sometimes we don’t have an explanation and we have to try to assume the best or try to forgive someone who didn’t give us the time of day to have closure. In that case, we have to be careful to pray about the issue and not be susceptible to bitterness, or blame ourselves for not being good enough.

Other times we have too much information and the other person hurt us in the way that feels most personal.

They knew what hurt and did it anyways, or broke our trust in an important or unforgivable way. We naturally turn to anger or a will to remove them from all parts of our lives.

No matter the situation at hand, it calls for peace that can only be achieved through faith in Christ and forgiveness. We have to bring our hurt and anger and leave it at the cross, knowing that we were wronged in a large way, but that God allowed it to happen because it

would draw us closer to him. It is at this point that we can feel some relief in the security that while people are imperfect, our God will never abandon us or let us down. And that all things, good and bad, can be used in His design.

We also have to accept that human relationships are stained with sin and will always fail us in some way.

Whether it is in a small way, like forgetting to call or come home early, or something larger like violating trust or the foundation of love; people will fail us and we cannot love them if we cannot accept that.

Finally we must forgive them. This part is normally the hardest, and sometimes takes years or a lifetime. But knowing that Christ has forgiven a debt we cannot pay back or ever hope to match, we should consider it our privilege to extend the same forgiveness, no matter how painful, to all those deserving of God’s love. And since Christ died for all of us, we are all eligible for unrelenting love and forgiveness.

This does not mean that it will not be hard, or that we will not want to give up. It does not mean that we are wrong to be angry to cry out to God and question why he chose to give us this hurt right now. But it does mean we need to accept the situation God has led us to, and trust that his love is greater than any pain we are feeling right now.

And only at that point can we truly reconcile the past and forgive.

well as remain single, I say that it is not necessary to confine ourselves to one side of the coin.

Think about it this way. If you believe that God is sovereign over all events, then there is no need to devote your thoughts to possible future events.

God has not yet promised these events to you for a reason: you can focus on the present and be fully engaged in the work at hand. You are not doing your future husband or

wife a disservice by not praying for him or her.

Instead, you are open to what God would have for you.

If we as a church pray for anything, we should simply pray for willing and obedient hearts. I think that the hardest part is how much we mean it.

Are we truly willing to go wherever God would lead us? As a church, let’s begin to exemplify radical faith by praying in a way that truly surrenders all of our control to God.

Breathing gives glory to God

Karen Postupac Editor-in-chief

Looking at your schedule, you know what season just passed: Midterms.

Every ounce of your time is taken up and you wonder if your sleep schedule will ever regulate itself again.

In some ways, it can even be hard to breathe. Breathing is difficult when there is so much stress. You feel like there is an invisible elephant stepping on your chest because your life is happening before your eyes and you can’t keep up.

We take breathing for granted, relying on it to sustain our life but never giving it any credit.

Breathing deserves a lot of credit because breathing is the doorway to glorifying God. Sometimes “giving God glory” has a blurry definition. Is glorifying God something we have to do? Is it something about how we act? That theory, however, is a slippery slope. Careful not to fall into the legalistic trap – only validating our faith through our works.

Legalistic thoughts can cloud our vision of the cross, especially during midterms. All we can think about is our grades, how they are lower than we expected and how our GPA will drop as a result.

We become wrapped up in papers, projects and exams, forgetting Scripture and the gospel altogether.

This is where breathing comes in. Breathing is something we don’t think about, something we have woven into our very being. This is exactly like the glory of God. What if the glory of God was found in us, being just who we are?

Not giving glory to God would be to reject that image, following the cultures we inhabit rather than the God who inhabits us.

I used to worry about whether or not I was giving enough glory to God, endlessly busying myself with more and more acts of kindness, favor and love. This is all well and good, until I realized that I was trying to earn the salvation that has already been gifted to me.

So I stopped trying to do everything in my power to sufficiently give glory to God and just focused on breathing.

I focused on the act that gave life to the first man, rather than every single act I had tried to do, knowing I wouldn’t once measure up. I decided that glorifying God meant resting, breathing in Him, rather than struggling on my own.

Breathing – as I am – is glorifying to God. Breathing in and through the Father is all He ever wanted.

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Why binge-watching is ruining television

News Editor

Recently, one of my lovely sorority sisters introduced me to “Twin Peaks,” an American drama series focusing on the murder of a high school student.

Filmed in the early years of the 1990s, the show follows FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper as he investigates the suspicious circumstances surrounding the death of prom queen Laura Palmer.

As I write this, I’ve only seen a few episodes of what I consider the epitome of good television.

I couldn’t tell you who killed Laura Palmer, who the Man from Another Place is, or why an esteemed detective relies on his dreams for clues to a tragic murder.

Haunted by these questions, I’ve resisted the urge to log onto Netflix and continue watching without my friend countless times.

But why? Why haven’t I dedicated a single weekend to binging the show, watching every episode until my burning curiosity is satisfied?

David Lynch’s drama, choked full of complex plots and subplots involving equally complex characters, deserves more than that.

Only with the passage of time can a viewer ful-

ly appreciate the little idiosyncrasies and details of the story.

Mulling over the odd behavior and cryptic dialogue of the characters, too, enhances the mystery of “Twin Peaks.”

Binge watching robs the viewer of these experiences and dilutes the plot of its vividness and intensity. When “Twin Peaks” premiered, television was still airing weekly episodes. The story built on itself, forcing the viewer to wait for revelations and answers to their many questions. Nowadays, as more television shows accommodate a streaming format where all episodes are available immediately, the nature of television

writing (and viewing) has changed.

As I reflect on my experience watching “Twin Peaks,” I can’t help but wonder if this is a good thing. Have we traded quality for immediacy?

Are we getting all we can out of our television-watching experiences? Are some stories not suitable for the instantaneous gratification of binge watching?

Despite all of these concerns, the only thing that has kept me from devouring the rest of the series is my friend.

We have vowed to witness the story unfold together. Due to our often conflicting schedules, we must wait days at a time to watch the next episode.

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Perspectives Editor As Christians, we grow up learning to importance of words. Saying words that honor God, avoiding curse words, keeping our promises. We cling to the new testament teachings of Paul that instruct us to have our “yes mean yes, and our no mean no”. We learn about how to interact with those different than us. Be kind, respectful, accommodate others when they get uncomfortable. Listen when they have needs we do not understand.

But as we get older, this idea of accommodating others and being careful with our words looks different as well.

Suddenly we have to use our own discernment to navigate the world of romantic relationships, and all of these feelings and interactions we’ve never had before.

And in our own longing to be liked and seen as desirable, as well as to be in a relationship of our own, sometimes we forget to let no mean no.

We fantasize about these perfect relation-

ships where the girl says no, and they guy chases her anyways, doing whatever he can to win her over and prove he is there to stay.

He never takes no for an answer, and in the end is rewarded with the love from the girl he knew could be his. And while this is a great romantic story on a screen, I would argue that narratives like these can do some harm in real life. Because it can teach guys as well as girls that the person of their affection didn’t really mean no, they just meant not now. Or try harder.

Or take an awkward interaction that happened on American Idol a few weeks ago.

One male contestant came to audition saying he had never kissed a girl before, and wanted to save his first kiss for someone meaningful.

Before he knew it, American Idol judge Katy Perry leaned forward and kissed him on the mouth, taking his first kiss just like that.

The contestant then felt flustered because had she asked him if he would kiss her, he would have declined because there was no romantic meaning behind it.

She assumed he

would say yes, the same way girls attack guys for telling them they “know you want it”. She left this guy to be the victim to her own wants in the moment.

And this situation can often amplify itself or become more dangerous in a party atmosphere, something we see as college students all over the news.

Something as simple as coming onto a girl at a party can take a turn for the worst, when sober us doesn’t think they mean no, and drunk us decides to act on that supposed truth.

It’s how we end up with people like Brock Turner, who think that they can take what they want from women who cannot defend themselves—because he didn’t value the significance of a “no”, and the importance of a “yes”.

So am I advocating for college students or young adults to be taught how to interact amongst an atmosphere of drugs and alcohol, and to expect that kind of environment to just be a part of life?

Of course not. Using substances in its own is problematic because men and women alike have a harder time expressing “no”, and resisting when someone

you would otherwise say no to wants you to say yes.

It also can delegitimize your experiences that are hard to admit, or ask for help, since many will blame you for choosing to be in a dangerous situation in the first place.

But I am advocating for a return back to only having to say yes or no once. If I say I don’t want to date you, stop messaging me. If you see a pretty girl and tell her she’s beautiful, and she clearly looks uncomfortable, then stop.

And if you don’t want to go out with a guy then say no, and don’t string him along because you like the attention.

Be honest from the beginning, because if you act like you mean yes when you’re really saying no, then you’re doing men and women everywhere a disservice by reinforcing the idea that no means try harder, and others don’t have to respect our personal boundaries.

Until we recognize that no means not ever as opposed to not now, and stop saying yes when we mean no, we won’t get to enjoy the value behind hearing yes meaning yes all of the time.

Nevertheless, the experience of watching “Twin Peaks” involves conversation as much as observation.

We discuss our opinions on just about everything—the soundtrack, the character development, the identity of the killer… without these moments watching would be far less fun or enriching.

By taking our time and analyzing the show, my friend and I not only appreciate the plot but also each other. And this is the greater point to be made about binge watching in our day— by rushing ourselves through a series to keep up with twitter updates and social or cultural relevancy, we deprive ourselves of the televi-

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sion experience. It is meant to be shared with others and enjoyed for the time and detail put into it, rather than hastily finished as means of avoiding other responsibilities, or being background noise.

Although sometimes painful, I’ve learned a lot from patiently watching “Twin Peaks.”

Some shows deserve more than a weekend.

Some plots are better when you have someone to discuss them with. Some shows are best enjoyed alone and reflected on.

I recommend taking the time to unpack David Lynch’s complicated and often disturbing mystery. It’s definitely worth it.

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The Grove City Wolverines defeated Washington and Jefferson 7-6 Saturday, led by freshman Tessa Leatherwood and junior Abby Spicher, who scored three and two points, respectively. In goal, Rachel Blasdell blocked four shots for the Wolverines.

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Contributing Writer The Grove City College Wolverines women’s water polo team seized a 7-6 victory over archrival Washington and Jefferson (W&J) College Saturday at the Collegiate Water Polo Association Conference Matches (DIII) at Connecticut College.

Freshman Tessa Leatherwood scored three goals, while junior Abby Spicher followed close behind with two goals. Junior Sonni Kiefer and sophomore Elizabeth Andrews both scored one goal. Kiefer had two assists while Leatherwood and Andrews posted one assist each.

On defense, Leatherwood led with three

steals, while senior Brynna Bartlett, junior Heidi Schmidt, Andrews and Spicher had two steals each. In goal, junior Rachel Blasdell blocked four shots and secured the victory for the Wolverines.

Keifer said, “Both teams played well and hard, and the fact that it was such a close game with our archrival made it even more en-

ergized!”

When asked about her favorite part of being on the team, Andrews said that she enjoys, “the fact that we get to come together and play a sport that we all not only love, but is unique to PA, and represents our college and the Christian values that we stand for.”

Like many other Wolverine teams, the water

polo team is intentional in their desire to glorify God through their sport. Andrews said, “Our sole purpose in all that we do is for the glory of God. We are reminded of this during our weekly team devotionals, our prayer after each practice and before each game, and the sportsmanship we show to each other, our opponents, and refs.”

Kiefer captures the spirit of the team in these words: “To have a community that is Christ-oriented, driven, disciplined, encouraging, forgiving, and stands together through thick and thin while also playing the sport we all love is one of the biggest blessings I’ve had during my time here at GCC.”

Off to a rucking awesome start Tennis starts a racket Sarah Kula Copy Editor

The Grove City College men’s club rugby team competed on Friday, Mar 16, at Cupples Stadium in Pittsburgh The game resulted in a season-opening win of 52-37 for Grove City over Point Park University.

Sophomore Drew Bowser led in scoring with 20 points and three assists, followed by senior Connor Ritchie, junior Aidan Sutter and sophomores Max Clements and Kent Geyer with five points and freshman James Neff with one assist.

Many fans traveled to support the team and cheer them on during their first game of the spring season.

The team has grown substantially over the past year, increasing from just nine men to a total of thirty-one signed players for the spring season. Players attribute this recent interest in rugby to the atmosphere of the team, as everyone enjoys their time playing the sport. Leaders of the team also make it a point to accept all new men, regardless of skill set, in order to be understanding of players at all levels.

Sophomores Drew Bowser and Max Clements serve the team as

Aly Kruger Sports Editor

ZEKE HOOLE

The rugby team began their season with a win against Point Park University, with points scored by Drew Bowser, Connor Ritchie, Aidan Sutter, Max Clements and Kent Geyer. players, captains, and coaches. This is Bowser’s thirteenth season playing rugby. He has competed internationally in Italy, Canada, and Ireland, as well as named an All-American Player in high school.

Max Clements has played for seven seasons and holds a State Championship in rugby from his days competing in high school.

Bowser says that rugby has always been a huge part of his life, teaching him how to communicate with individuals at all levels.

Clements states that his patience has increased as he learns how to lead effectively in the midst of many individuals who need direction.

After a pre-game interview, Bowser and Clements spend a significant amount of time strategizing for the upcoming game. Both

men communicate with other teammates and discuss things along with them, cultivating a good relationship between leaders and players on the team.

Team Adviser, Dr. Kriley, has had much experience leading the rugby team as he began coaching in 1994.

Affectionately labeled “DK” by the team and called a “great man” by freshman Patrick Finley, Kriley enjoys building good relationships with the players and employs a hands-off approach when it comes to coaching, allowing for captains to gain real leadership experience.

The rugby team will host a tournament in April at Founders Field.

This field is home to the semi-professional Pittsburgh rugby team known as the Harlequins. The Grove City team is eager to compete in this tournament

and hopes to have recognition from the college and support from fans. Bowser says, “I play better in front of people even if I don’t want to admit it because it makes it feel like an actual game rather than a practice.”

Along with encouraging fans to come to games throughout the season, the men hope to gain even more players for the team.

The club rugby team is not a huge time commitment and accepts new players at any time and any skill set.

They have potential to place in qualifying tournaments and could continue to compete at Nationals later this spring.

As sophomore Devin Andres puts it, this “bunch of cute guys in short shorts and tight shirts” will have a significant presence during the spring season.

The Grove City College women’s tennis team opened the spring portion of the 2017-18 schedule Saturday afternoon by rallying for a 6-3 victory at Mount Union in non-conference action. Grove City won five of the six singles matches after going 1-2 in doubles play.

Single winners were Maggie Manchester, Morgan Happe, Kayla Johnston, Jennifer Elder, Rachel Ford and Melissa Karidis. In the doubles, Gretchen Groves and Kayla Johnston were victorious along with pairs Maggie Manchester and Taylor Bradley and Sierra Beighey and Trisha Kohut.

Junior Maggie Manchester earned wins at both first singles and second doubles play for the Wolverines, who

improved to 11-3 with the victory. Three of Grove City’s five singles wins came in three sets.

“Getting a win to start the season off is really encouraging and motivating,” Manchester said. “We haven’t been able to play much tennis because of the weather, so it’s awesome knowing the results we can have from the little bit of training we’ve done so far. It also motivates us to continue working hard and doing our best to further improve our record.”

“We won PACs in the fall so we will be going to Nationals in May. We are all really looking forward to continuing that success through the spring season and preparing our best to compete at Nationals,” Manchester continued.

Grove City will host Allegheny at 3:30 p.m.

April 5 in non-conference play.

Sports this Saturday 11 a.m. Men’s, Women’s Track & Field Early Bird Invite, California, Pa.

1 p.m. Men’s Lacrosse vs. Mount St. Joseph (H)

1 p.m. Baseball vs. Thiel (H)

1 p.m. Softball vs. Houghton (H)

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Junior Melissa Karidis wins her singles match against Mount Union on Saturday.

Sports Lax wins on the road

March 23, 2018

Aly Kruger

Sports Editor Nine Grove City College men’s lacrosse players scored goals Saturday afternoon to help lift the Wolverines to an 18-4 win at Houghton in non-conference action.

It is Grove City’s first road win as a varsity program.

Junior attackman Nate Sprunk helped pace the Grove City offense with five goals while sophomore attackman Henry Brannan added four goals for the Wolverines, now 2-2.

Freshman midfielder Andrew Kvasnovsky and freshman midfielder Cord Bocheff both scored twice. Senior Jonathan Bensing, sophomore David Calhoun, freshman Aidan Morse and senior Sam Passalinqua all scored as well.

Brannan also assisted three goals while Bocheff, Calhoun, Morse, Passalinqua, Sprunk and freshman Hugh Kelley all recorded assists.

Bocheff opened the scoring at 12:38 of the first quarter while the first of Brannan’s three goals in the opening period gave Grove City the lead for good, 2-1, at the 5:49 mark. Calhoun and Sprunk both scored before Brannan tallied two goals in the final minute of the first quarter as Grove City led 6-1 after 15 minutes.

Kvasnovsky scored twice in the second quarter, helping Grove City push the lead to 10-3 by halftime. Passalinqua, Morse and Sprunk all scored in the third period while Sprunk scored twice in the fourth period. Bensing and Bocheff also scored in the final quarter.

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Goalkeeper Ben Dumm defends in a thrilling 18-4 defeat of Houghton on Saturday, their first road win as a varsity program.

Grove City owned a Kvasnovsky led Grove 49-19 edge in shots. City with seven ground The Wolverines also balls while freshman had a season-low nine Patrick Mark collected ground balls. turnovers. The Wol- six verines won 21 of Sprunk added four 25 faceoffs as well. ground balls. Junior

defender Jesse Shaffer caused three turnovers.

Mark won 13 of 14 faceoffs while Kvasnovsky went 8 for 11.

In goal, senior Ben Dumm stopped seven

shots to secure the win.

Grove City will visit Mount Union in non-conference play Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m. in Alliance, Ohio.

Winter player spotlight:

Lexie Arkwright, Basketball

Graham Allen, Track and Field

Staff Writer

Adam Young & Simon DeAngelo

Contributing Writers The Collegian is proud to recognize senior Graham Allen, a mid-distance runner for the Wolverines’ track and field team, as its Men’s Athlete of the Winter.

Throughout the indoor track season, Allen featured in several notable relays for the Wolverines’ thinclads, including the second-place finish in the 1600-meter relay at the 15-team Baldwin Wallace University Mid-February Meet and the victory in the 4000-meter medley relay at the University of Mount Union’s Jim Wuske Invitational.

The 4000-meter victory also set a new Wolverine record with a time of 10 minutes, 59.03 seconds.

Additionally, Allen achieved the fastest time of all Wolverines in the 1000-meter race this winter with a time of 2 minutes, 48.15 seconds. This performance earned him third place at the Youngstown State Icebreaker.

Outside of athletics, Allen likes to spend his free time investing himself in the campus community.

Allen said he does this by being “a friend to some very dear

brothers, a student who loves to learn and [by being] involved in some fellowship and ministry groups on campus seeking to live in and spread Christ’s Kingdom.”

When asked of his thoughts concerning his final winter season as a Wolverine, Allen said, “I’m thankful, more than ever. Ending varsity sports – and realizing this is the end – has given me more of a reason to soak it all up.

Having been brought through [an] injury, [and] having this last season just is an unmerited gift.”

During his time as a Wolverine, Graham said he has learned more about God. “God never abandons us. I didn’t run my entire sophomore year due to a freak injury requiring a difficult surgery, and through that all… God was true to His promises in the Bible.”

Allen believes God had worked in his life through his athletic career at Grove City College.

“He has given me joy!

As an athlete, I prize performance. Through my surgery, recover and gift of my team I have learned that Jesus ran the perfect race for me.

“This has freed me to take such joy in the thriving of my team...

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Instead of each race being a gauntlet where I will either be ‘good enough’ or ‘better than someone else,’ it is now a space to smile and say, ‘Jesus has freed me, so I can run this race a satisfied child of God!’”

As he prepares to leave Grove City and his teammates on the track and field team, Allen offers some challenges for his fellow students and teammates on the track and field team. “[Everyone] ask yourself, ‘Why am I doing this?’ ‘Why am I able to do this?’ ‘What am I doing with this?’

Christians, [consider] how is your time with the same group of people for hours each day being used to share the actual Gospel? And to my friends on the [track and field] team: are you really investing in the team, and learning your coach’s philosophy?”

Congratulations, Graham, and best wishes in future endeavors.

Mallory Trumbull There is no doubt that Lexie Arkwright has had an outstanding basketball career here at Grove City College.

She capped off her amazing career with a stellar senior season, so there is no question as to why she has been chosen as the Woman of the Winter Sports Season. She has accumulated many records and awards during her time here. Lexie received Second Team All-ECAC honors, First Team AllPAC honors and PAC Defensive Player of the Year award.

Arkwright also set many Grove City program records such as 66 three-point goals in one season, a career record of 108 games played and career record of 331 steals. She ended this season with 514 points (fourth highest total in one season at Grove City), a total of 1,607 points for her career (no. 3 all-time leading scorer), 132 career three-pointers (no.

2 of all time at GCC), 116 career blocked shots (no. 4 of all time at GCC) and 207 career assists (tied for tenth for all-time assists at

GCC). Arkwright recently earned D3hoops. com All-Great Lakes recognition.

Lexie recently commented on her final season as a Grove City Wolverine. “I feel really great about my final season. The team did really well and we were all able to connect very well on and off the court. I think the team has a really bright future ahead of them.”

She took time to reflect on how God has worked in her life through sports and her collegiate career, “God has worked through me in sports and my collegiate career by giving me confidence in who He has made me to be.

Also through showing me how to use basketball and anything else I pursue in life as a platform for His glory.”

Arkwright has learned many valuable lessons from her time playing basketball, “The biggest thing I have learned from basketball is how valuable and important relationships are. That is something I know I will take with me as I continue on with my future.”

As she moves on to the next chapter in her life, she had some good

advice to give to her teammates, “The advice I would leave my teammates with is that your hard work pays off. If you put in the work and bring your full effort into everything you do, then you will see the results from it.”

While Arkwright was involved in basketball, she does other things on campus as well. “I play IM dodgeball and basketball. I am also an employee at the GCC Print Services.” Lexie is now preparing for her future after college.

“I am in the process of applying for jobs in the conservation biology field.” One thing is for sure, whatever Lexie Arkwright decides to do after graduation, she will pursue it with the same determination, hard work and heart that she did in basketball here at Grove City College.

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The baseball team split a double-header vs. Pitt Greensburg Monday. Freshman catcher Tanner Orner led the team with three hits and four RBIs.