The Collegian – April 13, 2018

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Vol. 103, No. 17

Astronaut to launch grads James Sutherland Managing Editor Grove City College went out of this world to top last year’s Commencement speaker.

Astronaut Jeffrey N. Williams will speak at the College’s 138th Commencement, and Dr. Sinclair B. Fergu-

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son, noted theologian and author, will share a message of faith with graduates at Baccalau-

reate.

Commencement will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 19, and Baccalaureate at 7 p.m.

Friday, May 18. Both events will be held on the Quad between Harbison Chapel and Crawford Hall on campus.

Williams, a veteran of four space flights, has

spent 534 days off world and holds the NASA record for the longest time in space for an American man. He has done three tours of duty on the international space station, spending months at a time in the orbiting laboratory.

“Grove City College will be greatly blessed to

have a man of Col. Williams’ character and accomplishments address the graduating class.

After hundreds of days in space and dozens of hours of courageous space walks, he has a unique perspective on God’s amazing creation that will expand our graduates’ imagination

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and determination in the service of Christ in this world,” Grove City College President Paul J. McNulty ’80 said.

A native of Wisconsin, Williams earned a degree in applied science and engineering from the U.S. Military ASTRONAUT 2

Film opposes hook-up culture Madison Stout

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GROVE CITY COLLEGE

Until today, it seemed that not only was Punxsutawney Phil mistaken about the timeline of spring, but all hopes for warmer weather dropped along with the temperature for the past few weeks.

Pew presents Very Special Arts

Katheryn Frazier Staff Writer

The Pew Fine Arts Center is hosting the 28th Annual Very Special Arts Gallery this month.

The gallery, which runs from April 2 to April 21, features artwork from special needs children from ranging from kindergarten to 12th grade from 27 local school districts.

Katy Westra is the Gallery Director of the Very Special Arts Gallery.

Previous gallery di-

rector Professor Kathy Rhoades, Associate Professor of Visual Arts, said, “The art work is original and very creative and it’s an uplifting experience.

I really enjoy walking through this every year!

The local art teachers are amazing and they have taught the students very well. These are K-12 special needs students and that really makes this a special exhibit. It’s full of joy!”

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ANDREW STEIN

The Very Special Arts Exhibit will be displayed from April 2 to April 21 in the Pew Fine Arts Center. The gallery features art by special needs students aged kindergarten to 12th grade.

Dating in today’s society is cruel.

With the exploding popularity of dating apps, many college students have put aside the quest for finding meaningful relationships in exchange for the freedom of hooking-up, creating a generation that does not have the skills for proper dating.

“The Dating Project” is a documentary from executive producer Steve McEveety, producer of “The Passion of the Christ” and “Braveheart.”

Produced by Paulist Productions, Mpower Pictures and Family Theater Productions, the film follows five singles who search for love in an age where “the hook-up, texting and social media culture have profoundly altered the dating landscape,” according to IMDb. The film hopes to explore the challenges and solutions for single people looking for meaningful, committed relationships that lead to marriage.

A PR Newswire article explains that Kerry Cronin, Boston College philosophy professor and dating expert, challenged several of her students to go out on a real date for extra credit.

Cronin reported that several of her students struggled because they desired to be in a committed relationship, while their partner wanted to “keep their options open.”

Fathom Events Vice President of Programming, Kymberli Frueh, said, “In a world where dating has come down to swiping right or left on an app, it’s worthwhile to hear Cronin’s teachings on how to find a strong relationship or improve upon FILM 2

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brought about the rise of Hitler in Germany and the Bolsheviks in Russia.

The War had such a lasting effect on the world, and that is why we hope to teach others about it.”

Dr. Kengor was one of many speakers at the conference, alongside Dr. Benjamin Wetzel, a research associate at the Cushwa Center at the University of Notre Dame, Dr. Joseph Loconte, a professor of History at King’s College and Dr. Andrew Kloes, a historian at the Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

Michael Medved, a nationally syndicated

radio show host and bestselling author, also spoke, and hosted his radio show in HAL Atrium from 3-6 p.m. on Thursday.

The speakers lectured on a variety of topics, each with a unique perspective on the War’s wide-ranging impact.

Medved will discussed the relationship World War I has with the birth of modern-day Israel, while Dr. Harvey, Dr. Hogsette and Dr. Potter teamed up to examine the War’s influence on poetry and fiction.

Other panels highlighted the War’s effect on the Red Cross, the U.S. Food Administration, Tolkien and Lewis, Protestantism and German Nationalism and the rise of Bolshevism.

Projects. The program held a reception for the artists on April 8, when the artists viewed their art and received their awards.

The Very Special Arts was founded by Jean Kennedy Smith in 1974 in conjunction with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C. The gallery provides art and education for the population with disabilities.

Nearly seven million people to participate in the program internationally.

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speaker, has written a short E-book to act as a discussion guide and small group study that will bridge the gap between the film and the dating book he wrote previously, “I am a Tool.”

“I am a Tool” is a conversational, relatable and useful book to help Christians set aside today’s conventions of relationships to recognize the biblical call to something much greater and healthier in dating while also “[challenging Christians] to seek connections with others in the context of service, communication, friendship, and

patience,” Abbott explains.

The producers of “The Dating Project” and Fathom Events have approved a 45-second commercial that will be attached to the beginning of the movie to advertise for the Ebook.

The film will be on the big screen in 700 theaters nationwide during a one night event Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. Both the film and the E-book will act as an icebreaker for subjects like porn, the hook-up culture, dating in college and dating apps.

Abbott hopes that the

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STEPHEN MCLOUGHLIN

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson shows off his moves. Attendees of the Rock Paper Scissor Tournament will do the same at 8 p.m. tonight in Ket Rec. tournament. Everyone who registered also paid a $2 participation fee, which will benefit Young Life Ministry.

“We are excited about this cause, especially since some of our members are heavily involved in Young Life,” Sam Henson, the spokesperson for the Nu Dels, said.

Young Life is just one of the many ministry groups on campus. The purpose of the group is to build relationships with students in local middle and high schools throughout the week so that they may encounter the Gospel and a relationship with Christ.

Registration to participate in the tournament closed yesterday, but students can still support Young Life and win MTOs by coming out to the event.

Everyone is invited to come watch the competition and cheer on the competitors.

For those not participating in the tournament, there will be side games which can be played to win MTOs. Admission to the event is a $1 donation to Young Life at the door. Payments can be made in cash or through Venmo. To Venmo your donation, send it to Stephen McLoughlin (@Stephen-McLough-

lin-2) with “Donation” as the memo on the payment.

Donations will be accepted from anyone who is not able to participate.

The Nu Dels are excited about this year’s Rock Paper Scissors Tournament, and they hope the potential to win MTOs will lead to a big turn-out for the event.

“Last year was a great first event, and we are expecting a great crowd to compete for the glorious prize of MTOs,” Sam Henson said.

The second annual Rock Paper Scissors Tournament is at 8:00 p.m. tonight in Ket Rec.

WWI featured in campus conference Contributing Writer The Center for Vision & Values hosted its annual conference, titled “World War I and the Shaping of the Modern World,” this week.

Past themes of this conference have trended toward a focus on broad concepts and ideas, such as last year’s “The God That Failed: Socialism and Communism Then and Now” and 2016’s “Family Matters: the Past, Present and Future of the American Family.”

The latest installment, however, is unique since it focuses on one particular event in history.

This year marks the centenary of World

ART continued from 1 termediate Unit IV, Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation and Thirty-Three Foundation sponsor the program.

The event is open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekdays, and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays.

The artwork includes ceramics, sculptures, paintings and drawings.

The exhibit at Grove City College has grown from thirty students in 1989 to over 1,000 students currently. The artwork is evaluated in three categories: Juror’s Choice, Honorable Mention and Group

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War I’s conclusion, making the present an important time as any to reflect on “the war to end all wars,” which influenced so much of modernity.

A number of historians believe that the Great War helped to create the conditions that precipitated the rise of Fascism, among a host of other future events.

“People are generally not aware of the impact of this war,” says Dr. Paul Kengor, the Executive Director of the Center for Vision & Values and professor of political science.

“World War I was an utterly crucial event,” he continued.

“It changed governments and borders, and also

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ASTRONAUT Academy at West Point, received his commission as a second lieutenant in 1980 and was designated an Army aviator in 1981. He completed a three-year assignment in Germany where he served in the 3rd Armored Division’s aviation battalion.

Williams completed a graduate program in aeronautical engineering, and was subsequently selected for an Army assignment at the Johnson Space Center, where he served in various capacities supporting the Space Shuttle Program. In 1992, Williams attended the Naval Test Pilot School, graduated first in his class and subsequently served as an experimental test pilot and Flight Test Division Chief in the Army’s Airworthiness Qualification Test Directorate at Edwards Air Force Base, California. He retired from active duty with the U.S. Army in 2007 after more than 27 years of service and logging approximately 3,000 hours in more than 50 different aircrafts.

During the course of his career, he was selected as an astronaut in 1996 and completed four space flights in his 22 years with NASA. In May 2000 he made his first space flight on the shuttle Atlantis during the construction of the International Space Station, serving as flight engineer and lead spacewalker. Williams did three six-month tours on the space station in 2006, 2009-10 and 2016, during which he walked in space, helped build up the station and performed hundreds of experiments in biology, biotechnology and physical science. Williams was instrumental in preparing the station for the future arrival of U.S. commercial crew spacecraft. In addition to his space flights, he has performed various technical duties in both the space shuttle and space station programs.

His days-in-space record was surpassed last year by Peggy Whitson, who has spent more time off-world than any other astronaut.

Williams belongs to a number of professional organizations, including the Society of Experimental Test Pilots and the Association of

Rock Paper Scissors Tourney benefits Young Life Who hasn’t played the classic tie-breaking game Rock Paper Scissors?

Most often used for settling arguments, rock paper scissors can be found in anyone’s gaming repertoire. The game is psychological and instinctual.

Reactions occur quickly, and there is little time to calculate the next move.

Tension builds with every round, culminating with satisfying wins.

Tonight in Ket Rec, the Nu Dels will be hosting their second annual Rock Paper Scissors Tournament.

The Tournament will follow standard rock paper scissors rules, with victory being awarded for the best three out of five.

Participants will be entered into a double elimination bracket.

The top eight finishers will all receive free MTOs. Whoever comes in first will walk away with a free MTO and a Sheetz gift card.

Students of various skill have been signing up all week in the STU to compete in this year’s

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The film is not a Christian film, though it’s funded by Christians, and the subjects it addresses are ones that make it incredibly easy to transition into spiritual conversations after you’ve seen it with someone.

CRU, a Christian organization previously known as Campus Crusade, has partnered with Fathom Events to show the film.

CRU staff member Shelby Abbott, a Philadelphia based author and public

Space Explorers, and is a member of Officers’ Christian Fellowship, which unites Christian officers for biblical fellowship and outreach.

He and his wife Anna-Marie have two adult sons, two daughters-in-law, and three grandchildren.

Ferguson, a native of Scotland, is regarded among the world’s leading Presbyterian theologians and renowned for his insights and contributions to Reformed theology and ministry.

He is the Chancellor’s Professor of Systematic Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary and a teaching fellow with Florida-based Ligonier Ministries.

“Dr. Ferguson is an accomplished and gifted teacher and preacher who has led countless souls to a greater understanding of God’s redemptive plan. It is a privilege to have him speak to our graduates on the eve of Commencement and we expect his words to the Class of 2018 will provide guidance and inspiration as they embark on a life of service to the common good,” McNulty said.

“This year’s speakers share a passion for God’s revelation of truth in both nature and the Word. They have impacted the temporal and spiritual realms in profound ways,” he added.

Ferguson earned his Ph.D at the University of Aberdeen and has been an ordained minister in the Church of Scotland since 1971. He is the author of many Christian books, including “The Whole Christ,” “The Holy Spirit,” “In Christ Alone” and “The Christian Life: A Doctrinal Introduction.”

Ferguson was for many years Professor of Systematic Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia and at Redeemer Seminary in Dallas. He also served as honorary evening preacher in St Peter’s Free Church of Scotland, Dundee.

He was minister of two churches in Scotland and served in the United States at First Presbyterian Church, Columbia, S.C. He and his wife Dorothy have been blessed with three sons, a daughter and eleven grandchildren. movie “can be utilized as an evangelism tool by anyone who goes to see it with their friend(s), opening up ways of engaging in gospel conversations via the subject of dating and relationships.”

The E-book will be available to download for free after the film at CruDatingProject.com.

For students, the closest theaters to watch the film are Cinemark 12 Center Township Marketplace in Monaca, Cinemark 17 Pittsburgh Mills in Tarentum and Cinemark North Hills in Pittsburgh.

Life

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ADAM BANNISTER

Students visit the Crow Indian Reservation in 2017 for an intersession trip. This summer begins with five trips. Leading these trips include Dr. James Bibza and Dr. Paul Schaefer, Dr. Steve Jenkins and Dr. Jan Dudt, Dr. Erik Anderson and Dr. Erik Bardy, Dr. Sarina Moore and Dr. Andrew Harvey.

Intersession abroad

David Hutchison Contributing Writer

Even if it’s still snowy in Grove City, come this May, many professors and students will escape the frozen tundra and travel across the globe.

This year there are five May intersession trips that will be leaving shortly after the spring semester ends.

Dr. James Bibza and Dr. Paul Schaefer will be leading 25 students on a fastmoving two-week trip all around Europe.

The group will travel to London, Paris, Austria, Switzerland and a few German cities.

While the main focus of the trip is on the Reformation, roughly half of the group will be taking this trip or HUMA 200, Western Civilization, and the other half for

HUMA 303, Christianity and Civilization.

This is the seventh time Bibza and Schaefer have led this trip.

Andy Mittlestaedt, a freshman who is attending this trip, said, “I wanted to expand my horizons and learn about the world and the events of history where they occurred.”

The second May intercession trip will be led by Dr. Steve Jenkins and Dr. Jan Dudt.

They plan on taking five students to Highland County, Virginia, right on the border of West Virginia.

Highland County is the least populous county in Virginia and is a rural area.

The BIOL 390 studies course is focused on Appalachian field biology. Though this is the first time Dudt and Jenkins are leading this trip as a course, the trip

was inspired by Jenkins personally visiting the area a few years ago.

Students on this trip will be extensively surveying the local wildlife and biology, something that not many others have done in this region of Virginia.

The next trip leaving this May is being led by Dr. Erik Anderson and Dr. Erik Bardy for SSFT 212, Science Faith and Technology.

Anderson said, “This is a fantastic way to take this course.” The course will cover the same topics as a normal SSFT class, but will have lectures at relevant sites in London, Paris and Nantes.

Specifically, the 23 students going on this travel course will visit places germane to the debates about evolution, such as the Downe House, Darwin’s home

in which he wrote “On the Origin of Species.”

According to Bardy, assistant director of the European study center, “This May travel course is one of many that are tied to the GCC European Study Center in Nantes France.”

This is the third time that Bardy and Anderson have teamed up to lead this trip.

Dr. Sarina Moore and Dr. Andrew Harvey will be leading a group of students to England for HUMA 202, Civ Lit, and ENGL 290, Jane Austen. The class will spend some time in London, visiting important historical sites like Westminster Abbey and Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, but will also take shorter trips to a number of other places around England.

These will include Bath, where Jane Aus-

ten lived; Stratford, the hometown of Shakespeare; and the Kilns, C.S. Lewis’ home located in Oxford.

According to Harvey, “She [Dr. Moore] and I have independently visited everywhere we will be going, so we are arranging all the details of the itinerary ourselves.”

However, this is the first time that they will be leading this trip as a course.

Dr. Tracy Farone will be taking students to the Crow Reservation in Montana for BIOL 390, a biology studies course.

This unique course allows students to develop and lead various public health projects focused on issues such as canine rabies, gardening and nutrition and West Nile vaccination.

They will be working alongside the Crow

Indians and the Apsaalooke Tribe. The group will also spend three to four days exploring the history and culture of the local region in Montana.

Farone said “I first visited the Crow reservation 6 years ago with a missions trip.”

Since then, she has developed the course and this is the fifth time that Farone has led this intersession trip.

Usually, she has six or seven students that attend, but this year she will have 20 students attending because the women’s basketball team has decided to take this course.

This is just a preview of where professors and Grovers will be adventuring this Spring. Posters and information regarding Intersession trips have already been posted for May 2019.

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An occasional satirical feature exploring life at Grove City

Report: Spring has been cancelled

GROVE CITY, Pa - State officials announced earlier this week that spring has been cancelled in western Pennsylvania this year, and that winter will instead move directly into summer.

After months of blizzards, freezing rain and waterlogged fields, we’re expecting to see sunshine and highs in the mid-70s this week.

As students emerge from hibernation in their dim, dank dorm rooms into the glory of the summer sun, many seem dazed and confused.

Multiple sources have reported seeing these wretches simultaneously wearing winter coats and khaki shorts.

The rapid shift in seasons has also sown panic among single seniors, who have run out of time to get their ring by spring. Reports confirm that a Facebook support group for these unfortunate losers has been cre-

ated and includes at least seventy students.

While a small group of charismatic Grovers contends that the bizarre change in weather is a sign of the end times, many other students do not buy into the doom-and-gloom; as a more optimistic student stated, “I’d trade frostbite for a sunburn any day!”

Professors have begun to openly lament the shift toward warmer weather, which they say will inevitably lead to poorer academic performance.

One professor testified that “As temperatures rise, grades drop.

Happens every year.

Apparently frisbee is more exciting than differential equations to these plebeians.”

While Grove City’s academics may suffer as a result of these climatic developments, spirits are predicted to run high until the inevitable morale crash of finals week.

BRIAN SCHONEWALD

Student Mission Fellowship (SMF) connects Grove City College students with opportunities to minister, both locally and globally. For example, SMF hosts prayerful events on campus.

Grover Groups:

Student Mission Fellowship

Nicole Mingle Staff Writer Looking for a mission opportunity?

Student Mission Fellowship (SMF) is dedicated to supporting mission work locally and internationally.

This passion manifests itself in different activities the group supports.

Senior Brian Schonewald takes part in SMF on campus in order to keep things in perspective.

“Sometimes at Grove City we can become inwardly focused, we take our eyes off our Christ and what he is doing and become overwhelmed by what is directly in front of us,” said Schonewald.

“Our prayers can become complaints about exams, papers or our busy schedules.”

Students learn how they can be involved in the missionary efforts of others and are equipped with ways in

which to support them.

SMF presents opportunities for members to connect and network with others who share similar passions for missions.

In addition to these endeavors, members meet regularly in order to pray for global mission needs.

All students are invited to pray with SMF April 19 to 21 during the 48 Hour Prayer Vigil.

This event will be held in the Great Room

of the Breen Student Union and presents students with an opportunity to separate themselves from their academic woes and come before Christ in prayer on behalf of missionaries across the globe.

For more information on the 48 Hour Prayer Vigil and on how to be a part of SMF weekly meetings and meals, contact Brian Schonewald (SchonewaldBD1@gcc. edu).

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A course in politics Sarah Kula Staff Writer

JUSTIN JOSE

The Office of Multicultural Education and Initiatives is holding Cultural Festival, featuring dishes for multiple different cultures.

Cultures celebrated Alyssa Jackson Life Editor

Around the world in 80…minutes?

The Office of Multicultural Education and Initiatives will be hosting a cultural festival April 19 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Weather permitting, the festival will be held on the patio area in front of STEM. Attendees are invited to explore multicultural mementos, ethnic food dishes and traditional garb.

Justin Jose, Director of Multicultural Education & Initiatives, said, “The event is an op-

portunity for the Grove City College community to celebrate their personal familial and or cultural heritage.”

Previously, a similar event called “Stories of Heart and Home” was held on campus to celebrate students’ backgrounds and their families. Jose is new to the role of Director of Multicultural Education and Initiatives and with his new position he has altered this event slightly. However, the need still remains to celebrate the differences in background among those associated with Grove City College.

There are many dif-

Stopping traffic International Justice Mission hosted an all-day event Wednesday to raise awareness about human trafficking. The day began with a donut sale in HAL courtyard, featuring a telephone booth in the STU to call representatives, a photo booth which students could use to create pictures and video clips to send to representatives to show their care about human trafficking. The day concluded with a coffeehouse in the STU, featuring music and games, ending with a worship set. Multiple groups performed at the coffeehouse while attendees enjoyed the coffee and music. Students, including Joshua Tracey and Luke Benninger, performed at the coffeehouse.

ferent cultures and ethnicities represented on campus, despite not being very prominent at first glance.

According to Jose, a few of the representatives come from “Filipino, French, Mexican, Chinese, Polish, Italian, African-American and American descent.”

The people involved are a mix of students, faculty and staff.

If you want to participate by creating food or sharing artifacts, contact Justin Jose by today. Everyone is welcome to come to the event, and there is no RSVP necessary to attend.

Dr. Brad Wilcox, an American Enterprise Institute (AEI) scholar, spoke in Sticht Lecture Hall Tuesday on the topic of “Trends in Premarital Cohabitation and Their Consequences.”

Wilcox discussed the differences between cohabitation and marriage, using statistics regarding different households and the effects on a child’s development and growth.

Earlier in the evening, the executive council of the Grove City College AEI chapter hosted Wilcox for dinner to thank him for speaking in a class called “Biblical Natural Family,” a course which hosts discussion on what the Bible has to say about controversial topics. Students have the option of taking it as a sociology or political science credit.

The Grove City Col-

lege AEI executive council is a chapter of the AEI headquarters, located in Washington D.C. The campus group’s goal is to facilitate political discussion at Grove City that is civil and engaging by holding lectures, movie nights and book reading groups.

Sophomore Doug Angle serves in an assisting role as a field coordinator with the executive council. According to Angle, AEI is a relatively new group since the campus chapter was founded only three years ago in the fall of 2015.

Angle said, “AEI tries to get the whole student body to join in the discussion.”

The Grove City chapter of AEI only consists of an executive council that organizes and facilitates the campus events. The two cochairs, seniors Celeste Anderson and Deanna Roepcke, exercise leadership over the whole council.

Alongside faculty advisor Dr. Caleb Verbois, Anderson and Roepcke invite history, political science and economics professors to speak and host events for AEI. Angle encourages the student body to get involved by attending events hosted by AEI. “Politics involves everyone and I think these events are a great way to come, engage, and learn more about it in order to start discussions.”

AEI hopes to hold more events in the future that will engage the whole student body.

Angle said, “This year has been a really great move toward our goals and it will only get better in the future.”

AEI is co-sponsoring an event with the Law Society of Grove City College called, “Upright Zeal: Living as a Christian in the Age of Aaron Burr” by Garrett Gibson. Those interested can attend the event on at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Sticht Lecture Hall.

Entertainment AEX rocks STU

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‘You can’t spell Saturday Night Fun-ex without AEX’

Who said there’s nothing to do?

Madison Stout

Paige Kraynak Staff Writer

Entertainment Editor

If you like root beer floats, soft pretzels and live music, then look no further! AEX Live is taking place tomorrow night from 7 to 11 P.M. in the student union.

For those who don’t know, AEX Live is an evening of music, food and friends held by the brothers AEX. AEX stands for Alpha Epsilon Chi, with the motto “brothers in Christ” and these brothers are members of a housing group on campus.

They have been working hard for the past two months for preparations, including finding musicians, ordering food and working with the small details that will make the night run smoother. The members and their friends perform music of all genres—slow, coffee house-like jams as well as upbeat, rock music.

Jason Streit, the groups senior chairman said the AEX members

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.

Today

Rock, Paper, Scissors Tournament 8 p.m., Ket Rec America Dance 8 p.m., HAL Courtyard DREW HAYWARD

The evening will feature performances by AEX’s members as well as food for all in attendance. AEX live is happening tomorrow from 7 to 11 p.m. in the student union. are unsure as of how long this event has taken place. However, it is has been a tradition here at Grove City college for at least 15 years, maybe even 20.

It has been a hit in years past and the men expect that it will be a hit again.

Last year, roughly 800 people attended.

With people in and out all night it is difficult to be entirely sure. But

there is always a great crowd of students taking a break from their busy schedules to take a break and sip a root beer float.

Senior AEX brother Jonathan Dabbs has helped prepare for the show as well as been a performer for the past three years.

“AEX Live is an event that’s hard to have expectations for because it’s so different each

year. Every year has its own personality with different highlights. Because of that, it’s hard to make comparisons year-to-year, but I can definitely say that the past three years I’ve been were a great time and quite entertaining!”

Students enjoy the low-key, fun environment as well as the interesting performers.

Dabbs is a drummer for the band “Me, You, and

the Shoe” and is excited to drum in a different set this year, led by Jon Lees.

As it is his final year, he is excited to close the show off with his performance.

What many people love about this event is that it is entirely free!

This is a wonderful way for us poor college students to have a good time and mingle without breaking the bank.

SGA turns U.S.A. Leah Day Staff Writer

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The Cabaret will take place at 8 p.m. tonight in the Little Theater featuring about 15 performances from students of all majors

Heads up Cabaret, places!

Michelle Jeffries Copy Editor

For the first time ever, Grove City College is holding its very own Cabaret.

Auditions took place last week. People auditioning could audition in person in the little theater, or send in a video application. The performance will be at 8 p.m. tonight in the Little Theater.

Auditions were open to anyone on campus.

Caroline Coulter, a junior at Grove City College, said, “We wanted people from all over the campus to bring their talents and audition.

We are very excited about the responses we’ve had and the excitement about the event.”

The Cabaret will consist of around 15 performances. Talents will range from singing and dancing to poetry and other performances.

The show will run for about an hour and a half. Inductions into Tau Alpha Pi (TAP), the theater honorary, will also take place.

Coulter is looking forward to the performance tonight. She is thrilled that Grove City has the opportunity to put on a Cabaret show.

“I’ve seen a few Cabaret shows and thought

‘Hey, Grove City College needs to do something like that’.”

Coulter is hoping that the performance will be met with as much support and enthusiasm as the other Cabaret performances she has seen.

She believes that musical theater is something that people from different backgrounds can come together over.

Coulter and the other members of TAP have high hopes for the success of the show. “We really just want to celebrate the God-given talents that some of our fellow students have been given. We are looking for a classy atmosphere and some great music,” Coulter said.

The show is free and open to everyone. TAP is hoping for the support of the campus and promise a good show.

Donations going towards events such as Cabaret, the one act plays and 24 hour theater are encouraged and appreciated but not necessary.

This is a unique opportunity for both the college and the theater department. “There are not too many chances to be able to sing musical theater numbers of one’s own choice,” Coulter said.

The sophomore class of the Student Government Association (SGA) is organizing and hosting the America Dance tonight at 8 PM in HAL courtyard.

SGA will be providing free food and drinks and admission is free.

Students can look forward to enjoying grilled hotdogs and the American classic apple pie. Of course, as SGA Sophomore Class President Tyler Gustafson notes, “HAL courtyard will be decorated in a very patriotic manner.”

Students are invited to dress in a very patriotic manner, too. They can also check out the photo booth and dance to great music—SGA has a DJ coming in from out of town for the event.

Sophomore Vice President of Social Affairs Kaitlyn Ringwelski describes the dance as “really unique and fun” and is excited for the first year of the America Dance.

This dance is an opportunity for free fun and bonding with other

ED Camp 8 a.m. – 4 p.m., HAL Softball v. Saint Vincent 1 p.m., 3 p.m., Softball field AEX Live 6 p.m., Lincoln Lawn STU (rain location)

Sunday

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

Monday

Male Room Draw 4 p.m., IM Room Softball v. Chatham 5:30 p.m., Softball field

Tuesday

Men’s Tennis v. St. Vincent 3:30 p.m., Tennis Court Female Room Draw 4 p.m., IM Room Coffee House 7 p.m., STU

Wednesday

THE IMAGINATIVE CONSERVATIVE

The sophomores of SGA present the last, and the most patriotic dance of the semester tonight.

Grove City students while wearing your most patriotic gear.

Gustafson adds, “My favorite thing about being involved in the America Dance is the opportunity that I have to express my patriotism and love for America in a fun way that brings GCC together.” The student body seems equally excited for the dance. Sophomore Taylor Horn reports “it’ll be a nice break during these busy last weeks of the semester. I look forward to seeing how SGA will decorate.”

Treebeard Brown comes home Madison Stout

Entertainment Editor Local band, Treebeard Brown is hosting an intimate concert tonight at Beans on Broad. Tickets are $3 for adults and $2 for students.

Founded in 2005, this group of Grove City High School graduates and teachers has a mixed sound of folk, Appalachian and rock.

Their music is inspired by the Beatles, Jerry Garcia, Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan.

The bands’ style of music is native to the region of Appalachia in the Eastern United States.

First recorded in the 1920s, this music was a key influence on the development old-time music, country music and bluegrass, as well

Saturday

GCC Democrats Panel Discussion 6 p.m., TLC Auditorium Patio Worship Night 7 p.m., Lincoln Patio Ketler Oak Room (Rain Location)

Thursday

Men’s Tennis v.

Bethany 3:30 p.m., Tennis Court Junie B. Jones 7 p.m., PFAC Auditorium Warriors 9 p.m., Harbison Chapel

Friday

AWS Game Night 6:30 p.m., Map South Rec Alpha Sigma Unplugged 7 p.m., Old Map Junie B. Jones 7 p.m., PFAC Auditorium

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Grove City High School alumni band Treebeard Brown will be having a concert at Beans on Broad tonght. as an important part of the American folk music revival of the 1960s.

Appalachia music was heavily influenced

by English ballads and Irish and Scottish traditional music and typically includes the banjo, fiddle, dulcimer and guitar.

The band is made up of Vince Anastasia; guitar, Bruce Irvin; guitar, Ken Isles; percussion;

Pat McElroy; bass, Rich Samsa; mandolin and concertina, Jack Ogden; banjo and Fawn Todd; violin.

Every member contributes to the vocals with the exception of Todd.

The band regularly plays at Beans on Broad and Broad Street Grille, as well as Coney Island and the North Country Brewery in Slippery Rock.

Frisbee Tournament 8 a.m., IM Field Life after College 10:30 a.m., HAL Men’s and Women’s Tennis v. Westminster 11 a.m., Tennis Courts Junie B. Jones 11 a.m., PFAC Auditorium Lacrosse Tailgate 11:30 a.m., Lower Campus Baseball v. Bethany 1 p.m., Baseball Field Lacrosse v. Bethany 1 p.m., Thorn Field Men’s Glee Club Concert 2 p.m., Little Theater

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Stonebridge raises roof Stonebridge Concerts presented a mixed musical bag to Grove City College’s music lovers last week.

Opening band Midnight Pilot brought the rock-n-roll and headliners Run River North brought the folk to Crawford Auditorium. Run River North, based in Los Angeles, put on quite a show. Lead singer Bruce Kim jumped into the crowd, starting a mosh pit in the middle of Crawford Auditorium.

“That was such a good show,” said junior Aly Kruger.

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Junie B. Jones comes to the stage

Paige Fay Staff Writer

This year’s Children’s Theatre production is “Junie B. Jones, The Musical” and will be showing next week.

There will be showings for the “grown-ups” at 7 p.m. on Thursday and Friday with an 11 a.m. showing on Saturday.

The production is completely student-led, co-directed by Charissa Coddington and Courtney Moletz and is advised by Professor Betsy Craig. The musical is choreographed by Caroline Coulter and Delaney Martin with vocals led by Julia Barnes.

The directors are excited to share this musical because of Junie B.’s “feisty, confident” personality and the other “zany” characters who will come to life on the stage.

“Junie B. is a character that many of the students on this cam-

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Junie B. Jones, a children’s book series, has been adapted for the stage. The musical opens Thursday and runs through the weekend of April 20 and 21. The show is directed by seniors Charissa and Courtney Moletz. pus know and love from reading Barbara Parks’ twenty-something fastpaced and odd-ball stories about Junie B.’s misadventures,” Moletz says. “Even if someone comes to the show having never met this character, they’ll fall in love with her as soon as she speaks.”

Children’s Theatre is undertaken by the Grove City Theatre Program as a way to reach out to kids in the community. Kids from public and private schools and homeschoolers alike come onto campus to view the performance as a fun fieldtrip to break up the school

Here comes Jason, or not…

Jeff Miller Staff Writer

It’s that time once again . . . that mystical date when killers roam free to enact their murderous will upon the bodies of innocent camp counselors/college kids. That’s right, it’s the dreaded “FRIDAY THE 13th!”

In honor of this ghoulish day I was tasked with travelling way back to the year 1980 when slasher-icon extraordinaire Jason Vorhees made his debut, to write a kind of retrospective on the inception of the series!

So grab your hockey mask and machete and get ready for a grisly stay at Camp Crystal Lake!

Personally, I was excited to finally experience this cultural touchstone that has spawned so many sequels, spin-offs, games and more. However, my expectations were quickly tempered by a strange reality.

Weirdly, the first “Friday the 13th” film is something of an anomaly in the franchise in that it barely has the world famous maskwearing slayer. In fact, that infamous mask doesn’t show up in the film at all.

Apparently that doesn’t show up until the third movie, so if you want to see any of that classic “Friday the 13th” slasher action, you have to wade through at least two films before you get there. To make matters even stranger, Jason isn’t even the real killer in the original film!

Apparently, every single notion I had regarding this series was completely wrong (Ex-

day.

The directors are hopeful that the kids (and the adults) leave joyful and in touch with their inner child. “We really hope that everyone, including the kids, comes away with a greater appreciation for the performing arts,” Coddington says.

“We hope the children laugh, dance to the catchy songs and relate the piece to their own lives,” Moletz says.

Planning for the production started in November, but the cast only has one month to rehearse. They practice every weekday for up to three hours and some-

times have six-hour rehearsals on Saturdays.

Coddington has nothing but praises for the cast: “This year we have a lot of new faces in the theater department, so we’ve been working hard to pull together a fresh and fun show…

We have a very talented group of people working tirelessly to put together the sets, sound and lights for the upcoming performances.”

“The cast and production team are giving this show their all and Charissa and I couldn’t be more grateful,” Moletz says.

This is the directors’ last show and they can’t wait to share it with campus. “I’m extremely grateful that this will be my last big show at Grove City, even though I will be out in the audience cheering them on instead of on stage alongside them,” Coddington says.

April showers bring in new shows Andrew Mittlestaedt Contributing Writer

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This legendary film Shit theaters in 1980 and sparked fear into millions. cept for the violence . . . and nudity . . . “Friday the 13th” definitely has plenty of both).

So the question remains, is the movie actually any good? Well . . . not really.

While it’s clear that the film is revolutionary in helping cement the slasher-genre as a cultural staple among horror films, the movie itself just isn’t that good.

The performances are really, bad making for some unintentionally hilarious moments as the teenagers who work at Camp Crystal Lake bumble around and inevitably end up killed in some ridiculous fashion.

But maybe you’re thinking: “Wait, Jeffrey, what if I want to watch something silly and gory for fun? Will this supply what I’m looking for?”

Once again, not really. Apparently, a big part of the appeal to fans of this series is the

gloriously (goriously?) violent kills that take place throughout the series and unfortunately this movie doesn’t deliver a whole lot of creative moments.

The only stand-out moment is a scene where Kevin Bacon’s character gets gruesomely and surprisingly killed. Other than that, eh, it’s pretty forgettable.

So what’s the verdict? “Friday the 13th” ends up being pretty mediocre all-thingsconsidered and to modern audiences probably won’t be scary at all.

Also, despite its general mediocrity it is actually the best-reviewed entry in the whole series.

In the end, I’d take a skip on the summer trip to Camp Crystal Lake.

I went there so you didn’t have to. Why not try someplace a little more pleasant? I hear the Overlook Hotel is particularly nice this time of year . . .

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As long as the poor weather continues here in Grove City this spring, most students will spend more time watching TV. Here is an update as to what is new to Netflix this month.

For those who are sick of “The Office” but still want to hear Michael Scott’s beautiful voice there’s “Despicable Me 3”. Steve Carell (Gru) and Kristen Wiig (Lucy) continue the Despicable Me series.

This is a fun and light option for the kid inside all college students.

However, it onAly received a 59 percent from Rotten Tomatoes with an audience score of 54 percent: sounds like a hit or miss.

Political science majors and MAGA fans alike might be attracted to the first season of “Trump: An American Dream.”

This newly released Netflix Original does not have a Rotten Tomatoes score yet, however, the audience score is a 50 percent. The series is planned to have four parts. The show is described to show the rise of Donald Trump over the past few decades up unto his Presidency.

The “Breaking Bad” spinoff, “Better Call Saul”, is finally available with its third season. The show follows Jimmy Magill who plays Saul Goodman in Breaking Bad. The connection and

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The AMC show, a “Breaking Bad” spin-off. finally released its third season on Netflix. timeline of how the two shows relate is still unclear, but clues are dropped in every few episodes. Bryan Cranston, who plays Walter White in “Breaking Bad,” recently said in an interview he would entertain the idea of making an appearance on “Better Call Saul.”

Season three has already aired on cable.

The series as a whole has earned a 97 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.

Football fans who are trying to cope until the NFL season starts this fall may enjoy watching “Friday Night Lights.”

Yes, for many this is just another high school football team trying to reach the state championship and you can skip to the next item.

For those who love a simple drama, “Friday Night Lights” follows the 1988 season of a high school football team in the economically and socially challenged small town of Odessa, Texas.

Members of Odessa community continue through the struggles of life. As everything seems to be falling apart, the locals of

Odessa flock to football games every weekend for hope as the team is the only success in the town. Rotten Tomatoes awarded this 2004 classic an 81 percent.

Science-related majors and Bill Nye fans alike will have to contain their excitement for “Bill Nye: Science Guy.” No this is not the same show you watched in fourth grade science class. Bill Nye is said to be attempting to show evidence for ideas like evolution and climate change.

Will Grovers be able to contain themselves from blurting out their conservative beliefs while watching? Find out on April 25 when the new series airs on Netflix. Also listed on the cast is Neil deGrasse Tyson who is considered a great mind in science today. Nye’s new show already has a 100 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, but will audiences agree?

For those still reading, if any of the above shows and movies don’t suit your fancy, dozens of others have also been added this month.

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Make minorities a priority

Cat Anderson News Editor

Although it’s easy to forget the stress-filled, anxiety-laden months of university applications and interviews now that we’re out of high school, every year a new senior class experiences the ups and downs of college admissions.

With only a few months remaining in the school year, students are starting to hear back from their dream colleges and safety schools for the class of 2022. There is even a series of snapchat filters dedicated to admissions – including one about rejection. The overwhelming stress students often feel when applying to colleges is motivated at least in part by the pressure to stand out.

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We need to find ways to create opportunities for less privileged high school students that belong to minority groups. courses, extracurricular activities, volunteering and the like to attract the attention of colleges, all the while competing with each other for their consideration.

They pay for special SAT tutoring and textbooks, too.

Even disregarding the academic aspects of admissions, high college tuitions often limit the choices presented to students, even with the option of scholarships.

Certain students are aided in their search for a college by Affirmative Action, a practice that considers race when judging an applicant.

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Also known as “positive discrimination,” Affirmative Action is defined as “an action or policy favoring those who tend to suffer from discrimination, especially in relation to employment or education.” When a college employs Affirmative Action, students of color are given an advantage over white students during the admissions process. Many wonder if this gives minority groups an unfair advantage, further perpetuating discrimination in the process. Can discrimination itself really be positive?

Editorial: Inner beauty isn’t distorted by my make-up This week, I was watching a comedy skit with my family about things that make us “Good Christians.”

The comedian made fun of certain stereotypes like that Christians shouldn’t listen to secular music or wear yoga pants, but as he continued to bring up things that should “set us apart,” he referenced that someone who is focused on inner beauty doesn’t need to wear a lot of makeup. Anything we use, he joked, should only come from a drugstore because Sephora and Ulta reflect too much attention on outward things.

And though he did not actually mean these things, and sarcastically mentioned the previous comments, it caught me by surprise because I can remember being told the same thing seriously as a young woman. We might think that those types of standards and sayings are old school, but the truth is that they occur relatively often.

Especially for someone like me, whose social media outlets are filled with beautiful strangers who teach me how to contour my face and blend lipsticks, and who is constantly sought out to help my friends for special occasions—I am told that those things are fun and nice but not to forget where real beauty comes from, and that God made me perfect just the way I am.

These encouragements are definitely true, but what sticks to my memory is that they are so carefully brought up right when I want to learn how to alter my appearance just a little, or enhance features I already have with beauty products.

Why is it that a grow-

ing passion and love for beauty-related things is seen as potentially harmful to my self-image? Yet I read other posts by Christian commentators that we as women need to put ourselves out there, and curl our hair every once in a while?

You see, as a woman I am caught between two paradigms. The first tells me I should look nice and put together. I thought my college experience would be the first time I could wear sweatpants and a hoodie to class, but I was soon surrounded by women who even managed to make jeans look classy, and I learned to adapt and fit into these new social norms. When I don’t wear light makeup I am often told I look tired, but whenever I choose to wear a full face of makeup I receive so many double takes and compliments that come from pure shock, it’s not even flattering anymore.

People expect women to look beautiful all the time, and often lavish us in compliments, genuine or not, when we achieve or succeed this standard set out for us.

But when we as Christian women choose to spend hours looking up the best products, and choosing carefully what to wear and apply to our hair, we are often warned of the lure of outward beauty. That it will fade, and is not eternal. That we have more important things to donate our time and resources to. This is certainly troubling because we now have to decide how much makeup is too much. Is spending two hours in the bathroom every day straying us from God? And would looking in a mirror less make me a

better Christian?

It is obvious that this balance cannot be simplified to an equation, like spending at least thirty minutes getting ready makes you an outgoing woman, but more than an hour is obsessive. Or that being a makeup or hair artist means you make your income off of shallow things. There is a real purpose to spending time on our appearance, and it is to enjoy the way we look for ourselves. God does not make mistakes, and when we take care of ourselves by exercising and spending time on the way we look, we honor Him. However, it does mean that as Christians we need to be respectful to the fact that being women of God in a secular world does come with its complications. We come from many expectations inside our own families, cultures and childhoods that determine how we see ourselves.

And though we can use makeup and beauty tools as a way to foster our insecurities that is usually not the goal.

The goal is to look nice and enjoy the way we were created. We often enjoy our inner beauty more when we are flexible with our outer appearance, and enjoy a natural face as well as one made up.

So the next time you walk past a girl in the bathroom spending an hour curling her hair, or see someone on YouTube posting a ten minute video about what type of mask is best for your face, just don’t say anything.

Unless of course, it’s a compliment on the way she looks. Because Christ already tells us we are beautiful on the inside, and using beauty products doesn’t change that.

I believe that in some ways, Affirmative Action respects the importance of diversity and allows for a more diverse campus life. Students of different races and ethnicities provide varying perspectives on issues, perspectives that we should not ignore. Moreover, many minority communities are not given the same opportunities that white Americans have, such as the ability to pursue expensive extracurricular activities or SAT tutoring.

Nevertheless, factoring race into the equation is dangerous.

While minority groups have not been represented well on college campuses in the past, should we find a solution to this problem through more discrimination? Many states disagree, like Florida and California, whose governments banned Affirmative Action from taking place in colleges.

While I agree with the purpose of Affirmative Action – to better include often-overlooked minority groups and create more diverse college communities – I believe there are less precarious ways to achieve those goals. We need to value diverse perspectives more in our academic and social dialogues, and we need to find ways to create opportunities for less privileged high school students that belong to minority groups.

However, I’m not sure if “positive discrimination” is the way to do this.

Surrender sounds scary, but is always necessary Karen Postupac Editor-in-Chief Today, I talked about the future. I discussed the possibility of graduate school, which I have never considered. To be truthful, graduate school scares me – or really any plan other than my own. Regardless of my fear, my theological side fights with my internal worries, says “Just surrender to God. Remember, ‘Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done.’ Submit to His will.” I do not understand surrender.

When it comes to surrender, I always think of king and a servant. When the king tells the servant to do something, the servant should obey.

In movies, there is always one servant who is stubborn. When the king asks that servant to do something, the servant hesitates. “Are you sure you want me to do that?” the servant wonders.

There are two reactions to watching this.

You think “stupid servant, just obey already.”

Or you think “what a valiant servant, standing for what he or she believes in.” Depending on the story, either the servant is hanged or celebrated.

I don’t want to surrender any of my control, considering most of the time, it feels like I have no control at all. I, however, have a good feeling about surrender. Why? Perhaps it is because surrender reminds us that God is

You don’t know anything. But the Lord our God knows all and has walked your path before you.

God. God knows what he is doing when we have no idea. Every part of me wants to be someone who knows what they are doing.

But I have seen my own devices enough to know that what I do is broken, sinful, and misdirected. So surrendering to someone who knows what’s up sounds like relief.

The next struggle is how we are to surrender.

Because I exercise my own agenda way more than I should, I look to Job, who had family, friends, health, and an incredible relationship with the Lord taken away.

Job, though became alone, sick and poor and probably had good reasons to push for answers, tried to understand.

I resonate with Job; I want answers too.

When Job confronted God about the lack of answers – as well as other blessings - God said, “Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding.” (Job 38:4 NRSV) All in all, we don’t know anything. So remember that when you feel like your agenda is being messed with.

You don’t know anything. But the Lord our God knows all and has walked your path before you.

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Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.

Dr. Gary S. Smith Vision and Values

Fifty years ago, on April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King, Jr. was killed when he stepped from his second-floor hotel room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, to speak to Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) colleagues standing in the parking lot below.

An assassin’s bullet ended the life of the 39-year-old activist who had helped advance the cause of African-American rights more in 14 years than it had progressed in the previous 350 years.

King’s life and legacy are remarkable.

His shrewd strategy of non-violent protest, charismatic personality, electrifying speaking ability, and soaring words mobilized the black community, challenged centuries of oppression and changed America. Inspired by his faith, the Baptist minister helped direct the Montgomery Bus boycott initiated

by Rosa Parks in 1955, helped found and led the SCLC, organized numerous marches and sit-ins and penned five books. His 1963 “Letter from the Birmingham Jail” and “I Have a Dream” speech delivered to 250,000 people at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. in August 1963 detailed the plight of America’s blacks and helped reduced racial discrimination. His sermon “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop,” preached at the Mason Temple in

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Memphis, the headquarters of the Church of God in Christ, the night before his death ranks with John Winthrop’s “A Model of Christian Charity” and Jonathan Edwards’ “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” as among America’s most famous.

King had initially planned to speak at Williston Senior High School in Wilmington, North Carolina, on April 4 to support Reginald Hawkins, a dentist and civil rights advocate, who was the first African-American gubernatorial candidate in the state’s history. King then planned to stump in other North Carolina cities on Hawkins’ behalf. Instead King decided to stay in Memphis to support the strike of predominantly black sanitation workers who were protesting their low wages

and deplorable working conditions. There he declared in his April 3 sermon, perhaps having a premonition of his death, and paraphrasing Moses, “[God has] allowed me to go up to the mountain. And I’ve looked over. And I’ve seen the promised land.

I may not get there with you.”

On April 5, about 200 black Williston students peacefully marched to the downtown New Hanover County Courthouse to hold a prayer service in memory of King. Another group of students went to nearby New Hanover High School to demand that the white school’s American flag be lowered to half-mast.

Enraged by King’s murder, blacks throughout the nation rioted. Violence erupted in more than 100 cities, killing 40 people and causing extensive

property damage. One hundred thousand soldiers and national guardsmen joined local police to battle arsonists, looters, and snipers; thousands of people were arrested.

President Lyndon Johnson proclaimed a national day of mourning on April 7. In response to King’s death, many schools, museums, public libraries, and businesses closed and the Academy Awards ceremony scheduled for April 8 and numerous sporting events were postponed. On April 8, King’s widow, Coretta Scott King, her three oldest children, movie stars, religious leaders and thousands of other Americans marched in Memphis to honor the slain activist and support the sanitation workers.

King’s funeral service, held the next day

Conservatives in media James Sutherland Managing Editor

The Atlantic, a prominent magazine, recently hired and then quickly fired Kevin Williamson, a conservative writer.

The Atlantic had hired Williamson for his “force of intellect and acuity of insight,” according to its Editorin-Chief, Jeffrey Goldberg. Williamson, a former staff writer for National Review, is a bold writer, known for pushing the limits in terms of style and substance. He is exactly the type of unique, interesting and articulate voice that the Atlantic is built around.

But then the magazine fired Williamson after an old tweet surfaced where he argued that, if abortion is homicide (which he, as a social conservative, believes it is), then it should be treated as homicide. When asked to elaborate on what that meant for the women who had abortions, Williamson tweeted that they should be hanged.

Then a podcast interview from 2014 surfaced where Williamson elaborated on

his argument. At that point, Goldberg and the Atlantic caved to the Twitter mob (which had found these clips and had push constant pressure on the magazine) and fired Williamson.

He had written just one piece for the magazine (a brilliant piece on the decline of libertarianism).

Williamson’s firing is problematic for a number of reasons. First, he clearly did not actually believe women who had abortions should, ex post facto, be hanged.

He came out and said this, at the time of the original tweet, and apologized for a poor (and sardonic) argument. He was, and is, opposed to the death penalty and capital punishment in general, making it hard to believe he would seriously argue for killing anyone.

It also seems like the outrage surrounding Williamson’s hiring was more about a major, respected outlet hiring a social conservative than it was about Williamson’s particular position. And this brings me to my larger point: social conservatives are dramatically underrepresented in national media, and that is not an accident.

There are a num-

ber of conservatives at major media outlets, including David Frum at the Atlantic, Ross Douthat, Bari Weiss and Bret Stephens at The New York Times, and Jennifer Rubin at The Washington Post, to name a few. But outside Douthat and Weiss, these conservatives are mainly economic and foreign-policy conservatives. They care about business and America’s overseas posture, not about gay marriage and abortion. They criticize President Trump at every turn, even to the point of disagreeing with their longstanding beliefs simply because Trump now does too.

In short, they are the kind of conservatives liberals like. They do not make liberals feel too uncomfortable, even if they may advocate for tax cuts or a more assertive America. In the end, these conservatives are going to oppose Trump and criticize the GOP; they may even call for increased gun control (as Stephens did).

But there are not a lot of conservatives in major media outlets that make liberals uncomfortable. There are not a lot of social conservatives, writers who will argue against abortion

or for traditional marriage in op-eds.

Mainstream outlets that aspire to be “big tents,” representing a broad range of ideas, suffer without a social conservative. How big can your tent be when it does not include one of the most prominent and widely held positions in America today?

Williamson may have deserved to be fired (although it is deeply problematic and scary that a writer can be fired for a sardonic argument they thought years ago; Williamson never even wrote the argument in a column for a publication). But what is clear is that liberals were going to go after him even if he did not make himself an obvious target.

Liberals do not want social conservatives, or even conservatives in general, in prominent places at respected publications. They attacked Stephens when he was first hired by the Times, although they have since grown to like him. They are happy to tolerate faux-conservatives, who abandon conservative principles more than they defend them. But they will not tolerate real dissent, real debate, of any kind.

at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta where both King and his father served as ministers, was attended by many prominent politicians and civil rights leaders, including Vice President Hubert Humphrey, Robert Kennedy, Richard Nixon and Ralph Bunche.

Benjamin Mays, the president of Morehouse College in Atlanta, from which King had graduated, gave the eulogy, declaring that King “would probably say” that “there was no greater cause to die for than fighting to get a just wage for garbage collectors.” After the service, more than 100,000 mourners followed two mules as they pulled King’s coffin on an old farm wagon through the streets of Atlanta.

King’s accomplishments are well known.

King’s inspiring books, mesmerizing speeches, creative leadership of the SCLC and direction of the civil rights movement won him the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize (the youngest recipient to that date).

His work also helped pass the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 that prohibited racial segregation in employment, schools, and public accommodations and mandated that voterregistration requirements be applied equally to all races.

What is less remembered about King is that his Christian convictions inspired his civil rights activism. The Baptist pastor’s faith played the pivotal role in his fervent quest for political and social change. “Before I was a civil rights leader,” King declared in a sermon, “I was a preacher of the Gospel. This was my first calling” and it “remains my greatest commitment.” Everything “I do in civil rights I do because I consider it a part of my ministry.”

King was especially motivated by the example of Jesus’ selfless love and his charge to love others as we love ourselves. In accepting the Nobel Peace Prize, King asserted, “I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.”

As we remember King’s life and contributions and continue to combat racism, poverty and violence, may we pray that truth and love prevail.

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Track & field making strides

Price Styer

Contributing Writer Bright sunshine and clear skies graced Oberlin College last Saturday afternoon for their Bob Kahn Invitational.

With the favorable weather, the Grove City College men’s track and field team were able to win five events at the invitational. Along with several top finishes, Grove City placed second out of ten in the team standings with 146.5 points with Oberlin winning the team title with 193 points.

In the track events, Freshman Cameron Drake led the Wolverines by sweeping hurdles winning the 110-meter high hurdles with a time of 16.14 seconds and the 400-meter hurdles in 59.71 seconds. Senior Drew Thibault secured the Wolverine’s third victory, winning the 5000-meter with a time of 15:26.39. In the field events, Senior Quinton Reed won Javelin with a throw of 171 feet 3 inches. Meanwhile, freshman Jared Gay won shot put with a best throw of 42 feet

Freshman Cameron Drake takes the baton from senior Drew Thibault during the Wolverine’s indoor season.

9.5 inches in finals after marking a 44 feet four inches in the preliminaries.

Among the top finishers, junior Ryan Budnik earned a close second behind Thibault in the 5000-meter with a time 15:28.76.

Senior Graham Allen finished second with a time of 2:00.81 in the 800-meter. Freshman Christopher Sweeney earned second in the triple jump with a best leap of 40 feet 7 inches.

In the 1600-meter re-

lay, Grove City runners Drake, Allen, freshman Thomas Troxel and junior Aaron Bliss secured second-place with a time of 3:31.89.

Troxel also jumped 5 feet 7 inches in the high jump while Bliss finished the 400-meter in 51.96 seconds, earning third-place in each of their events. Freshman Evan Mee placed third in the triple jump with a best jump of 39 feet 7.75 inches.

Other notable results for the men’s Grove

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City team include sophomore Joe Grinde earning fourth in the long jump with a 19 feet 3.5 inches jump and sophomore Tyler Gustafson placed fourth with a top throw of 137 feet 5 inches in javelin. Grinde also took fifth in the triple jump, jumping 38 feet 4.25 inches. Freshman Cody Gustafson long jumped 19 feet .5 inches to take fifth in the event. Sophomore Brett Laffoon made a best throw of 137 feet 1 inch in javelin and

senior Connor Lowe marked a throw at 19 feet 6 inches in shot put, both placing fifth in their events.

The Grove City College women’s track and field team accumulated 92.5 team points last Saturday while competing at the Oberlin College Bob Kahn Invitational. This placed the Wolverines at fourth place out of nine college teams. Oberlin won the team title with 268 points, Wooster placed second with 102 points, and Cleveland State narrowly took third place with 95.5 points.

Freshman Logan DeJonge led Grove City’s field athletes with a second-place performance in the long jump, posting a best jump of 15 feet .75 inches. Sophomore Colleen Zilka earned second in the 100-meter hurdles posting a time of 16.91 seconds.

Grove City’s 1600-meter relay team comprising of junior Elizabeth Donahoe, sophomores Brenna Rupe and Madison McKivergan and freshman Denali Hutzelmann closed Saturday’s meet by taking second place with

a time of 4 minutes, 20.67 seconds.

Four Grove City competitors posted thirdplace performances.

Elizabeth Donahoe ran for third in the 800-meter, posting a time of 2:28.65. Junior Tabitha White earned third with a time of 1:04.83 in the 400-meter. Freshman Gretchen Elsey cleared 4 feet 11 inches in the high jump while sophomore Katlyn Adams leaped 32 feet 5.5 inches in the triple jump, earning both jumpers third place.

Other notable results include Zilka placing fourth in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:11.54. In field, Adams also took fourth in the long jump with a leap of 14 feet 6.5 inches.

Emma Thomas made a best throw of 110 feet 2 inches in the discus for fourth ahead of senior Margi Haiss who threw 106 feet 3 inches for fifth.

The men’s and women’s Grove City track and field teams are set for their next meet Saturday at the Westminster Invitational in New Wilmington.

NBA Playoffs

Western Conference: Rockets to challenge Warriors James Sutherland Managing Editor The Golden State Warriors have dominated the NBA for the last three seasons, putting together one of the best runs in league history.

This Warriors team is truly one of the greatest ever, with maybe the best offense of all time (and an elite defense to boot). Their dominance has made recent seasons seem like one long march towards another title for Golden State, an inevitable victory that made everything else seem unimportant.

But this year is different. The Warriors look more vulnerable now than they ever have in the last four years.

For one, the Warriors

are dealing with injuries. Stephen Curry, the centerpiece of the team, will be out for at least the first round of the playoffs, which begin tomorrow, with a knee injury. Given his injury history, that knee problem will almost certainly leave Curry at less than 100 percent when he gets back.

This does not seem like a massive problem for a team as deep and talented as the Warriors. After all, they still have Kevin Durant, easily the second-best player in the league, plus two other All-Stars and a deep bench.

But Curry is the centerpiece of the Warriors; he is not their best player, but he is by far their most important.

Everything

they have done for the last four years has been built around his shooting and playmaking. Without Curry, the Warriors’ offense loses much of its potency.

This scenario is exactly why the Warriors signed Durant in free agency two years ago.

The lesson of the 2016 playoffs, when a Curry injury hampered the Warriors, was that they needed a fallback plan.

Durant is the fallback.

He is one of the greatest scorers in the game’s history; he can get points in any situation, no matter whether the system is working or not. The Warriors’ hope is that Durant will carry them, whether Curry is back or not. Even if they were fully healthy, the Warriors would still be

worrying, because they are set to face the best team they have yet.

The Houston Rockets are the Warriors’ worst nightmare, because they are a team shaped in the Warriors’ image.

They are nearly impossible to defend, spacing the court with four or five shooters and then letting James Harden or Chris Paul attack their defender. Their defense is just as scary. It is exactly the type of long, athletic and switchy defense that the Warriors

have used to intimidate teams for years.

The Warriors have had to face great defensive teams (the Spurs) and great offensive teams (the Cavs). But they have yet to play a team like the Rockets, that can match, and maybe exceed, them on both ends of the court.

There is some consolation for the Warriors in their playoff matchups. They will avoid the Thunder, a grudge match game that Golden State absolutely did

not want.

The Eastern Conference looks as weak as it ever has. All the major contenders (the Cavs, Celtics and Raptors) have major flaws.

It seems like whoever wins the Rockets-Warriors matchup in the Western Conference Finals will win the NBA championship, against whatever the East spits out. That matchup, on paper, looks like one of the best and most interesting in recent NBA history.

knee injury.

The Toronto Raptors have the best record in the Eastern Conference and will be the first seed in the playoffs.

This year’s Raptors team has the most wins in franchise history and is hoping to continue that success in the playoffs. The Raptors are led by forward DeMar DeRozan and point guard Kyle Lowry.

They also have a very deep bench with impact players like Fred VanVleet playing while the starters rest. Toronto is the only team in the NBA with a top-five defense and offense. A key element to their playoff success will be how ef-

fectively they can score at the end of games.

Playoff basketball really slows down in the last minutes, putting a lot of pressure on teams to score in the half court.

In past playoff games the Raptors have relied on DeRozan and Lowry scoring in isolation and they have not been very successful.

Head coach Dwane Casey needs to find a way to increase his team’s late-game scoring for Toronto succeed. If the Raptors can find a way to continually score late in games and maintain their elite offensive and defensive performance, then they have a very good

chance of representing the Eastern Conference in the Finals.

The Cleveland Cavaliers own the fourth seed and have a good chance at winning the East for the fourth consecutive year thanks to LeBron James.

James is in the MVP race for good reason, averaging 27.7 points, 9.2 assists and 8.7 rebounds per game, according to ESPN. He is arguably the best player in the world and has not missed the NBA Finals since 2010.

The Cavs will play the Pacers in the first round and will most likely meet the Raptors in the second round. This se-

ries could be the best in the Eastern Conference Playoffs. In recent years the Raptors have had no answer for LeBron James and the Cavaliers have easily defeated them.

The Cavs have already won two of the three games against the Raptors, with Toronto’s only win coming before the Cavs’ massive roster overhaul. LeBron is always going to get his baskets, but the Raptors need to find a way to slow him down if they want to make the series competitive.

The dark horse in the Eastern Conference is the Philadelphia 76ers.

They are led by prob-

able Rookie of the Year Ben Simmons and AllStar center Joel Embiid.

Embiid is currently out with an orbital fracture, but the Sixers hope that he will only miss one playoff game.

The 76ers are on their largest win streak in franchise history, and they hope to take this momentum far into the playoffs.

Their ceiling is unknown because they have a very young team with a lot of potential, but they lack playoff experience. The Sixers could lose in the first round or make it far into the playoffs. That is the beauty of the postseason.

MERCURY NEWS

The Golden State Warriors have dominated the NBA for the last three seasons, but this year the Rockets look ready to challenge for the title.

Eastern Conference: Raptors and Cavaliers to square off Matt Horner Staff Writer

The NBA playoff are set to begin Saturday, and eight teams in the Eastern Conference will be playing for a chance at a series in the Finals.

These eight teams, in order of their seeding, are the Raptors, Celtics, 76ers, Cavaliers, Pacers, Heat, Bucks and Wizards.

The teams with the best chance of winning the East are the Raptors and the Cavaliers. The Celtics, even though they are the second seed, have a very small chance of winning the East with All-Star Kyrie Irving missing due to a

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Baseball bats hot in spite of weather Benjamin Jones Staff Writer

While an early road trip through the state of Florida served as a good confidence building trip for the Wolverines, subsequent western Pennsylvania weather has put a damper on the 2018 season.

As a young Grove City team seeks to grow experience, cold temperatures and rainy days are limiting their chances to learn. But April showers bring May flowers and blooming talent to the GC roster.

Auburndale, Fla. is a different climate from the wintry mix of playing conditions at Grove City College.

Over the course of a 10-game stretch in the south, playing against seven different teams, the Wolverines racked up five wins and five losses; a good start for a team who graduated several skilled players in the offseason and is working on integrating some fresh faces into the team.

After returning to their homefield the Wolverines have been constrained to only four games, picking up a win and a loss in conference play. With inclement weather laying with a heavy hand on the baseball diamond,

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Junior Travis Auth makes a move during Grove City’s double-header against Lyndon State. The Wolverines beat Lyndon State 4-3 and 7-6 over spring break. the players have turned to the weight room and the gym, working out and making the most of unfavorable conditions.

Pitcher John Bini, a junior this season, commented on the situation, “We have been working hard in the weight room and during practice so once the spring weather rolls around we will be more than ready for the season.” The team remains confident and motivated to get back to the playoffs.

Practice and ability can only get a team so

far, Bini conceded, explaining what the team needed most to grow this early in the season was simply playing time. “I think what we need to work on most is just getting more experience and knowing what to do in different game situations, which is tough because of this weather. We can go over so much in practice but when the game comes around it’s so much faster and so different that pretty much the only way you can improve that Baseball IQ is just by playing,”

Bini explained.

April will most likely prove as frustrating as these first weeks of the season. The Weather Channel predicted rain to drench the ball parks for the rest of the month. Temperatures should be on the rise accompanied, as they often are here, by cloudy skies and rain delays. Hopefully the Wolverines will power through it all to end up stronger once they get a chance to play against the competition. The Grove City College baseball team moved to 4-2 in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference by splitting a Presidents’ Athletic Conference doubleheader Tuesday afternoon at Saint Vincent. The Wolverines dropped a 4-3 verdict in the opener but rebounded for a 7-1 vic-

tory in Game Two. Grove City took early command of the nightcap by scoring six runs in the first two innings. The Wolverines grabbed a 1-0 lead in the first inning when junior third baseman Micah Burke singled in senior center fielder Tyler Graham.

Grove City then posted five runs in the second inning. Junior DH Travis Auth belted a two-run triple that drove in sophomore shortstop Bob Abbott and junior second baseman Bobby Dulay. Auth then scored on a single from junior catcher Derek Boyle.

Freshman left fielder Jesse Clary drove in the fourth run of the inning by singling in Graham.

Clary later came home on a run-scoring single by sophomore first

baseman Matt Dayton.

Saint Vincent cut the lead to 6-1 with an unearned run in the sixth inning but Grove City answered in the eighth when Auth scored on a throwing error. Abbott, Auth, Boyle and Burke all had two hits in the win while Graham scored twice. Graham also stole three bases.

Freshman pitcher D.J. Newby earned the pitching win by firing seven innings. He struck out five while allowing two hits and no earned runs. Freshman Jacob Brothers pitched two scoreless innings of relief. He allowed one hit.

Graham went 3 for 5 in the opener while Auth and Clary both went 2 for 4. Grove City trailed 1-0 in the fifth inning but forged a tie when Auth scored on an error. In the seventh, Clary singled in Auth and Graham scored on Burke’s single to put Grove City ahead 3-1.

Saint Vincent tied the game in the bottom of the seventh, then won the game on a basesloaded error in the bottom of the ninth.

Sophomore pitcher Austin Wacker started for Grove City and allowed three runs in seven innings. Sophomore Corey Thomas pitched 1/3 of inning in relief.

Freshman Nick Chiodo struck out two and allowed one hit in 1 1/3 innings of relief. He took the setback.

Grove City will visit conference archrival Geneva at 1 p.m. Saturday for a doubleheader in Beaver Falls, Pa.

Lacrosse bests Thiel Mallory Trumbull Staff Writer

After a long winning streak, Grove City College’s men’s Lacrosse team lost their winning streak.

The Wolverines hosted Capital University on April 4 and suffered a devastating 12-6 loss. This loss ended the four-game winning streak the Wolverines had started. Capital dominated the game very early on, scoring five unanswered goals. However, freshman midfielder Andrew Kvasnovsky was able to step up and score an unassisted goal with under five minutes left in the first quarter.

Grove City didn’t stop there; they went on to score two more goals in the second quarter bringing the halftime score to 6-3. With an assist from Brannan, Kvasnovsky was able to score another goal with just eight seconds remaining in the third quarter. Going in to the fourth quarter, the score was 12-4.

Sprunk scored with help from freshman defender Brandon Hayek.

Then, Sprunk assisted another Brannan goal.

Senior long stick midfielder Sam Calhoun was able to snag a team-high of nine ground balls. Along

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Senior Sam Passalinqua, above, is one of the Wolverine’s top scorers, recording 14 goals per game. with scoring two goals each, Kvasnovsky and Sprunk each had four ground balls. Both Calhoun and junior defender Jesse Shaffer caused two turnovers.

Freshman Patrick Mark won nine of 13 face offs while Kvasnovsky won seven of nine. Senior Ben Dumm was able to match a season high of 14 saves.

The Wolverines traveled to Kentucky Saturday to face off with conference opponent Transylvania. The men faced a 10-5 loss on the road. Brannan was able to score three of the five Grove City goals while senior Sam Passalinqua contributed two goals to the Wolverine’s effort.

Mark led Grove City with five ground balls and Hayek wasn’t far behind with a total of four ground balls.

Hayek also caused two

turnovers to help the Wolverines out. Dumm was once again able to match a season high of 14 saves in the goal.

On Wednesday, the Wolverines got back on track with a dominating 15-6 win over the Theil Wildcats. The Grove City men consistently outpaced their opponents, leaping out of the gates with two goals from Passalinqua and Kvasnovsky and leading 8-4 at the half.

Sprunk, Brannan, Passalinqua, Kvasnovsky, freshman midfielder Aiden Morse, Sam Calhoun and sophomore midfielder David Calhoun all contributed goals in the win.

Grove City, now boasting a 6-4 record, hits the road this week with a match at Hanover College on Saturday and at Westminster College Wednesday.