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Vol. 103, No. 19

Trueman to join faculty

James Sutherland Managing Editor

Carl R. Trueman, one of the leading voices in American Christianity and an acclaimed church historian, will join Grove City College’s faculty in the fall.

He will serve in the Department of Biblical and Religious Studies.

Trueman is currently the William E. Simon

Visiting Fellow in Religion and Public Life in the James Madison Program at Princeton University.

Trueman has taught at Westminster Seminary, Philadelphia, since 2001, holding the Paul Woolley Chair of Church History. He earned a Ph.D from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, and master’s degree from St. Catharine’s

College, Cambridge, England.

Trueman said that Grove City’s broad, liberal arts-based curriculum attracted him to the College.

“So much of the confused and simplistic thinking in wider society and even in the church is the result of a failure to think in terms of general principles and to make important

connections between related ideas,” he said.

“Of course, academic specialization is important for advancing knowledge but it can also reinforce such fragmented thinking.

Grove City clearly eschews such through its core curriculum requirements,” he said.

The College’s historic independence from TRUEMAN 2

REFORMED THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY

Carl Trueman, an acclaimed scholar, will join GCC’s faculty in the fall.

Mattson wins Fulbright

Grace Tarr Copy Editor

Jessica Mattson has won a Fulbright Fellowship to teach English in Ecuador next.

Mattson, a senior Spanish Education major from Gibsonia, Pa., is the first Grove City College student to win a coveted English Teaching Assistantship award in over a decade.

Her fellowship is one of just four the Fulbright program awards to U.S. students in 2018 to work in the South American country.

“I hope to come away from this experience with a better understanding of how the U.S. education system can work to connect Latino students and their families with their communities through music and language instruction,” Mattson said.

Grove City’s commitment to a broad, liberal arts education played an important role in preparing Mattson for the Fellowship.

MECEs win award Paige Fay Staff Writer

ANDREW STEIN

Jessica Mattson recently won a prestigious Fulbright Fellowship to teach English in Ecuador. Mattson is the first Grove City student to win the English Teaching Assistantship in over a decade.

“I appreciate that Grove City allows students to be well-rounded and to pursue interests within different

Spring blossoms

departments,” Mattson said. “Without having had opportunities within both the language and music departments

during my time at the college, I would not be where I am today.”

The College’s community also helped

Mattson tremendously during the process.

“The professors here on FULBRIGHT 2

Go for the gold

Jacob Schiela

Contributing Writer Society of Women Engineers (SWE) is hosting the first annual STEM Olympics, a replacement for last year’s Mr. Engineering pageant.

Saturday in the IM

rooms, the STEM Olympics will allow all majors to participate, differing from last year’s Mr. Engineering in which only engineering majors participated.

The STEM Olympics is taking place because of the loss of interest in the Mr. Engineering

event but provides a good blend of the previous event as well as adding some changes to make the event more inclusive.

From 12-3 p.m, groups will participate in different games fightGOLD 2

Hogsette delivers keynote James Sutherland Managing Editor

ANDREW STEIN

Hopeful spring sunshine is brightening blossoms all across campus. It is safe to say that spring has finally arrived at Grove City.

Dr. David A. Hogsette, professor of English and director of Grove City College’s Writing Program, delivered the keynote address at the Southeastern Conference on Christianity and Literature in Jackson, Tenn., last week.

The conference, which brings Christian

writers together to explore a theme and hone their craft, is c e l e b r a t Hogsette ing the bicentennial of Mary Shelley’s horror classic “Frankenstein.” Hogsette’s talk, titled “That Hideous Progeny: Frankenstein and Mary Shelley’s Conversations

with Science, Domesticity, and Romanticism,” explored various ways Shelley’s classic novel continues to speak to readers today.

“Frankenstein is an enduring classic mainly because it continues to speak to readers today about a variety of important ethical and social issues,” Hogsette said. “The novel resoFRANKENSTEIN 2

Grove City College students received scholarship awards for Mechanical Engineering from the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and AirConditioning Engineers (ASHRAE).

The awards were given during the 13th annual Sheet Metal Industry Night event, cosponsored by ASHRAE, in Pittsburgh, Pa. Hope Fiely, a freshman from Meadville, Pa., won the $5000 Frank M. Coda ASHRAE scholarship.

This scholarship is presented to undergraduates who are enrolled in an accredited engineering program, are in the top 30 percent of their class and enter a strong application.

In addition, three students received GCC-specific scholarships: sophomore Cullen Lloyd won $1000, senior Sarah Trinkle $500 and junior Josiah Martin $500.

ASHRAE seeks to motivate students worldwide to pursue an engineering or technology career in the heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and refrigeration (HVAC&R) fields. Their scholarship program is designed to aid the education of men and women to become qualified to practice as engineers in the HVAC&R field.

Fiely has been interested in mechanical engineering since her high school Intro to Wood class and, since being enrolled at Grove City College, has developed a serious interest in HVAC&R industry through its student chapter.

“I love mechanical engineering because of being able to help peoMECEs 2

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Freshmen Jared Zimmerman and Peter Stauffer chow down on Chick-fil-A nuggets at NugFest 2k18, co-hosted by the Omicron Xi fraternity and th Tri-Rho housing group. For more photos, see pages 6 and 7.

FRANKENSTEIN continued from 1 nates with us today because Western civilization has failed to heed the clear warnings Mary Shelley raises regarding transgressing natural design of human beings and family relations.”

“The novel shows us what happens when we hubristically play God and try to create in our own fallen, sinful image. The result is monstrosity, terror, isolation, alienation, destruction, and decimation,” he said.

In particular, Hogsette discussed how Shelley raises questions about the ethical use of science and technology as well as reveals the individual and social necessity of natural family formations.

“The novel, at its heart, is a domestic novel stitched together with proto-science fiction tropes and Gothic literary trappings.

As a domestic novel, Frankenstein reveals what happens when we try to redefine traditional marriage and the

GOLD continued from 1 ing for the gold. There are two winners, one for the team with the most points and one for the major with the most points. There aren’t any prizes, simply bragging rights.

During this event, teams that sign up will participate in challenges similar to the television show “Minute to Win It.” Some of the events that will be held are Junk in the Trunk, which involves the principle of momentum, Glass Road Trucker, which involves the principle of friction and drag, Worm Diving, which involves the principle of motion and friction, and Yank Me, based on the principle of Inertia.

All of the games incorporate different physics’ principles which allows people to enjoy goofy games and learn about science.

This event will highlight physics and science based games that

natural family structure,” Hogsette said.

“Frankenstein” reflects Shelley’s own family struggles throughout her childhood and during her relationship with Percy Shelley. Percy continued numerous affairs and actively encouraged Mary to have affairs of her own.

“Mary’s journals,” Hogsette said, “are filled with heartbreaking entries about how her family life was intenerate, unstable, and unhealthy.

“The novel graphically portrays the human tragedy of experimenting with alternative family structures and ignoring God’s design for the natural family of one man married to one woman for the purposes of begetting children who can then be raised within the context of an intact, nuclear family,” he said.

Finally, Hogsette locates the novel within the ongoing tradition of literary Romanticism which seeks to raise critical questions about dehumanizing

elements of modernity.

Hogsette said that the novel’s “critique of the 19th century speaks volumes of truth to us today in the 21st century.

“Frankenstein reminds us of the tragedy and horrors that ensue when we turn our back on God’s natural design for human procreation, life and the family, along with reminding us that science should never be pursued in the imagined absence of the very God who makes science possible to begin with,” Hogsette said.

The conference’s monster motif suits Hogsette’s areas of expertise, which include Romanticism, Gothic literature, fantasy and science fiction.

The conference focuses on “the intersection of theology and fiction.”

This year wrestled with how that intersection play’s out in Shelley’s classic.

He is the author of “Writing That Makes Sense: Critical Thinking in College Compo-

teams participate in to earn points for their team and major.

This event was modified to be a more successful version of Mr. Engineering.

Teams were introduced to the competition aspect in order to make people feel less singled-out and be more inclined to participate as well as have other people to cheer you on as you are competing.

When asked about what she thought would be the most fun aspect of the event, senior Katelin Omecinski, vice president of the Society for Women Engineers said, “I think the different booths are going to be the most fun!

‘Minute to Win It’ games are always challenging and a bit goofy.

Having four other people to cheer you on while you are doing it is going to be a great time.”

The Olympics will be held from 12-3 p.m. tomorrow in the IM rooms.

TRUEMAN continued from 1 government control also attracted Trueman.

“We live in times where the key political issues of the day, particularly those surrounding identity and sexuality, collide directly with Christian teaching. Christian colleges with take government money are going to find themselves under exceptional pressure to conform to contemporary mores in the very near future,” Trueman said.

“That Grove stands apart from such give her a better place to stand faithful to what she believes about religious freedom and human identity in the coming years,” he said.

Trueman has commented on contemporary issues in a variety of forums. He is a regular contributor the journal “First Things,” and co-hosts the popular “Mortification of Spin” podcast. Trueman also

campus played a huge role in the success of my application. They were more than willing to offer advice and ideas that were crucial to the formation of a successful application.”

Established in 1946, the Fulbright program is the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the United States government.

Its aim is to increase mutual understanding between the people of the U.S. and the people of other countries.

Recent alumni and seniors may apply for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program working together with their college’s Fulbright Program Adviser.

Grove City College has a history of Fulbright award winners.

The most recent awardees include: • David Jetter ’00, bi-

BARNES AND NOBLE

Hogsette’s keynote lecture focused on the enduring importance of “Frankenstein.” Hogsette says Shelley’s novel speaks important truthes about the modern condition. sition” and “E-Mails to a Young Seeker: Exchanges in Mere Christianity.”

His articles on Coleridge, Romanticism and “Frankenstein” have appeared in Christianity and Literature, Studies in Romanticism and Romanti-

cism on the Net. His latest book chapter exploring the classic rock band Rush as contemporary Romanticists will appear in the book “Rock and Romanticism: Blake, Wordsworth, and Rock from Dylan to U2.”

regularly blogs on the podcast’s website.

In addition to his work on contemporary issues, Trueman is one of the leading scholars on the history of the Reformation. He has authored numerous books on the subject, including “Reformation: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow,” “Luther on the Christian Life: Cross and Freedom” and “John Owen: Reformed Catholic, Renaissance Man.” Trueman looks forward to working with undergraduates, having spent much of his career with graduate students. “Undergraduates are enjoying their first taste of freedom from immediate parental authority and are open to discussing all kinds of important ideas, of being challenged and changed in important ways. Their minds are alive and inquisitive in unique ways.

“Therefore, the task of the teacher in an undergraduate institution

is of great importance,” Trueman said. “I want to be a part of helping students to think for themselves about what really matters.”

The Grove City alumni that Trueman has taught at Westminster, and elsewhere, also made a positive impact on him. “The Grove alumni that I’ve taught over the years at Westminster have all been very sharp and thoughtful,” he said, “so I’m excited to be in the classroom with bright and engaged young people.”

Trueman also said that he and his wife, Catriona, look forward to opening their home to Grove City students.

“Catriona is particularly keen to introduce Grove students to Sticky Toffee Pudding-a Scottish classic which she has perfected.

There aren’t many desserts which you need to ice cream with in order to make less sweet!”

national business program in Mexico.

• Nicole R. Rudolph ’02, taught English in South Korea.

• Jonathan Bond ’04, studied political science in the United Kingdom.

• Mariah Perrin ’05, taught English in South Korea.

• David Frick ‘09, studied small business accounting practices in China.

• Luke Juday ‘10, studied intercollegiate debate and public policy in Botswana.

• Jennifer Ferris ‘11, studied entrepreneurship in Canada.

• Andrew Caffro ’13, worked on HIV/ AIDS stigma and public health in India.

• Marley Kropp ’17, U.K. Fulbright undergraduate program in Wales.

Grove City College’s faculty also include former Fulbrighters: Drs. Rebecca Harmon (Switzerland, ‘07), Andrew Mitchell (Spain, ‘03), Beverly Carter (Austria, ’79) and Erik J. Anderson (Canada, ’95).

Mattson encourages other Grove City students to apply . “It forces you to collect your thoughts and cast a vision for what you might like to do in the future, after you graduate.

MECEs continued from 1 ple indirectly through products/systems that I help to design,” Fiely said. “If it wasn’t for the student chapter and [ASHRAE advisor] Dr. Bardy, I would not have known that this area of mechanical engineering existed, and I would have missed out on something that has become very important in my life.”

ASHRAE is a great opportunity for undergraduate mechanical engineers to learn more about their field and have an opportunity to win scholarship awards.

Life Grovers like to be alone

April 27, 2018

Jim deVries Copy Chief

In the Collegian’s most recent survey, the Grove City student body declared their preference for studying on campus on Study Day. A whopping 78 percent of the students who took the survey responded that they prefer to study on campus. In addition, 58 percent of respondents said that they prefer to study alone. “People are distracting,” declared senior Derek Gehman.

“I put music in and tune everything else out.”

When asked where they like to study on The Day, students ex-

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pressed a wide variety of preferences. Beans on Broad is the most popular off-campus study spot, snatching 34 percent of the student body’s vote. Other preferred off-campus sites include local churches and local friend’s and family’s houses.

On-campus, dorm rooms were the top place. 22 percent of respondents prefer the privacy of their own space, eking out a victory over the combined 20 percent that prefer the library (stacks or otherwise).

“If I can get a spot, I like to study in the library,” said senior Connor Ritchie. “Oth-

JIM DEVRIES

A Collegian poll found that students prefer to study on campus on Study Day. erwise, it’s back to my room.”

Other popular buildings include HAL, STEM and the Carnegie Alumni Center. Two respondents apparently

like to study in Harbison Chapel, according to the survey results.

Some students don’t even study on Study Day, according to the survey.

When asked, “On Study Day, do you study or take the day off?”, 14 percent responded that they take the day off.

“I don’t study if I can help it,” said senior

Paul Kenney. “I go to Moraine State Park and Frisbee golf.”

625 student participated in the survey, with a total of 3099 responses recorded.

‘Pardon me, are you Aaron Burr, sir?’

Sarah Kula Staff Writer

The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and Law Society of Grove City College recently hosted Garrett Gibson.

At 7 p.m on April 18 in Sticht Auditorium, Gibson gave his lecture “Upright Zeal: Living as a Christian in the Age of Aaron Burr.”

The leaders of AEI’s

Executive Council, along with the Law Society Council, dined with Gibson at Nonni’s Trattoria on Broad Street before his speaking event on campus.

Gibson is an attorney, working in a private practice in Houston, Texas.

Before his work there, he served in the Texas Supreme Court as a law clerk. Before he was 30 years old, Gibson ar-

Grover Life: An occasional satirical feature exploring life at Grove City.

SGA scandal shakes campus

Grovers’ perception of the Student Government Association may never be the same after undercover Grover Life Investigation covered this week that student senators routinely accept bribes in the form of Coffarro’s pizzas, chicken patties and, most often, Sheetz MTO cards.

Organizations looking to secure favorable responses to their monetary requests have used these means to soften up the senate.

As the scandal broke on Facebook and Twitter this week, students quickly dubbed it “Sheetzgate.” Although many thought this sort of backdoor colluding to be a thing of the past, it seems that some organizations still remain in their crazy 80’s shadow, wild and unreformed.

Demonstrations were staged outside of the SGA office in the STU on Wednesday, trapping members of the Senate inside for hours. Demonstrators chanted such slogans as “Hey hey, ho ho, SGA has got to go” over and over again.

One disenchanted student lamented, “I came to this school because I thought our student leaders would be a shining example of our values. I thought our leaders would have high moral characters, in the tradition of Lewis and Reagan. I

guess I was wrong.”

The evidence is certainly incriminating for the senate and disheartening for Grovers. The allegations swirling around SGA include the claim that the president of an anonymous fraternity offered five senators $10 Chik-Fil-A gift cards in order to secure votes for the group’s budget request, which was subsequently approved unanimously. In another instance, the leader of an academic honorary reportedly paid off the entire senate by promising tubs of Sweet Jeanie’s ice cream. Although the student never delivered, senate records show that his request was approved.

In the wake of Sheetzgate, the future of SGA at GCC remains uncertain. While libertarians on campus are seizing this opportunity to call for the abolition of all forms of government at the college, student-led or otherwise, other students are advocating for the abolition of the senate and the establishment of a student dictatorship.

Only time will tell what the future holds for student government at GCC. The Collegian reminds readers that Grover Life is a satirical feature and the newspaper alleges no actual malfeasance on the part of SGA representatives.

gued and won two cases in the Texas Supreme Court as an attorney.

Currently, Gibson represents many of the world’s largest energy companies in the U.S. Moreover, Gibson holds a position as a Blackstone Legal Fellow and involves himself in the Federalist Society and Legal Society.

He is a member of the Board of Trustees for the KHCB Radio Net-

work, which is a listener-supported network, streaming 30 Christian radio stations.

Additionally, Gibson works on the advisory board of the Center for Law and Liberty at Houston Baptist University.

In his free time, Gibson is an avid cyclist and photographer.

He enjoys living in Houston alongside his wife, Mary, and their

corgi, Maggie, named after Margaret Thatcher.

Gibson spoke on his topic of “Upright Zeal” by discussing famous historical figures’ influence on the concept of magnanimity. In fact, he stated, “we are called to Aristotle’s magnanimity.”

Gibson next uncovered political figures, saying, “George Washington was one of the

only Founders that exemplified magnanimity.”

Gibson went on to encourage the students in the auditorium by stating, “people are going to call you out of the blue for opportunities you won’t expect… you have to be willing to accept them… the reputation you get in graduate school and law school, you keep.”

Prepare for Impact

Charlotte Ebert Contributing writer

Impact, the Outdoor Learning and Adventure Program, was brought to Grove City College in August of 2016 by staff member Josh Hayes.

Hayes, coordinator of Outdoor and Adventure Learning in the Student Life and Learning Office, sought to fill a need on campus. He saw the importance of creating a program that would give students an adventure experience.

After having conversations with Larry Hardesty in administrations, President McNulty and other campus faculty, Hayes got his program ideas “green-

lighted.” Through his connections with CCO, he began Impact on the Grove City campus. He began by forming relationships with students and faculty. To best serve campus needs, Hayes said it was important to “understand who you are serving.”

Through this community focused mindset, Hayes has built Impact to what it is today.

The program has influenced the students at Gove City in multiple ways. Through outdoor adventure experiences, they form bonds in the student body. These bonds lead to a stronger campus community.

The adventures act as team-building exercises as well. Each trip gives

students fresh opportunities to learn about the outdoors and experience new things. In addition, and perhaps more importantly, the adventure trips help students grow in leadership and self-awareness.

Hayes stressed the importance of “gaining a greater understanding of how God has designed us. He is calling us to relationships with Him and with others.”

Impact’s adventure trips give students a better understanding of how to live and work with one another as a community. According to Hayes, the program gives students a better understanding of each other.

“It is a space of learning that is other oriented… designed to cooperate with other individuals,” said Hayes It creates a space for students to be removed from the distractions they have in their lives.

Impact’s Adventure Program has gone on a variety of trips during the school year. In January, there was a trip to the White Mountains in New Hampshire.

Over spring break, there was a trip to Hayesua Tree National Park in California where students learned about what it means to be a leader. Some of the other trip activities have included rock IMPACT 10

Do’s & don’ts of the dish room Madison Stout Entertainment Editor As a freshman coming to college, one of the things my parents and I agreed on was that I was going to get a job.

I didn’t have a car or the schedule to work off campus, so I became one of the many students with an on-campus job.

I began, like most freshman, in the dish room. Over the last four years, I’ve picked up some tricks of the trade and since I will be graduating in 22 days, thought it wise to leave you all with some advice to help out fellow students who work for minimum wage in the dish room.

There are two differ-

ent stations in the dish room, each having their own job descriptions.

In the front we take down all of the dishes and trash from the conveyor belt, throw away a grotesque amount of food, rinse the dishes and load them into the dishwasher. There are many frustrations that we, the dish room staff, have to deal with during each meal.

First, and this would honestly be the most helpful, pour out whatever liquid you have left in cups and mugs and place them toward the edge of the rack so we can grab them easily. Yes, it may take you a second or two more than simply setting down your dishes and leaving, and the person

behind you may have to wait a moment, but I assure you, it helps.

The majority of the students who work in the dish room are women, and though I am one of the shorter ones, I think everyone in the front can say that at least once, they have spilled hot coffee or water all over themselves trying to reach for a cup sitting upright on the highest rack on the conveyor belt.

Second, you know those white looking things on the bottom racks with soapy blue water in them? Those are for your silverware.

Now, I get it. If you are running late to class and barely have time to dump out your cups, don’t worry, but if you

can it would really help if you tossed your utensils in those buckets before placing the rest of your dishes on the belt.

The number of times we accidently toss utensils in the trash because they are covered up with napkins or stuck under stacks of plates is insane. Then we have to stop grabbing dishes off the racks, reach into the trash full of uneaten food and grab the silverware before the person next to us drops food on us.

If you have the time to toss your silverware in the white containers, please just make it silverware, not coffee and juice or other dishes.

This will save us time separating the dishes, DISH ROOM 9

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SGA holds general election The Student Government Association is holding its General Election Friday HAL Atrium. Although many candidates are running unopposed, each still needs at least one student vote to officially elect them into office.

Each class needs to fill the following positions: President, Senator of Student Affairs, Senator of Academic Affairs, Senator of Social Affairs and Senator of Communications and Marketing.

No one declared candidacy for junior Senator of Marketing and Communications and sophomore Senator of Social Affairs, so both positions will be reevaluated in the fall.

Elections for the freshmen class will be held in the fall when freshmen arrive on campus.

Rachel Beidelman

David Cheung

Hello all, I am beyond excited to serve next year as the Senior Class President for the class of 2019!

After serving on SGA the last two years as a Class Senator of Social Affairs, I am looking forward to the new challenge of being class president. I am filled with anticipation to serve the student body, and more specifically the senior class. I hope that by being president I will be able to plan a senior class gift that will bless future Grove City College students in a tremendous way.

My name is David Cheung. I am a Junior International Business and Business Management dual major with a minor in Chinese. I am running for is Student Affairs. I would like to run for this position because I want to be a connection between the students and the college. I have always been good at building relationships with others and this will be a chance to utilize that skill to help my fellow students. I hope to play a part in addressing common complaints that my fellow students make.

Katherine Nichols

Jenna Santoro

I am Katherine Nichols, and I am excited to serve you all next year as the Senator of Academic Affairs.

As this will be my first year on SGA, I’m hopeful I can bring a fresh perspective to the job and serve well with ingenuity and diligence. I’m excited to contribute to the worthwhile opportunities SGA provides this campus with to help develop our sense of community and engage in thoughtful discussions with speakers and at sponsored events. I am honored to have been given this responsibility as a Senator, and I look forward to working with and for you all in the upcoming academic year.

Grovers, hello! This is Jenna Santoro. It is so nice to meet you. As Senior Senator for Social Affairs I look forward to bringing my own creativity and excitement into the event planning process for Student Government Association. I was the Sophomore Senator for Communications and Marketing prior to this position, so I intend to use my experience to lead those around me in the best way possible. I have also previously served on the Homecoming Dance Committee, so I hope to use this experience to my committee’s advantage.

Noah Allen

Tyler Gustafson

I am a Junior Computer Science major with a minor in Mobile Development running for Senior SGA Senator for Communications and Marketing. I have taken several design courses and develop apps and websites for a living. I am the CTO of Zonder Studios, and have several years of leadership experience for different groups. As an SGA senator, I will bring digital design and technological experience to the table in order to better communicate with the campus community.

I am Tyler Gustafson, the current President of the Class of 2020 at Grove City College, and I am seeking re-election. Not only have I held this position for the past two years, but I have accumulated quality political experience in a variety of areas. I also bring a blue-collar work ethic to whatever I do. As a Christian Conservative, I take my principles with me as I represent the Class of 2020. I will continue to do so in whatever endeavor that I take on. As President of the Class of 2020, I will continue to strive to do that.

Doug Angle

Graham Filby

I am excited to serve in the capacity as Senator of Student Affairs for the rising Junior Class. I have not been on SGA before but look forward to engaging with both students and operations to best serve the needs of this campus. I am a hard worker and am passionate about this College and hope to better it in the upcoming academic year. I look forward to investing into this organization my time, ideas, and effort. Serving in Student Affairs allows me to engage with students more directly, working in conjunction with both the administration and operations to ensure the best student experience.

I am extremely honored to serve the campus in the role of Junior Class Senator of Academic Affairs for the 2018-19 school year. I am excited to step into this role in the upcoming year. It is a privilege to represent the student body. I do not take this responsibility lightly. As a rising junior, SGA will take a top priority for me, so I can help ensure its success. I will seek to provide more occasions for students to share their perspectives. I am looking forward to serving on SGA, representing your interests and speaking to the administration on your behalf. Thank you for this opportunity.

Katie Mathew

Patrick Finley

It is my honor to have been given the opportunity to serve Grove City College’s campus during the 2018-2019 school year as the Junior Senator of Social Affairs for the Student Government Association.

This will be my first year on SGA and I am thrilled to see what this year has in store. I am passionate about bettering our campus and getting students involved and excited about the College as well. The SGA Social Affairs committee puts on many fun events for the student body throughout the school year, and I cannot wait to get people involved and help make the events the best that they can be.

My name is Patrick Finley and I am running for Sophomore Class President. I am from Lebanon, Pennsylvania and am a Mechanical Engineering major. I am a member of the rugby team, ultimate Frisbee team, a DJ for WSAJ 91.1 and I am on Orientation Board. I am running for the position of President because I believe that I am well qualified to represent our class in SGA. While I have many ideas of my own, I also am open minded and would love to hear ideas from everyone. I value hard work, commitment and will strive to achieve my best in this capacity for the benefit of the class.

Nicholas Grube

Meredith Gartman

I am Nic Grube, and I am running for Sophomore Class President. I had a lot of fun being the Freshman Class President, and I would love to do it again. Some of the other things I am a part of: College Republicans, Law Society and Men’s Activity Board. I am a Computer Science major and am looking to pursue a minor in Biblical and Religious Studies. You should vote for me because I have experience and would enjoy the position.

As a current freshman accounting major, with a love for order, efficiency and creative design, I have delighted in using my strengths in SGA this past year as the Freshman Senator of Social Affairs. This upcoming year, as Sophomore Senator of Student Affairs, I hope to hone in on my love for improving our campus in a tangible manner. I know that my hard work alongside SGA and the administration will produce fruitful campus change.

Walter Smith

Samuel Tobias

I am running for Academic Affairs because I want to ensure that the College continues upholding the values of faith and freedom. I am also running because I believe there is a right way to approach academia. I want to better implant values and rigor into academia where it is already in existence and foster its creation where it is lacking. Grove City likely interested you for a variety of reasons, but I am guessing you would not value this school or want to go here if it was the same as other colleges. A vote for me is a vote that ensures Grove City holds on to its historic and noble values.

I’m Samuel Tobias, from Clarkston, Michigan, and I’m running for Student Government Association as the sophomore senator for communications and marketing. I’m a history major who wants to get more people involved in some awesome events here on campus. In my free time I’m usually playing chess or racquetball or drinking coffee. I promise I’m not as awkward as my Glance photo would lead anyone to believe. I’m looking forward to the opportunity to serve my classmates on SGA this coming year.

Senior Class President

Senator of Academic Affairs

Senior Senator for Communications & Marketing, Candidate

Junior Senator of Student Affairs

Junior Senator of Social Affairs

Sophomore Class President, Candidate

Sophomore Senator of Academic Affairs, Candidate

Senator of Student Affairs, Candidate

Senior Senator for Social Affairs

Junior Class President, Candidate

Junior Senator of Academic Affairs

Sophomore Class President, Candidate

Sophomore Senator of Student Affairs

Sophomore Senator for Communications & Marketing, Candidate

Entertainment

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Student artists raise rooftop Madison Stout Entertainment Editor WSAJ hosts the second annual Rooftop Sessions, giving student musicians a better opportunity to be heard.

From 9-10:30 p.m.

Wednesday, 91.1 The

One will be live broadcasting six student artists: Caitlin Salomon, Andrew Hamby, Julia Knepper, Edward Doyle, Austin Zick and Jackson Clemmer.

For students who would like to watch the live performance, the event will take place on

HAL patio just like last year. In case of rain, the event will be moved to the Great Room in the Student Union.

Benj Eicher, who is helping orchestrate this event, said Rooftop Sessions “will be focused on original music because it’s being broadcasted

Jackson Clemmer

over the radio. This will be more artist-focused than a traditional coffeehouse type event.”

The first Rooftop Sessions, featuring nine artists, was created by Mike Cole ’17 and junior Andrew Hamby to get original student musicians to play in one

concert.

This event was inspired by Desk Sets, a dorm room concert put on by Austin Zick and Keith Meikrantz.

Hamby, when asked about the event said, “The event was pretty low key, but we still hope about 200

people attend throughout the evening. Our goal is to provide a great environment for students to have their music listened to and to give student songwriters the best space to showcase their work.”

Austin Zick

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Senior

I’ve been writing music as long as I can remember, but I really stepped it up once I got to college and was limited to just an acoustic guitar and my voice. The biggest influences on my songwriting have probably been Ryan Adams, Penny and Sparrow and Right Away, Great Captain! My music probably falls under the not very descriptive “Singer-Songwriter” genre, but I’ll have a better answer once I’m further in the process of recording my debut EP! I got to play at the first iteration of Rooftop Sessions last year, and it was a really cool opportunity to get some original stuff in front of people.

I began writing music when I was 14, which is when I started teaching myself guitar and exploring more music on my own. One of my biggest inspirations is Bob Dylan. I learned guitar so I could play his songs, and he’s been a big influence ever since. That in mind, I write pretty much folk music. It’s what flows most naturally out of me as a musical artist, and as a medium that has a rich tradition of storytelling, I find it’s a great avenue for emotional catharsis. I’m extremely excited for Rooftop Sessions, especially after participating in last year’s event.

Andrew Hamby

Edward Doyle

I’ll be performing with my brother, Silas Hamby. I started playing violin when I was eight years old because I thought fiddlers were cool. I didn’t realize that I could sing until high school when my brother started learning guitar and wanted me to sing along.

We didn’t take to covers very well so we just ended up writing our own songs.

I started learning how to record and produce music when I started college.

From there, I’ve just kept learning new instruments which is convenient for our taste in music. We typically end up somewhere you could maybe call indie folk rock with electronic elements. Our current goal is to release a self-recorded EP this summer.

I started writing music as young as age 6. Starting out on the piano, I took many years of formal lessons and piano competitions but ultimately enjoyed writing my own songs. When I was about 13 or 14 I decided to quit taking lessons and learn the guitar on my own. Anything I could hear, I could pretty much figure out or learn. After teaching myself my favorite songs for a few years I developed enough proficiency to start creating my own music. I didn’t start writing my own lyrics until I really started listening to John Mayor’s music. One day last semester I wrote my first full song called “Sometimes” which I’ve been able to play at coffeehouses and open mic’s. I’m excited to play at this Rooftop Session!

Julia Knepper

Caitlin Salomon

I’ve been writing music ever since I can remember. I would write little songs about the green grass while swinging on my swing set as a little kid. In high school I picked up guitar in my bedroom pretty secretly, and around my senior year in high school. I decided to publicly sing my first song at a little coffee shop at home in Michigan. Since then, I’ve continued to work on my song writing. I’d say my music is in the singer/songwriter genre. I’m super pumped I was asked to play at the event! I’ve never attended of course, as a freshman, but my favorite events are smaller, special events that are fcused on the music.

I began writing music on my own in high school, mostly just lyrics, because I loved listening to music but wanted to find a way to take that passion a step further.

I write a lot of poetry and I would start singing to that and then I played chords on my baritone ukulele to match the words I was singing. I am inspired by a lot of female rock artists such as Phoebe Bridgers, Waxahatchee (which is the project of Katie Crutchfield) and Liza Anne. I would consider my music somewhere between singer-songwriter and folk rock.”

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‘Skyfall’ in love with SGA’s Haydn comes to chapel outdoor movie night Kathy Morley

Claire Dawkins

Staff Writer

Contributing Writer Saturday night, Grove City College’s Student Government Association strikes again with another fun and free night planned on campus.

Outdoor Movie Night, a largely anticipated night of the semester, begins at 8 p.m. tonight on the lower quad with a movie double feature.

“The Intern,” a hilarious drama about a 70 year-old intern, starts the showing followed

by James Bond’s appearance at 10 p.m. in “Skyfall.”

Justine Simon, Vice President of the Social Affairs for SGA, said “We planned this for the end of April intentionally as it gives students a relaxed and unique night out with friends that doesn’t require gas

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There is one thing better than a movie, a free movie. SGA is showing two free movies tonight: “The Intern” at 8 p.m. and “Skyfall” at 10 p.m. or cash before the end of the semester.”

Simon is thrilled to host this event as it is the “first double feature put on by a student group on campus.”

This is SGA’s first ever outdoor movie night, but Simon’s team certainly knows what they are doing.

Simon’s team consists of Meredith Gartman, Ellie Roper, Rachel Beidelman, Benjamin Bell and Kaitlyn Ringwelski.

Through their hard

work, not only are students saving the cost of two movie tickets, but admission is free.

Popcorn from the Pittsburgh Popcorn Company is provided as well.

Meredith Gartman, freshman Senator of Social Affairs in charge of picking up the popcorn, joked “I’m curious to see how 114 bushels of popcorn will end up fitting in my car.” Gartman is looking most forward to the vanilla, honey, caramel and cajun flavors of popcorn.

If the popcorn doesn’t draw a crowd, $3 ice cream sandwiches from Sweet Jeanie’s will do the trick.

Simon’s team hopes for 500 students to join the Outdoor Movie Night and with the good time promised, there are bound to be more.

Weather permitting, bring pillows and couches to the lower quad.

The rain location is in the IM with any change publicized in an all campus email.

The annual Spring Choral Concert offers students an enjoyable show and a chapel credit.

Sunday afternoon at 4:30 p.m. in Harbison Chapel, the concert will feature the combined voices of Grove City’s Chapel and Touring Choirs.

The concert is free to attend and a reception will be held afterwards in the Morledge Great Room of Rathburn Hall.

The two choirs will be directed by Dr. Katherine Mueller, assistant professor of Music and the director of Choral Activities, and accompanied by the College’s organist, Dr. Bradley Fitch.

The choirs will perform Haydn’s “Missa in Angustiis,” also known

as “Mass in Time of Distress.”

The “Missa in Angustiis” is commonly known as the “Lord Nelson Mass.” Haydn admired the British admiral Horatio Nelson, who defeated Napoleon in a battle that took place around the same time Haydn’s piece was first performed in 1798.

Because Haydn’s piece premiered so near to Nelson’s victory, the nickname “Lord Nelson Mass” became a popular way to refer to the “Missa in Angustiis.”

On Sunday, the Spring Choral Concert will offer all those in attendance a unique opportunity to hear the music of a renowned composer, as well as experience a historical trip to 1798 (and maybe get that last chapel credit).

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Peace, love and little nugs Jim deVries Copy Chief

The brothers of Omicron Xi fraternity and the Tri-Rho housing group brought Chick-fil-A to Lincoln Lawn last Saturday. The two groups hosted NugFest 2k18 under sunny blue skies and, as always, they ran out of chicken, even though they bought about 3,000 nuggets. Regardless, the afternoon of nuggets, lawn games and a “Rho Sit� was a resounding success.

Photos by Wesley Kinney, Photo Chief

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Photo Contest!!!

The Collegian is holding a photo contest to feature student art.

Submit your favorite photos of the year to gcc.collegian@gmail.com to see if your photos are chosen!

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‘Infinity War’ and beyond

Karen Postupac Editor-in-Chief

The Avengers have been on a long road, and “Infinity War” proves it will only be longer.

The movie is an action-packed, emotional roller coaster with unfathomable scenes, leaving the viewers awestruck and searching for hope.

One of the strongest aspects of “Infinity War” is the focus on Thanos. When depicted as a mysterious, unstoppable overlord, the audience could almost expect that Thanos would come with an army and without an explanation. Marvel, however, takes a different angle, allowing the viewers to experience parts of Thanos’ story.

The movie walked viewers through stories of Thanos’ past terrors, and his vision for the world. The inside scoop into the head of Thanos allows the audience to believe in the motivation of the bad guy. For other movies in Mar-

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Marvel’s latest release in the Avengers series shows the reasons behind Thanos’s actions and acts as a bridge to the finale but doesn’t live up to the fans expectations. vel’s line-up, the motivation for the villains was foggy. The reasons for Thanos’ actions were clear and welldepicted, to the point where Thanos earned a small amount of empathy. Yes, he’s evil with an evil purpose, but it almost seemed noble.

The audience learns that Thanos truly believes in his motivation, and believes that what he does needed to be done by him.

Another strength to the film is the changing of scenes. There are multiple storylines through the course of the movie, as any complex movies with dozens of characters would have. The transition between the storylines was smooth and understandable for the audience.

Lastly, all of the connected stories from the previous movies, including “Black Panther”

and “Guardians of the Galaxy,” were cleanly intertwined. The viewers were able to catch the moments when allusions were made, but the references would never confuse any viewer that had not seen a stand-alone.

Regardless of the strengths of “Infinity War,” there are also many weaknesses that detract from the movie. The continuity between movies has

been seamless in the past. In this film, Thor’s character, among others, was entirely different from the Thor seen in “Thor: Ragnorak.”

Thor lost his “Ragnorak” humor, going back to the Shakespearean attitude. He has one moment of humor, but even that joke was soon buried in formal, dramatic talk about family and virtue.

The movie should have done its best to

Student organizes OCC packing party

Paige Kraynak Staff Writer

Sophomore Allyson Davies and her family spent hours the day before folding cardboard to form the boxes to set up a packing day for Operation Christmas Child (OCC).

OCC strives to give children in underdeveloped countries and those not affiliated with Christianity a gift box containing toys, personal hygienic items,

craft supplies etc.

This box is meant to represent the gift of Jesus on Christmas. The organization began in 1993 and has reached over 150 countries so far. Davies is a yearround student relations volunteer and has been working with them ever since she packed her first shoebox in first grade.

On April 19, the Davies family and over 150 volunteers visited Grove City to help pack

Who said there’s nothing to do?

shoeboxes.

The items that went into the boxes were donated by another OCC volunteer from the area.

The volunteer works alongside businesses to acquire the items at greatly reduced prices which has been their policy for years.

This shows the impact that teamwork has within ministries.

As one person works alongside the compa-

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.

Today

Relay for Life 6p.m., IM Room Orchestra Concert 7:30p.m, PFAC Auditorium

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Alpha Sigs go acoustic Karen Postupac Editor-in-Chief

In case there was ever a need for another coffeehouse on campus, the Alpha Sigs obliged.

The Alpha Sigma housing group hosted Alpha Sigma Unplugged, where student performers entertained attendees with their musical talent, 7 p.m.

Friday in Old MAP. “I love this event because it’s a laid-back event that people can come to hang out with

friends, listen to music and just chill,” said president Jonny Beranek.

The housing group was established in 1974 and has been holding this event for years. Unplugged has, in those years, become a popular campus attraction, evidenced by the attendance: over 100 people came.

The entertainment proved to be fantastic, with many different acts playing their versions of popular hits.

One of the main acts was the Glee Club. Glee Club sings a variety of songs, from folk songs, to current music, to classics like Billy Joel’s “The Longest Time.”

Another act was freshman Adam Ross, who has performed in many different venues around campus. Alpha Sigma Unplugged “was very relaxed and stress free for the performers and the listeners,” Ross said.

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Russia, Romeo & reprises Paige Fay Staff Writer Today at 7:30 p.m. in Ketler Auditorium the Grove City College Orchestra will be taking the audience to Russia.

The repertoire for the evening will contain Tchaikovsky’s “Serenade for Strings,” Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Russian Easter Overture,” Khachaturian’s “Adagio” from Spartacus, Prokofiev’s “Romeo

and Juliet – The Montagues and Capulets,” Glinka’s “Russian and Ludmilla Overture” and Kabalevsky’s “Colas Breugnon Overture.”

The orchestra director, Dr. Jeffrey Tedford, included this music in a four-year plan in order to expose students to a wide variety of music during their years at the College.

Tedford said, “Every concert is an opportunity to create with the

students who spend three hours per week with me. It is a wonderful collaborative atmosphere where we use our talents and gifts to glorify God and take the audience on a journey to explore the music performed.”

Members of the orchestra represent over 30 majors on campus and make up one of the largest student orORCHESTRA 11

blend the new humorous Thor with the new movie. On the other hand, a more serious Thor needed to be in place; this movie was no laughing matter.

Probably one of the biggest let-downs of the movie was that the Infinity Stones seemed too attainable; any progress Thanos made seemed too easy. It made for a hopeless progression of the movie.

The film acts as a bridge, connecting viewers to all previous 18 of the movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Because of this, while the movie is necessary in the storyline, movie-goers are stuck still waiting for the payoff they were hoping for.

The problem was only perpetuated for three hours without an end in sight. Thus, this is not a film the audience will walk out wishing to see again. It was necessary but not anything close to the main attraction that will be the final movie next year.

Saturday

BSY AND BEER EVENT

Spend the afternoon on Broad Street with Voodoo Brewery from 3:30-10:30 p.m. on Saturday.

Downward dog and drafts downtown Rebekah Quinlan Contributing Writer Broad Street Yoga and Voodoo Brewery are partnering together to offer a fun Saturday afternoon of yoga and beer.

The event will start at the studio with a feisty and fun yoga class centered around people’s favorite beverage (BYOB), then attendees will stroll down the street to Voodoo Brewery for a ‘flight of beers’ and a little bartender Q&A. Students and locals are invited to begin at the BSY studio where Shanna will lead a lighthearted bring your own beverage yoga class.

Participants will

have a bit of fun navigating their drink of choice around the yoga flow. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to bring any drink they choose, alcoholic or not.

The purpose of the event is to have a laugh.

After the yoga class, participants will walk down to Voodoo Brewery on Broad Street (just a few store fronts down) to enjoy a flight of beers where Andy, Voodoo’s bartender, will explain each beer and add a little trivia to the night.

The cost is $20 a head, but the event is almost sold out, so anyone interested is encouraged to sign up soon at clients.mindbodyonline.com.

STEM Olympics 11 a.m., IM Room SGA Outdoor movie night 8 p.m., Lower Quad IM Room (rain location) The Last Dance 8 p.m., Old Map

Sunday

Spring Choral Concert 4:30 p.m., Harbison Chapel Crème de la Ketler 7 p.m., Ket Rec

Thursday

Honors Convocation 6:30 p.m., Harbison Chapel Spring Dance 8 p.m., Wolverina Warriors 9 p.m., Harbison Chapel

Friday

TAP One Acts 6 p.m., 8:30 p.m., Little Theater Spring Dance 8p.m., Wolverina Concert Band & Wind Ensemble Concert 7:30p.m., PFAC Auditorium

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Ryan resigns a failure

Erin McLaughlin Contributing Writer

Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, announced last week that he will not run for reelection in November, leaving both his House seat and the Speakership open.

This announcement may come as a surprise to some, but to others, it was a highly predictable event.

From the onset of Ryan’s term as Speaker, he was hesitant about his prospects as House leader. He was elected to the office by popular demand. In his official announcement of his departure, Ryan restated those initial reservations but gave his ultimate reason for leaving as allowing him to devote more time to his family.

Yet the change in political tides is what many believe to be his motivation for leaving his post. Publisher and writer for The Federalist, Ben Domenech, in his article “How Paul Ryan Went From Young Gun To Gone,” sees Ryan’s departure as the inevitable result of a change in party values.

Ryan, Domenech claims, is part of a burnt-out movement that championed politicians who were “straight-laced, honest and sincere.”

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Stephen Hayes, editor in chief at The Weekly Standard believes that Trumpian politics is what gave Ryan the final heave-ho.

In his article, “Paul Ryan and the End of an Era,” Hayes notes that Trump has effectively fractured the GOP into so many discordant pieces that Ryan has been submitted to unmerited scorn of the Trump base, thus pressuring him out of office.

On the contrary, radio talk show host Mark Levin sees Ryan’s failure to uphold the

promises he made to the conservative base of the GOP as the reason for leaving.

Levin cites the massive budget passed in that March will lead to trillion-dollar deficit spending beginning in 2020 as a prime factor for his selfremoval.

Seldom have any conservatives praised Ryan’s performance as Speaker of the House, due to the many concessions he has made to the political left on matters such as Obamacare, funding Planned Parenthood and the national

debt. Ryan has gone too far to pander to the left in hope of a bipartisan reconciliation.

Since becoming Speaker of the House, Ryan’s popularity among the thick conservative base of the Republican party has waned dramatically, but he has not conceded power until now. Why? Possibly the building pressure has finally made him pop. Pressure from the White House’s unruly and indecisive politics, the widespread recognized failure of Ryan’s Congressional GOP and the dire prospects of the 2018 elections could have finally convinced Ryan that he has dug himself too far down the hole.

To Ryan’s credit, however, the pull of staying in office and keeping whatever power he would have left after the upcoming election has failed, and the call to be a career politician has fallen on deaf ears.

Anyone who knows Ryan personally, such as Mark Levin, knows him as a morally outstanding person.

There is no doubt that Ryan has tried to fight the good fight, but sometimes the tide of bipartisanship for the sake of getting along pulls too hard.

Whether it be for family, politics or both, Ryan had sense enough to know when it was time to leave.

Editorial: Time for Christian leadership William Wilberforce is one of the enduring heroes of Christianity.

Wilberforce lived in the United Kingdom in the late 18th and early 19th century, serving as a Member of Parliament for most of his adult life. He lead the abolition movement in Britain, introducing bills in Parliament year after year that would have abolished the slave trade and slavery.

Wilberforce was continually defeated throughout the 1780s and 90s, but finally succeeded. In 1807, Parliament passed the Slave Trade Act, ending the African slave trade. Wilberforce then continued to fight for the complete abolition of slavery, eventually leading to the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833

(passed seven years after Wilberforce retired from Parliament).

He did all of this out of deep Christian convictions.

Wilberforce had converted to Christianity in his 20s, in part because of his relationship with John Newton, the great hymn writer. Newton was also a convert to the faith, having served on slave ships for much of his life before his conversion. Those experiences impressed on Newton, and through him on Wilberforce, the total corrupting evil of slavery and the slave trade.

Both Newton and Wilberforce saw, with clear eyes, how slavery was a work of Satan; how slavery degraded human beings, made in God’s image; how

slavery also corrupted those who touched it.

Both Newton and Wilberforce, along with numerous other Evangelical Christians of the day (Thomas Clarkson, Granville Sharpe and more), saw slavery for what it was: pure sin.

These Evangelical Christians led the fight against slavery, not primarily out of pity for Africans or for some pragmatic reason, but because they saw sin creeping into every corner of their culture and corrupting it. Wilberforce, Newton and more fought slavery because they believed the Christian should fight sin wherever it appears.

The British Evangelical abolition movement is one of Christianity’s only bright spots

regarding slavery.

Much of the church in America and Britain, at best turned a blind eye to slavery, and at worst actively justified it. Many great American Christians, including Jonathan Edwards, owned slaves. These Christians, who believed that God had created mankind in His own image, owned their fellow men as livestock. Even worse, the church often condoned slavery, offering theological justifications for it.

The church has a spotty history with racism (to say the least), and that history is not improving much today.

While Christians do not overtly justify racism or white superiority anymore, they fail to address the urgency

of racism or even recognize that it is a sin.

The church today does not hesitate to decry sin in society, and rightly so. But if Christians want to impact culture and society (which we should), we cannot focus only on sexual identity or abortion. Both deserve to be condemned; but so does racism.

Racism degrades and destroys. It corrupts human beings, made in God’s image and bearing His design, to less than human. The consistent Christian ought to see racism as a sin along with the others that turns humans into something less than human.

Christians ought to be more vocal in speaking against racism.

A cartoon by Emily Wasylenko

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Green Eyeshade Award the

DISH ROOM continued from 4 and it will also allow us to put them in the dishwasher faster and get them back out on the floor so you don’t have to go from station to station looking for a fork.

The final request is to leave all trash, food, yogurt and especially peanut butter out of mugs and cups. I know

that some people think sticking all the napkins and other trash into the cups may help, but in reality, things just get stuck down in there and we have to stop to take the time to clear out and sometimes spray down the cups.

Just leave everything on the plates, please.

Now, the second station is in the back, unloading dishes, sorting utensils, stacking cups

and taking all the clean dishes back on the floor.

There are many rushes throughout each meal and sometimes we get backed up. We try our best to get everything stocked, but our “runner” is also in charge of changing the milk and juices and we also have to take things back to the kitchen.

Coming back to tell us things are empty may be helpful, but

please don’t get mad at us, we are doing the best we can.

I know how frustrating it is to go to grab a cup of water or utensils and you find yourself walking all around the cafeteria to find what you need.

Let me tell you my foolproof trick. Don’t take dishes out of the cafeteria. I know it may seem silly, but honestly, no matter how many

people are in the dish room or how fast we are going, there won’t be enough dishes for meals if they keep disappearing.

If you are really in need of dishes, Walmart is just down the road.

On behalf of the dish room, take the workers into consideration the next time you go up to put your dishes on the conveyor belt.

This week’s Green Eyeshade Award goes to Emily Wasylenko for her oustanding work as our cartoonist. Great job Emily!

The Green Eyeshade Award honors student contributors that demonstrate consistency and excellence in their work.

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Is Coachella worth the hype?

Katheryn Frazier Staff Writer

The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival was established in 1999 and has grown into one of the world’s largest music festivals.

M u sic lovers around the world gear up for the ultimate festival experience. The event is hosted at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. This year’s festival took place between the weekends of April 13th and April 22nd.

Headliners for this year’s Coachella include Beyoncé, Eminem, Cardi B, The Weeknd, Lady Gaga, Kendrick Lamar and Alan Walker. Over 100 more bands performed at the festival, though the majority of the of the artists play electronic, pop or hiphop music.

Coachella also offers world class art and food. The festival commissions art installments to be placed across the venue and over 100 vendors to serve a variety of food.

Coachella attendees come from all around the world, and in large numbers.

750,000 people attended last year’s

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Coachella, which earned the festival up to $115 million.

The general admission price for Coachella ranges from $429 to $504. The VIP pass costs $1000. The passes are only for three days or for one of the weekends that Coachella operates. The admission does not cover the food costs within the festival.

Additional fees to stay on site for the festival include car camping or tent camping, which costs $113 for a weekend plus a permit that must be bought. If car or tent camping is not your ideal way to stay over at Coachella, there is always hotels, however since people come from all over the world

to attend the festival, the rates of hotels skyrocket.

The idea of Coachella is very appealing to me at first glance with the level of artistry across the board between music, food, and art. However, upon thinking about it more, the idea seems more absurd to me. The price of admission to attend Coachella is ridiculous. Spending $429 to $504 dollars on a three-day weekend is a waste of money.

On top of that, I would have to pay for airfare or another type of transportation, as well as for a hotel or camping permit.

Food would also not be included in the admission of the Coach-

ella, so I would have to set aside a generous amount of money to eat out.

I would rather pay for a ticket to a specific artist that is less than $100 for a venue that is more accessible to me. Then go out for dinner before or after the concert. In comparison, I would save more money to go to the closer venue than to go to Indio, California.

Another problem with Coachella is that it is in a desert setting, which makes it consistently hot.

The amount of people attending the festival would also make the venue even more uncomfortable and crowded. The large au-

dience at a given spot would make it hard to be able to see the artist perform. In addition, there is no guarantee no overlapping times with multiple artists I would want to see.

I love music, and admittedly, a couple of artists I am interested in are performing at Coachella, but there are not enough artists to entice me to go.

My taste of music does not lean towards electronic, pop, or hiphop either.

The price to pay for admission, transportation, food, the heat, the crowds, and the list of artists are not enough for me to personally attend Coachella. Coachella is not for me.

The future of political civility

Jonathan Kolker Staff Writer

Barbara Bush, wife of one president, mother of another and relic of a bygone era of American politics, passed away last week at the age of 92.

The passing of the matriarch serves as a reminder of the transformation that American politics has undergone since the heyday of the Bush dynasty.

Her death represents more than just the passing into irrelevance of the political powerhouse that was the Bush family.

It also represents the end of a custom that has had sway over American politics far longer than any dynasty: political civility.

Barbara Bush possessed this civility in great measure.

It is for this reason that her death has been met with many tears on both sides of the aisle.

As Nancy Pelosi, Democratic minority leader of the House of Representatives, said, “Mrs. Bush brought dignity, civility and spirit to everything she did.”

What is perhapsmost distressing about

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the former First Lady’s death is the contrast her memory forms with the picture of American politics today.

Surveying the history of American politics, countless examples of civility in public life come to mind, even in recent times.

Following their respective primary victories in the 2000 campaign, Bush and Gore congratulated each other for their victories.

In 2004, Bush and Kerry did the same, as did McCain and Obama in 2008 and Romney and Obama in 2012.

Indeed, following Obama’s primary victory in 2008, Senator John McCain released a campaign ad congratulating him for his victory, calling the day “a good day for America.”

In 2016, neither Hillary Clinton nor President Trump called to congratulate each other over their victory.

Rather, Trump, on the night Clinton became the presumptive nominee, gave a speech in which he accused her of turning the State Department into her private hedge fund.

That same night, she called him temperamentally unfit to be president.

To President Obama, George Bush is a very

good man. To President Trump, Hillary Clinton is a nasty woman.

The assumptions of civility are, in many ways, the same as those assumptions upon which American democracy was crafted.

To disagree respectfully is precisely what it means to live in a pluralistic, rather than autocratic, society. “We cannot do democracy,” as Vice President Mike Pence once said, “without a heavy dose of civility.”

The Bush family, despite its faults, has always exhibited civility in its dealings with political opponents.

George H. W. Bush, after being defeated after one term by Bill Clinton, wrote the following to him: “You will be our President …

Your success now is our country’s success. I am rooting hard for you.”

George W. Bush, after Obama entered office, refused to criticize the new president, reasoning that there already existed plenty of critics who could perform that role, a grace which Obama would not afford Bush in his years as president or afford Trump after leaving office.

Bush also ordered his administration to work relentlessly to ensure

Camp on each second and fourth Thursday of each month.

Sophomore James Hayward, who transferred to Grove City last January, found out about the program through talking with

other students who are involved.

“It has been an awesome opportunity for leadership development and has been exciting to see how the program has grown,” said Hayward.

the transfer of power to Obama’s administration would be particularly smooth.

For Bush, along with the rest of his family, could say, “I love my country a lot more than I love politics.”

For this mentality, we have no one to thank more than Barbara Bush.

She served as a pow-

erful role model for her family (so great was her influence that her family jokingly called her “the Enforcer”), teaching them to love their country and show respect for those around them.

As her granddaughter Jenna Bush put it, “she taught me to use my voice but also to value the opinions of others.”

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Sports

April 27, 2018

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Team tops Bearcats 7-2

Lily Riale Staff Writer

In the words of Grove City tennis player Zack Sprunger, “Tennis is a fun sport to watch on a nice, sunny day. We don’t have a ton of fans, but we don’t play for the fans; we play because we love tennis.

We don’t really mind the low turnout. We are just quietly the most successful sport on campus, no big deal.”

The Grove City College men’s tennis team had a 7-2 victory over visiting Saint Vincent in a Presidents’ Athletic Conference match Wednesday afternoon at the Walters-Zbell Tennis Courts.

Doubles teams sophomore Andrew Graber and senior Zack Sprunger were defeated (28), as were senior Jon Fleet and freshman

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Junior Miguel Esteban Diaz plays a singles match against Saint Vincent Wednesday. The Wolverines won the match 7-2, with Diaz contributing with a win in the doubles round with sophomore Ed Doyle.

Damon Deck with a final of (4-8), however, junior Miguel Esteban Diaz and sophomore Ed Doyle defeated Alex

DeLuca and Luke Good in their doubles round with an 8-4 victory.

In an impressive sweep, Graber, Fleet,

Sprunger, Deck, Doyle and Diaz all saw wins in their singles matches. All but one of the singles wins came in

straight sets. “I definitely prefer singles” commented Fleet, “It’s fast-paced and allows me to build consistency in my game.”

When asked for comment regarding how he perseveres through the matches, Sprunger replied, “I would say taking one point at a time and feeding myself positive messages; additionally, encouraging the rest of the team while I play helps to keep my mind on both my match and the team’s success. Tennis is all about mental toughness; you have to first win the battle in your mind before you can play well at any level.”

Similarly, Fleet remarked, “I persevere through tough matches by focusing on one point at a time.”

Women win doubleheader

MacKenzie Stine Staff Writer

The Grove City College women’s softball team bounced back from two tough losses to Thomas More with a doubleheader win over Waynesburg Monday.

The team cranked out a combined 26 hits across the two games, dominating the visitors. The Wolverines won the first game 10-2, led by sophomore left fielder Erin Frohlich’s superb performance. Frohlich went 3 for 3 at the plate, including a triple.

Senior center fielder Michaela Cashmer and senior shortstop Breanna Lent both scored runs from the plate.

Freshman pitcher Ashley Cornelius struck out three,

walked one and allowed just two runs in her five innings, picking up the win for Grove City.

Grove City then won the second game 5-2, with freshman pitcher Ashley Vining picking up the win. Vining gave up just seven singles in seven innings to earn the victory.

Sophomore catcher Liz Scherer went 4 for 4, while Cashmer went 3 for 3.

The game was tied 2-2 going into the bottom of the 6th when the Wolverines scored 3 runs to take a commanding lead. Vining then closed the game out in the top of the 7th.

The two victories came on the back of a tough doubleheader loss at Thomas More Saturday. The first game ended 8-0 in the 5th inning, when

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Senior center fielder, Michaela Cashmer singled twice and knocked in three runs against Waynesburg. The Wolverines went on to win both games, 10-2 and 5-2. the NCAA mercy rule went into effect. Thomas More then won the second game 4-1.

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chestras in the country.

There are 84 musicians in the Symphonic Orchestra and 19 musicians in the Chamber Orchestra. Both groups require an audition for membership or seating.

“Each concert is unique with unique challenges, different students and a variety of scheduling conflicts leading up to the performance,” said Tedford.

Audience members will experience the fruit of the hard work of these students who have labored with Tedford to present a wonderful performance.

For the seniors, this will be their last concert and a chance to reflect on why they have continued playing music throughout their student careers.

Tedford hopes that both the orchestras and the audience will be emotionally and spiritually moved and uplifted by the concert.

Music is a balm for the soul and this concert will not disappoint.

“I think the best part of the event was the atmosphere that was created. Getting to just hang out with friends and listen to some music while enjoying milkshakes and other snacks is a relaxing way to spend a Friday night.

Plus, a free milkshake in any context is amazing,” Ross said.

There was a suggested donation for entrance of the event. All of the proceeds went to the Compassion Child, Alejandro, who is sponsored by the housing group. Over the course of the night, the housing group raised $239 for Alejandro.

“I also really enjoyed the emphasis they put on the purpose of the event. Making donations readily available at the entrance is a really accessible way for people to give back and it makes the event more meaningful,” said Ross.

Alpha Sigma, in general, is a supportive, tight-knit group. “I love the Alpha Sigs because they are a quirky, funloving group of guys that I can always fall back on,” said Beranek.

nies to obtain the items, Davies and other volunteers actively pack away and send the items to the children.

Davies was very excited about the outcome of people who showed up to help. “We had many students who came that represented different organizations on campus and we even had a few professors and their families come to help pack shoeboxes.

It was especially cool to see several members from the Okies, Sig Thets, AEX and ABTs come out and spend a significant amount of time helping to set up and pack shoeboxes,” Davies said.

Going into the event, the goal was to pack 2,000 boxes and with the help of everyone who showed up, the boxes were packed and shipped 40 minutes earlier than expected.

These boxes are being sent to young girls in closed-off countries.

A closed country is one that contains conflict, typically seen on the news.

The word of God cannot be spread in these

The team takes the field again this afternoon for a doubleheader against Chatham.

countries and the items in the boxes are censored.

For example, dolls and American flags are prohibited as they can express nudity and the American nationality.

Finding items can be tricky for these boxes, so it is important to be clever and follow the rules of the country before packing the boxes.

Davies was excited to see how God provided and hopes to do more packing parties here on campus in the future.

She said, “OCC is very near and dear to my heart and I absolutely love the ministry.

Every child receives humanitarian aid as well as the gospel message in their language at the distribution of the boxes.”

Last summer she had the opportunity to go on a distribution trip to the Philippines with OCC. Davies said, seeing “firsthand the expression on the children’s faces when they opened the shoeboxes was absolutely incredible as well as the impact that the gospel presentation and the shoeboxes had on each individual child. These shoeboxes

truly make a lasting and eternal impression on the children that receive the shoeboxes.”

Christmas music blasted through the speakers, cookies and other treats were being served and everything was set up orderly and easily.

It was a great way to destress and help others at the same time.

Davies said, “The packing party was an amazing success!

Each time that I thought we would not get finished in time God provided someone for each individual task that we needed accomplished at the right time.”

OCC is becoming affiliated with many churches and schools today. To learn more or volunteer, keep an eye out for the OCC logo and packing events held here at the school or with churches in the area.

Also, check out their webpage at https:// www.samaritanspurse. org/operation-christmas-child for more information.

Grove City makes a run Drew Bowser

Contributing Writer This past week, both men’s and women’s track and field teams competed at Slippery Rock University. Slippery Rock hosted the Dave Labor Invitational meet, held at MihalikThompson Stadium.

Both men and women made notable finishes in both track and field events.

Most notably for the women, freshman Gretchen Elsey won the high jump by clearing 4 feet, 10.25 inches.

Sophomore Katlyn Adams placed fourth in the long jump with a mark of 16 feet 3.25 inches. Sophmore Madison McKivergan finished the women’s fields events by placing fifth in the triple jump with 31 feet, 5 inches.

Junior Erin Logue took sixth in the javelin with a 93 feet, 9 inch throw, while senior Margi Haiss took ninth in the discus with a throw of 106 feet, 2 inches.

On the track, junior Elizabeth Donahoe led Grove City by taking fifth in the 800 meters.

Donahoe recorded a time of 2 minutes, 32.44 seconds. In addition, sophomore Madelyn Kimpel earned ninth in the women’s 800 meters (2:35.39). Freshman Shannon Brawley also placed ninth in the 400 hurdles (1:21.57).

The men’s team was lead in the field by freshman Alexander Wirth, who placed second overall in the javelin with his collegiate best of 160 feet, 3 inches. Freshman Jared Gay placed fifth in the shot put with a best mark of 44 feet 4.5 inches.

Sophomore Joe Grinde earned sixth in the long jump. Grinde recorded a jump of 20 feet 11.5 inches. Freshmen Jacob Dybas and Cody Gustafson tied for seventh in the high jump, both clearing 5 feet, 5 inches.

Junior Ryan Budnik placed highest for Grove on the track. He took fourth in the 1500, with a time of 4 minutes and 14.75 seconds.

Right behind Budnik was senior Drew Thibault, who earned fifth in the 1500 in a time of 4:15.13. Freshman Thomas Troxel placed seventh in the 400 meters with a time of 55 seconds flat. Finally, junior Aaron Bliss took fifth in the men’s 200 meters with a time of 23.36 seconds.

Both of Grove City’s track and field teams will be represented at the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Championships (PAC’s). This event will close the regular season next Wednesday and Thursday at the, hosted by Westminster College.

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April 27, 2018

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The Grove City College men’s lacrosse team secured an OLRC berth with a victory Tuesday over Chatham 14-7. They conclude their regular season 11 a.m. tomorrow against Earlham on Thorn Field.

It’s Senior Saturday for lacrosse

Maddy Moser Staff Writer

The Grove City College men’s lacrosse team will face Earlham College in the last home game of the season.

For the senior members of the team, their last game on Thorn Field in their lacrosse careers at 11 a.m. tomorrow.

Grove City’s roster holds six seniors this year – Jonathan Bensing, Sam Passalinqua, James Rushe, Scott Vineyard and captains Sam Calhoun and Ben Dumm.

The Senior Day game will honor the legacy these athletes leave

behind as a chapter of their lacrosse careers comes to a close.

“The season has been an awesome capstone to my career. When I walk off Thorn Field for the last time, I will feel like I have gotten everything out of it,” Dumm said.

Calhoun echoed similar sentiments. “Playing for Grove City has been an incredible blessing.

I am confident that I wouldn’t want to play college lacrosse anywhere else.”

Over the last four years, the seniors have built a strong bond, while new head coach Alec Jernstadt has tried to build an even stron-

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Freshman defender, Brandon Hayek, scored against Chatham, leading the Wolverines to vicotry. They will close their season tomorrow at 11 a.m. ger team dynamic.

“I am excited to play my last game with the teammates I have be-

come friends with, but part of me is sad that it is over,” Passalinqua said.

Though lacrosse may be ending for some players, many of the memories and lessons

learned will stick with them long after the fourth quarter on Saturday.

“GCC lacrosse has made me a better person both on and off the field,” Vineyard said.

Many of his teammates would agree that the same goes for them, as well.

Being part of the Grove City lacrosse program, especially now in its inaugural varsity season, has left a lasting impact on these senior players. Their leadership, hard work and dedication to the team has left an impact on a growing program in return.

Baseball team on the home stretch

Rachael Mossgrove Staff Writer

As the 2017-2018 school year comes to a close, so does the season for Grove City’s baseball team. With only eight games left, the team has proven itself with hard work throughout the season.

The team celebrated senior day with a doubleheader against Bethany Saturday. The bleachers were packed and the energy was high at R. Jack Behringer Field as the Wolverines split the two games.

Grove City pulled a 13-8 win over the Bison in the first game, but the Bison reigned victorious in the second game with a 6-3 lead. Despite their loss in the second game, Grove City’s win in the first places them fifth in

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Sophomore first baseman, Matt Dayton had a two-run double against Westminster on Monday. The Wolverines had a split decision, defeating the Yellow Jackets before falling 5-1. the Presidents’ Athletic Conference with a conference record of 5-5.

Among Grove City’s team of talented play-

ers, there are several individuals whose notable statistics have landed them on top of the leaderboard in the

PAC. Grove City junior third baseman/ pitcher Micah Burke is hitting .487 (19 for 39) in conference play this

Two GCC athletes win weekly honors

Henry Brannan captured Ohio River Lacrosse Conference Offensive Player of the Week honors.

Brannan helped Grove City to ORLC wins over Westminster and Bethany last week.

Brannan fired in eight

total goals and recorded four assists in the two victories.

Last Wednesday night, Brannan scored five times in the Wolverines’ 9-5 victory in New Wilmington.

Saturday, he recorded three goals and a career-high four assists in Grove City’s 19-3 home triumph over Bethany. Saturday’s effort marked Brannan’s third 7-point game of the season. Brannan leads Grove City (8-5, 5-3 ORLC) with 43 goals, 14 assists and 57 points this season.

Gretchen Elsey earned Presidents’ Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week honors in women’s track and field. Elsey earned her second PAC Rookie of the Week honor after winning the high jump last Thursday

afternoon at Slippery Rock University’s Dave Labor Invitational.

Elsey cleared 4 feet, 10 3/4 inches to win the title. She owns the top high jump in the conference this season as she cleared 5 feet, 1/4 inch March 24 at California (Pa.) University’s Early Bird Invitational.

The Grove City track and field teams will compete in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Championships at Westminster College this Wednesday and Thursday.

season, which ranks second in the league.

His .600 on-base percentage in conference games leads the PAC.

Burke also ranks fourth in the conference with a 1.93 earned run average in league games. Overall, Burke’s .390 batting average is fourth in the conference and his 3.00 ERA ranks ninth.

Joining Burke on the leaderboard is Grove City junior pitcher John Bini, this week’s Presidents’ Athletic Conference and Eastern College Athletic Conference Division III Pitcher of the Week. He went 2-0 with a 0.56 ERA and two complete games last week. Bini ranks third all-time at Grove City with 19 wins.

Bini’s .864 win percentage (19-3) is an all-time Grove City high.

Although few games remain, the season has been successful thus far for both the team and for individual players.

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