The Collegian – May 4, 2018

Senior Man of the Year

Senior Woman of the Year

Sportswoman of the Year

Sportsman of the Year

Graham Allen

Corrie Penraat

Lexie Arkwright

Drew Thibault

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Pazehoski wins Professor of the Year James Sutherland Managing Editor

Dr. Kristina O. Pazehoski ’01, professor of biology and chair of the Department of Biology, is this year’s Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) Professor of the Year.

Pazehoski accepted the award yesterday during chapel, when she spoke about winning the award and what Grove City College has meant to her.

“I’m a Grove City grad myself, so I’m thrilled to follow in the footsteps of several of my own favorite professors who have won this award previously. As a freshman in Dr. Kriley’s Gen Chem class in the fall of 1997, I never would have imagined that I would someday be the one in front of the classroom at this wonderful institution, let alone be awarded this great honor,” she said.

“I’m grateful to God for leading me to GCC for my collegiate career, and for leading me back again as a professor 10 years after graduating with a degree in biochemistry. This school has been life-giving to me in so many ways,”

she said.

Pazehoski talked about how her time as a student at the College prepared her for graduate school and expressed her gratitude to professors who helped her become confident as both a Christian and a scientist.

“My professors at GCC never shied away from discussing concepts that are often perceived as difficult for someone with faith to reconcile as they pursue a career in science. They presented these discussions with respect and humility, providing a great example for how to engage these ideas with others out in the real world,” she said.

She also met her husband Bob at Grove City College, at a square dance the night before classes started their freshman year. The couple have five children, but Pazehoski still finds time for students outside the classroom.

Every Friday night during the spring semester, students have an open invitation to dinner at the Pazehoski home.

She also serves as a faPROFESSOR 2

ANDREW STEIN

Last fall, football coach Andrew DiDontino led the Grove City Wolverines to their first win during President McNulty’s term. GCC’s theater department showed “The Music Man” last semester. Senior Lexie Arkwright earned Sportswoman of the Year for her excellence on the basketball court.

McNulty memo

A year to remember

“I believe that we will win! I believe that we will win!” That was the memorable cheer from the enormous “white out” crowd at our his- McNulty toric night football game last fall.

With this overwhelming support from our campus community, the Wolverines defeated St. Vincent 2414 and broke a losing streak that began, coincidentally, when I became president. You can imagine my relief as the students stormed the field and we all celebrated to the light and sound of spectacular fireworks. Many have described this night, September 23, 2017, as the highlight of their time at GCC. Regardless of where it sits on

your best moments list, the turn-out and celebration revealed something very special about our community. We care about each other.

Community is one of our core values. We live and learn together, and we also engage.

Every day students, faculty and administrators are using their remarkable talents and contributing their time and energies to enrich our shared experience at GCC. This past year we once again enjoyed outstanding music, theater, dance and visual art. Who doesn’t love “The Music Man?” And how many marching bands recognized the quincentennial anniversary of the Reformation with a rendition of Martin Luther’s “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God”? The orchestra also dedicated its first

semester concert to this historic milestone.

My favorite aspect of all of this engagement is the broad mix of majors participating in our programs. For example, students studying engineering, finance, education, biology and many MEMO 2

‘It’s a great day for band’

Michelle Jeffries Copy Editor

WESLEY KINNEY

Dr. Kristina O. Pazehoski ‘01 is the 2018 ODK Professor of the Year. Pazehoski is the chair of the Department of Biology.

When Dr. Joseph M. Pisano ‘94 started working at Grove City College 23 years ago, he had no idea about the long journey on which he was about to embark.

Fortunately, as a GCC grad himself, he was already familiar with the band program and the music faculty and so was off to a smooth start.

Pisano will be leav-

Stunning seniors Seniors recognized for campus contribution Find the complete schedule on page 6

ing Grove City, and the world of academia, after this year to start a job in research and industry. He is looking forward to moving from the education field to the business field.

While excited for his new chapter in life, he is also sad to be leaving a place that has been a huge part of his life.

“I’m going to miss the students the most.

We have a certain kind of student here, hardPISANO 5

MICHELLE JEFFRIES

Dr. Pisano directing the Star Spangled Banner before a football game. It is tradition for the director to conduct the national anthem.

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All-Campus Sing displays Greek, independent talent

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Meteor showers bring May flowers Erin Balserak Contributing Writer Fans of stargazing will be in luck this week.

The Eta Aquariids meteor shower, spanning April 19 to May 26, will be at its most visible point in the Northern Hemisphere at 2 a.m. Monday.

Meteor showers are culturally popular as an observational pastime, but many do not know much about their origin or nature.

Meteor showers are a concentration of shooting stars in the night sky, occasioned by passing comets.

There are many variations of meteor showers, which are named for the constellation in the region of the sky

that the meteors come from. The Eta Aquariids are correlated with the Aquarius constellation, specifically the “Water Jar” star formation.

The meteor shower itself occurs when Halley’s Comet passes by the earth and trails comet dust behind it.

The comet itself will not be visible until 2061, but its dust and debris regularly grace observers with astrological delights such as the one that will be occurring this May. The Eta Aquariid meteor shower occurs every year from the end of April to the beginning of May. The best time to view it is just before dawn on the night of May 6 and the morning of the 7.

Many students can be expected to turn out for the meteor shower.

Freshman Tyler Harvey said, “I like to go to lower campus and stargaze with my friends - I can’t wait to see the meteor shower!”

The gibbous moon might obscure some of the show, but there are still sure to be some brilliant meteors lighting up the night sky.

The best place to view it will likely be an open place with a clear view of the sky, such as the lower campus field or Moraine State Park, for a view that is the least obstructed by artificial light sources. Bring a blanket, some coffee, a few friends and watch the dazzling display.

Campus prepares for summer

Congratulations to Erin McLaughlin for winning our photo contest!

McNulty on Mueller

Andrew Furjanic

Social Media Coordinator Grove City College President Paul J. McNulty ’80 spoke to a packed Sticht Auditorium last week on Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 Presidential election.

McNulty drew on his personal experience with a number of key players in the investigation, including former FBI Director James Comey and Mueller himself, as well as professional experience to inform his talk, held Thursday, April 26.

McNulty is the former Deputy Attorney General and served in a variety of legal roles within the Department of Justice and federal government as a whole, including as the chief counsel for the House Judiciary Committee during the Clinton impeachment in the late 1990s.

This puts McNulty in the unique position of having worked with, for or above many of the key players in the investigation. Mueller, Comey and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosen-

MEMO continued from 1 other academic offering sit shoulder-to-shoulder with music majors in our fine ensembles.

Which brings me to Excellence, another one of our core values.

Our athletes, who make enormous sacrifices to compete for GCC, know all about this standard.

This year’s accolades must begin with Anne Shirley Dassow winning the national championship in the 200m butterfly and becoming only the 7th NCAA National Champion in school history.

Athletic excellence was also displayed by women’s tennis and swimming and diving, two teams that have made an amazing habit

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stein have all worked for, or with, President McNulty.

Mueller’s investigation is an enquiry into whether Russian actors influenced the 2016 U.S. presidential election. The investigation started as an FBI investigation, overseen by then Director of the FBI, James Comey, uncovering evidence which to suggested that members of Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign may have received assistance from Russian state actors. The investigation soon resulted in the resignation of National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, who was investigated for illegally meeting with the Russian ambassador before being appointed to his position illegally.

In May 2017, President Donald Trump fired Comey from his position. As Comey had been overseeing the Russia investigation, Rod Rosenstein, the current Deputy Attorney General, appointed Robert Muller as Special Counsel to take over the investigation.

The investigation allowed Mueller to inves-

tigate “any links and/or coordination between the Russian government and individuals associated with the campaign of President Donald Trump; and any matters that arose or may arise directly from the investigation.”

As McNulty explained, this gives Mueller a wide scope to investigate any crimes he comes across during his investigation.

During his talk, President McNulty explained the difference between Ken Starr, the independent counsel who investigated Bill Clinton’s misdeeds in the 90s, and Mueller.

Starr was an independent prosecutor who could not be fired and was tasked with leading the prosecution of any crimes he came across.

Mueller is a special counsel, which simply means he operates outside the regular Department of Justice chain of command.

Additionally, if Mueller does find evidence of criminal action by the president, “he has to put together a report and recommend that the Deputy Attorney General send the report

to Congress to begin impeachment hearings,” said McNulty.

He also pointed out that a bill was introduced in the Senate earlier that day that would ensure that “Mueller couldn’t be fired without cause.”

President McNulty spent much of his lecture giving interesting stories of his time as Deputy Attorney General. He recalled the FISA warrant process, which often required him to “sign whole stacks of FISA warrant requests at his living room coffee table on a Saturday.” He recalled the complexities of the impeachment process, saying there was almost no precedent, and “we were making it up as we went.”

President McNulty hammered home one point: his confidence in the Department of Justice. “Americans,” he said, “have a great confidence in the rule of law.” President McNulty trusts in the organization he once worked for. He communicated faith that the American people will remain, as ever, dedicated to the ideals of justice.

cilitator with a Campus Ministries women’s discipleship group.

“I see myself in those of you who struggle to gain your footing in the early portions of your time here, and I hope that I have done a good job of expressing to you that I’ve been in that uncomfortable position, that I’m available as a resource to help you through it, and that your identity and worth is not determined by your grades,” she said.

“Yet I know there are some of you who I have let fall through the cracks, and for that I am sorry. I’m still a work in progress and I recognize the need for improvement in making myself accessible. I do love working with all of you, and I view myself as privileged to contribute to your academic training, and, maybe to a small extent, your personal growth.”

“God has taught me in these past few years that when I limit myself to my comfort zones, I don’t grow. Taking some bold steps in faith has shown me that the Lord’s sufficiency prevails over my inadequacy, and in the process, He has fostered the formation of relation-

ships with some pretty awesome people that I otherwise would have never known,” she concluded.

Pazehoski earned her Ph.D. in Biology from Duquesne University after graduating from Grove City College in 2001, where she studied under 2016 Professor of the Year Dr. Charles Kriley.

The Professor of the Year was initiated in 2000 by the Omicron Delta Kappa campus leadership honorary and is sponsored by the Grove City College Alumni Association. Past winners include: Dr. Scott Powell (2017), Dr. Charles Kriley (2016), Dr. H. Collin Messer (2015), Dr. Constance Nichols (2014), Dr. Paul Kemeny (2013), Dr. Erik Anderson (2012), Dr. Mark Graham (2011), Betsy (Boak ’77) Craig (2010), Dr. Eric Potter (2009), Dr. David Jones (2008), Larry Fleming (2007), Dr. Ralph Carlson ’62 (2006), Dr. James Bibza (2005), Richard Leo (2004), Dr. James Dixon (2003), Dr. Timothy Homan (2002), Dr. John Sparks ’66 (2001) and Dr. Gary Smith ’72 (2000).

out of winning. We also celebrated PAC championships in men’s cross country and individual winners in track and field, including a conference record in the steeplechase by Drew Thibault.

Women’s basketball and both soccer teams had big years, making it to the playoffs, as did men’s basketball and baseball. I remember watching Lexi Arkright play basketball as a freshman and thinking that she would make a big impact by the time she graduated, and that’s exactly what happened as she became the third highest scorer in program history.

One more sports highlight of the year was the inaugural sea-

son of men’s varsity lacrosse. They’re in the playoffs as I write this article and have a good shot at winning it all.

While our athletes have inspired us with their accomplishments, we know that excellence at Grove City begins in the classroom.

And there was much to celebrate this year.

Senior Jessica Mattson was recently awarded a prestigious Fulbright Fellowship to teach English in Ecuador.

Perhaps the biggest story of the year was the major recognition of our Entrepreneurship program in January by the U.S. Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship. The GCC program received

the Model Emerging Program Award, beating out Florida State’s $100 million program in the finals of the selection process. The College was also recognized by the Princeton Review and Forbes magazine as one of the top 10% of all fouryear institutions in the country.

No look-back on this year would be sufficient without some reflection on our value of Faithfulness. Our campus was richly blessed by the thoughts of many guest speakers. In particular, best-selling author James K. A. Smith challenged us to see that our spiritual formation is far more connected to what we love than what we think. Award-win-

ning writer Tish Harrison Warren encouraged us to be faithful in life’s ordinary tasks as we develop moral habits that will direct the course of our lives.

Finally, we made some historic changes in our chapel program by establishing greater continuity from week to week and dipping deeper into God’s Word.

Dr. Paul Schaefer ably guided us through the Apostle Paul’s letter to the Colossians this semester.

Well, I could say more. There are countless worthwhile endeavors and accomplishments in our community. Did I mention The Collegian’s two impressive Student Keystone Press Awards

from the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association? We should be profoundly grateful for all who work with devotion to support and facilitate our incredible breadth of activities.

College is a unique experience in the journey of life. We are surrounded by enriching opportunities that can make lasting impressions.

Looking forward, let’s resolve to make the most of this time we have to invest in the life of the mind and the nurturing of hearts.

As we strive even more diligently to expand these programs, may we exercise godly stewardship (another core value) of our energies.

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Seniors of the Year

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Corrie Penraat

Graham Allen

Corrie Penraat is a senior International Business major with concentrations in both Management and French. Corrie has loved her time here at Grove City College and is incredibly thankful for the many wonderful people she has gotten to know. During college, she has been heavily involved in both SGA, OB and an assortment of other organizations. After college, she hopes to pursue a career in International Missions helping with disaster relief and food distribution.

Graham Allen is a senior Mechanical Engineering major from the Philadelphia area. He has invested his college career seeking to grow in the grace of the Lord and community through his relationships and involvement on the Varsity Track and Field team. Graham is a Fellow in the Trustee Scholarship program, has worked as co-founder of the GCC missions conference, “Kingdom Week” (coming October 2018), participated in Dr. Erik Anderson’s Biomechanics research lab, and served as the president of the ODK leadership honorary.

Senior Woman of the year

Senior Man of the Year

Finalists: Clare Clifton

Thomas Miller

Clare Clifton is a Biology/Health major with a minor in Psychology. At GCC, Clare’s study of biology has borne in her passion for the study of life itself. Clare has found that science only grows in richness as it is studied. She hopes to further that passion in the medical field as a Physician Assistant. She loves combining clinical problem solving with patient care – accordingly, she will be working next year at Allegheny Health Network as a Clinical Research Coordinator prior to attending PA school.

Tom Miller is a PreK-4 Elementary Education major from Clinton, Pennsylvania. His time at Grove City College has been filled with the best friends he could ask for, late night Sheetz runs, and long days of field experiences. Currently, Tom is student teaching in a second grade classroom and is not ready to say goodbye. After graduation, Tom will work in the Pittsburgh area in some teaching capacity to prepare for his journey overseas to teach internationally next summer.

Megan VanKirk

Blake Baer

I have truly been changed by the campus and culture at Grove City College. My relationships with teammates on the women’s varsity soccer team, within the Gamma Sigma Phi sorority, and with my fiancé have all contributed to my fuller understanding of God’s character here at GCC. I will be graduating with a degree in Biology and secondary education certifications this May, and hope to inspire my students in the way I was daily inspired by students and faculty at Grove City College.

Blake Baer is the son of David and Lesley Baer, and have two older brothers, Kyle and Connor.

While at Grove City, Blake has had the honor of leading our soccer team and being a member of the Omicron Xi fraternity. After college, Blake will be attending Penn State College of Medicine. God has given him a heart for world missions, and he hopes to use medicine as a way of reaching people with the gospel. Blake is passionate for his Lord Jesus Christ, his future in medicine and his lovely fiancé, Megan. All glory to God!

Abigail VanVleck

David Shang

Abby Jo is a senior Biology major from Rochester, NY. During her time at Grove City she has held multiple positions in Orchesis, including Senior Head Choreographer. She worked for Residence Life as an RA for two years. She has also been involved in Student Mission Fellowship and Focus Week. She loves to travel and spent a summer in Nicaragua teaching English. This fall she will be attending the University of Pittsburgh’s Nursing School, where she hopes to explore the intersection of faith and medicine further.

I am a native New Yorker, but due to my Dad’s service in the Air Force, home has been wherever my family is. I have three older siblings, who are pretty awesome, and am blessed with loving and God-fearing parents. I’ll be graduating, hopefully this May, with a degree in Middle Level Education Science and History.

As the future approaches quickly, I look forward to educating the mind and soul of students while resting and learning more of God’s eternal goodness.

Hannah Vaccaro

Brian Schonewald

Hannah Vaccaro is a lover of skiing, Dunkin Donuts, and Keith Urban. A senior entrepreneurship major hailing from the state with the best motto, “Live Free or Die” (NH), she has loved her time at GCC - involving herself in the Theta Alpha Pi sorority, Homecoming Committee, and All College Sing Committee, to name a few. Upon graduation she will be a part of the 2018 Pittsburgh Fellows class working on her potty-training tool startup called PeeWee Packs. Hannah is a passionate believer in the redemptive capability of entrepreneurship and above all else seeks to love Jesus and live a life reflecting His name.

Brian Schonewald is from Boston, Massachusetts and will be graduating with a degree in Biology with a Health concentration. He loves volleyball, being around (or preferably in) the ocean and wrestling with his chocolate lab puppy, Mocha. Brian enjoys telling long dramatic stories about anything, but especially Boston, his misadventures, sports, medicine and Jesus. He would really love to be a doctor and hopes to do medical missions in the future. He is going to be moving to Philadelphia (Although he will not become an Eagles fan...) to attend Cooper Medical School at Rowan University this upcoming year.

Spring academic awards Bechtell Award Michelle Chu Business Department Senior Excellence Award Corrie Penraat Philip Carpenter, Sr. Math Award Kathryn Storm Allison Miller Elinor Caruthers French Prize Lauren Schoeppner Allen Crombie Prize Danielle DiQuattro Dawes Prof.

Engineering Award Domenic Rodriguez

Ross Foster Scholarship Fund Schuyler Kitchin

Hilda Adam Kring Award Austin Latario

J.P. Hassler Award Anthony Rozmajzl

Jonathan B. Ladd Award Emma Hagan

Institute of Management Accts Paul Kardar Franklin Ketler Math Award Allison Miller Andrew S. Korim Family Heritage Endowment John Weiner & Shannon Stovar Frederick Kring Leadership Award Joshua Barham

Lambda Epsilon Delta Award Rebecca Krupp Richard Leo Scholarship Connor Murphy Syd McCormick Memorial Award Katherine Lehr & Megan VanKirk David McKillop Scholarship Carolyn Hartwick & Jonathan Price

Thelma Baltz Morrow Award Abigail Opst, Catherine Langehans & Casey O’Brien Music Education Award Kassaundra Funch & Ashley Rohrer Edward and Sara Naegele Award Daniel Maienshein & Sarah Haley Phi Alpha Theta History Prize Yun Fei Tan Samuel Whiting PICPA Excellance in Acct Award Austin Everett

Senior Biology Award Michelle Chu Shockey Graduate Scholarship Award Jacob Blank Permelia Baldwin Shoemaker Alexandria Bailey Robert H. Sisler Memorial Award Aubrey Moore Swezey/Janicki Prize Michelle Chu James D. Thorne Education Award Natalie Slick

Life Earth, Wind and... Heaven?

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Karen Postupac Editor-in-Chief

Heaven and Earth are full of His glory, so naturally, there is a concert choir that dedicates itself to it.

The Grove City College Singers will perform at 6 p.m. today in Arnold Recital Hall in Pew Fine Arts Center.

The repertoire of songs centers around the theme of Heaven and Earth.

“For my own personal experience with the choir, it has been a joy to perform and learn challenging pieces with a group of girls who love to sing. Each of us put a lot of hard work into learning the music and blending our voices,” Sarah Kula, a member of the Grove City College Singers, said.

The set includes both “songs about the sky and the land as well as spiritual songs,” said Kula.

For example, the group will perform “Tundra” by Ola Gjeilo, “Adiemus” by Karl Jen-

KAREN POSTUPAC

The Grove City College Singers practice their repertoire centered around heaven and earth. The group perform 6 p.m. today in the Arnold Recital Hall in Pew Fine Arts Center. kins and “River Song.”

Dr. Stacy Paparone ’93, an associate professor of music, directs the group. “She does a phenomenal job leading us as our conductor,” Kula

said.

Meanwhile, freshman Caleb Hixon accompanies them.

“Our accompanist Caleb is an extremely talented pianist and

does student conducting as well as leads warm ups for the group and has shown a lot of leadership and growth in that role,” Kula said.

The only all-female

choir on campus has a variety of pieces, ranging in difficulty and style.

The instruments vary as well; the group often sings acapella, but also

songs with piano and flute accompaniment.

The group will perform in their trademark pink and orange floral scarves, sewn by Dr. Paparone’s mother.

One-Acts showcase students

Patrick Sacco

Contributing Writer Grove City College’s Theater Honorary, Tau Alpha Pi, will be returning to the stage during Family Weekend.

The Spring One-Acts is a series of short plays put on by the TAP Theater Honorary every spring. Each show will consist of four short plays, written by professional playwrights, and directed and performed by students.

The four short plays are as follows: “A No Play” by Sarah Provost, directed by Joel Espenshade and Ginny Flanders; “The Golden Door” by Robert Mauro, directed by Ally Echard and Danielle Ledyard; “This is a Test” by Stephen Gregg, directed by Carolyn Connors and Delaney Martin; and a currently untitled last act that will feature two monologues directed by Brian Ferris and Emmy Larison.

Attendees will get to experience all four of these stories in quick succession, and will experience a variety of stories, actors, and memories.

While TAP’s 24-Hour Theatre in the fall was completely student written, professional playwrights have written all the acts featured this year. However, the directing and acting will be done by students.

“A No Play” stars senior Jenna Hershberger

and junior Benj Eicher.

Both actors have been involved either on stage or backstage for the previous productions this year, including The Music Man, All My Sons and Junie B. Jones.

The actors involved in the plays have been practicing rigorously over the course of the last month, and have put in many hours into the plays, so attendees can expect a great performance.

Senior Joel Espen-

shade is looking forward to seeing how their hard work pays off. “We’re extremely proud of how hard these actors have worked in so little time,” he said.

“They’re giving us their best, and we’re so excited for people to see it!”

The first two showings of the TAP One-Acts Festival will be today at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. The last two showings will tomorrow at 12:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. Each showing will be in the Little

Theater, in the PEW Fine Arts Center. Due to taking place the same time as Family Weekend, each showing will likely fill up completely, just as they did last year.

There are only around 150 seats available for each showing, so it is highly recommended that you reserve tickets ahead of time. Tickets are free of charge, but must be reserved online through the Events tab on myGCC, or at gcc. edu/tickets.

Grover Life

An occasional satirical feature exploring life at Grove City.

The real reason there’s an astronaut Graduation is almost here!

The seniors of GCC eagerly anticipate donning their caps and gowns for this momentous of events. Friends and family will watch them walk down the aisle and receive their hardearned diploma. A few weeks ago, the College notified students that Astronaut Jeffery N. Williams would deliver Grove City College’s 138th commencement speech. As a fairly normal pick for a small liberal arts college, the students’ reactions to the news were generally ubiquitous: “An astronaut you say?

That’s pretty cool I guess.”

Little do they know that this astronaut was hand-picked by the number one Buzz Lightyear fan in Pennsylvania: the Honorable Paul J. McNulty.

McNulty’s resume is long. He has served on the House Ethics Committee, acted as chief counsel for a number of congressional committees, held the title of Deputy Attorney General for the United States, and, of course, serves as our beloved President. There remains, however, one detail about himself he has managed to keep secret from all but his immediate family and the Secret Service. One detail that escapes his Wikipedia page. President McNulty is a die-hard Toy Story fan.

Through a covert sting operation, our team was able to obtain exclusive audio of

President McNulty revealing his true motivations for the pick: “I had to pull every string I had in Washington in order to get this guy here,” said McNulty in hushed tones to whom we can only assume was Mr. Larry Hardesty.

“No one loves Toy Story more than me. No one. Having a reallife Buzz Lightyear at Grove City was one of my life dreams and now it’s happening. Pence was just to throw everyone off the trail. This will be one thousand times- no. Wait. This will be infinity and beyond times better than Mike,” McNulty said.

McNulty continued, “It’s risky, but I think I’m going to have my people give him a real-life replica of the Buzz suit to wear minutes before he goes on stage. My genuine cow skin Woody suit came in from Etsy yesterday and it’s unbelievable.

The left boot even says ‘Andy’ underneath!”

After discussing with (probably) Mr. Hardesty about how they could fully utilize a real astronaut during graduation as well as which Toy Story was the best, the President talked about his love for Pixar’s hit trilogy.

“I own the collector’s edition of every movie on 4k Ultra HD. My family gets me the action figures whenever new ones come out. Every Halloween I made my kids dress up as the

aliens just so I could be Buzz or Woody. There was one year I went as Zurg, but it was hard to walk in. Whenever I was tired of dealing with bureaucrats on the Hill I would pop in one of the DVDs and watch a Space Ranger and his cowboy friend go on the adventures that childhood itself is made of. There was nothing that relaxed me more.

Sometimes Bob Mueller would come over to watch them with me. We would make a huge bowl of popcorn and laugh at each other’s Buzz impersonations. As soon as he’s done with his big thing in D.C. he promised he’s going to stop by the house for a Toy Story marathon. We are trying to get Comey to come but he’s super busy doing TV interviews everyday so it’s up in the air with him,” McNulty said.

We at Grover Life have risked everything to bring this to light.

Even a casual reader of history knows that a whistleblower’s ending is never a happy one.

Therefore, we lament to inform you, our dedicated readers, that this is our last report. We are going into hiding in an undisclosed location forever. Don’t try to find us.

Democracy dies in Darkness - The Writers of Grover Life

Taking a lap

Kathy Morley Staff Writer

Over 100 people relayed for themselves, loved ones or simply to support the American Cancer Society on Friday.

The sisters of Sigma Theta Chi and the brothers of Pan Sophic cohosted their annual Relay for Life event. They raised over $12,000 online, and the actual event raised a few hundred dollars from registration alone.

Over 100 people registered prior to the event on Friday, but attendance was high throughout the event, with around 80 to 100 people present from 6 to 11 p.m. wandering the IM room in the PLC. The Relay for Life

event began in 2004. A PAN, Brett Elsess, was diagnosed with cancer in 2003. He was the Gamma Sigma Phi sorority sweetheart at the time, so the event was hosted by the PANs and the Gamma Sigs in 2004.

Although Brett passed away that year, the next year, Ryan McCracken, who was a PAN and also the Sig Thet sweetheart, asked the Sig Thets to cohost the event with them. Ever since, Relay has been a PAN/ Sig Thet event, held in remembrance, for awareness and to donate money to the fight against cancer.

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Leah Day Staff Writer

The Association of Women Students (AWS) is committed to community and hosting events for the women of Grove City College.

The group’s most recent events include Ladies’ Game Night and Ladies’ Craft Night.

At Ladies’ Game Night attendees enjoyed eating snacks and playing classic board games.

At Ladies’ Craft Night, women students painted, mixed sugar scrubs and created original origami together in MAP Cafeteria.

AWS President Nicole Mingle said, “Events like these provide women an opportunity to meet and be in community with women they hadn’t met before. The game night was unique in the way it was open to both the female students and staff of Grove City College.”

Time of community with the faculty and staff of GCC is a great

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The Association of Women Students (AWS) is committed to the student body. The group holds various events, including game and craft nights. resource for women students, and AWS helps foster such connections.

AWS has been making significant changes in the past two years.

The group used to be a large presence on campus, comparable to an all-female SGA, and would promote big events such as dances.

However, once the

majority of active members graduated, the group died out. But not anymore. AWS leaders have meetings every Monday evening. Since 2016, they have been building the group back up by hosting brunches, teas, movie nights, and of course, craft nights and game nights.

Mingle said, “The aim of these events is

to have fun and meet new people. As AWS hosts events targeting the women on campus, we hope to learn more about women’s needs on campus and devise ways in which to meet them.”

AWS is determined to grow as a group and continue to create events for all women of GCC.

Rotaract: ‘Service above self ’ Nicole Mingle Staff Writer

Rotaract strives “to help others in both our community and the world by lending a helping hand while pointing to Christ,” according to President Jessie Pyle.

Because the GCC Rotaract is a branch of Rotary International, it endeavors to serve citizens not in our immediate community.

The proceeds of the Change for Change drive, Rotaract’s latest service project, benefit-

RELAY continued from 4 ties put together by the Sig Thets and the PANS, including multiple booths with food and games. Zumba was scheduled from 8 to 9 p.m., and the event closed with a chapel talk led by Amanda McCreadie.

Sophomore Rohanna Foote said that she relayed for her aunt, and enjoyed McCreadie’s talk about how cancer affects both individuals and families, saying it was both “moving and empowering.”

This year, the event was orchestrated by senior Sig Thet Jamie Colosimo, as well as junior Sig Thet Denise Kent, who would like to thank everyone who came out to the event.

Those who attended Relay for Life appreciated the chance to relay for those who are close to them, as sophomore Moriah Mosher relayed for her cousin, who she says has “inspired me my entire life.”

Sophomore Emily Modliszewski, said that while preparing for Relay was “intense,” it was “great to see every-

ed children across the globe.

The group raised over $250 from the drive and was able to fully finance a cleft palate surgery through Operation Smile.

During homecoming, Rotaract worked to raise over $300 for the disaster relief organization Shelter Box. Within Grove City, members of Rotaract have organized clothes for Thrifty Threads, volunteered at Trinity Living Center, and rang the bell for the Salvaone coming together for a good cause. With all the time devoted and everyone’s help, the process of putting [together] Relay for Life was effortless and we all had a lot of fun!”

In conjunction with this year’s Relay for Life event, a coffee house and fundraiser was held at Sweet Jeanie’s. In addition to Relay for Life, the Sig Thets also host Big Man on Campus every fall, which also benefits the American Cancer Society. At least $600 can be attributed to these fundraisers, in addition to the money raised for Relay.

The American Cancer Society is an organization whose mission is “to free the world from cancer.” They fight cancer through raising money to conduct research, spreading awareness, supporting patients and spreading the word about prevention.

One of the events that is hosted by The American Cancer Society is Relay for Life, a signature fundraiser for the society. Relay is staffed and coordinated by volunteers in thousands of communities and several countries.

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tion Army at Christmas time.

Rotaract meets twice every month to explore possible service opportunities.

During these meetings, members will repeat the Four-Way Test of Rotary: Is it the truth? Is it fair to all concerned? Will I build goodwill and better friendships? Is it beneficial to all concerned?

“By reciting the FourWay Test, we are able to focus on the mission we have been given, which is to be Rotaractors,”

Pyle said.

Founded in 2014, Rotaract is a fairly new group at Grove City College.

In the past 4 years, the group has grown as it continues in its mission to make an impact on the community.

Those who are interested in joining the members of GCC Rotaract are encouraged to reach out to Jessie Pyle at PyleJJ1@gcc.edu or check out their website gccrotaract.weebly. com.

Campus cares for community Leah Day Staff Writer

Grove City College’s annual Day of Caring took place 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Saturday.

This special day featured different groups from around the Grove City community coming together to help local businesses and organizations in various ways. Some jobs included sorting clothes at the Salvation Army, cleaning up local parks and other activities.

Participants included student groups from Grove City College. For example, Women of Faith helped out at the Grove City Historical Society. The group received a tour of the museum and was impacted by the experience.

Women of Faith member Anna Truman siad, “I had never heard much about Grove City’s history and it was absolutely fascinating to hear about it from people who have grown up here and experienced all of the changes

through the years.

“We got to see a room filled with plates and plaques from Wendell August Forge that were almost 200 years old and we got to see how that process happened,” Truman said.

Day of Caring is an annual event for the town of Grove City. This year the volunteers met at Grace United Methodist church to receive their job assignments for the day. After a free breakfast and a brief photo, group members set out to complete their tasks. The town witnessed an abundance of participants both this year and last year. Day of Caring is impactful for volunteers as well as the local community.

“It was really cool to meet the volunteers, who were some of the kindest people I have ever met, and appreciate the history I had never known. Day of Caring gave me an opportunity that I never would have had otherwise,” Truman said.

working and giving.

There is a certain camaraderie and the band has a particular esprit de corps,” he said. He has also enjoyed mentoring and learning from his students in addition to directing.

His time at GCC has been filled with memories, both good and bad. “One of my favorite memories,” Pisano said, “would have to be when we finally won a football game and the band stormed the field.

We were on the field with the football team and we were playing.

And then the lights went out and the fireworks started. That’s a great memory.”

Pisano has enjoyed all the trips that he went on with the band, including the trip to Disney in the fall of 2016 and the Collegiate Marching Band Festival in Allentown. “To get out and play in front of 17,000 people and be so well received was a humbling experience.”

Pisano has loved every part of his experience at GCC, especially directing the ensembles. “I loved doing the jazz bands. As a jazz performer, the opportunity to teach jazz was a great experience.”

Over the past 23 years, he has developed numerous meaningful relationships with his students and faculty. Although many of his students have only known him for four years or less, he has had a lasting impact on their lives.

Sarah Dawson, a freshman and a librarian for the band, said, “Even though I have only had a short amount of time to get to know Dr. P, I have learned so much from him, and he has definitely made a lasting impact on me as a musician and as a person.”

What students loved the most about Pisano was his personality and the way he interacted with his students.

Brandon Johnson, a junior and a drum major for the marching band, said, “He has a refreshing personality.

He’s friendly, not stuck up. He wants us to succeed and learn. I’ve never had a professor that was so generous and caring.”

“I’m going to miss his energy the most and how much he cares for his students. He’s personable and really wants to get to know his students,” said Julie Wilson, a sophomore and the president of band.

Megan McGinnis, a junior and a librarian for the band, said, “He’s a positive role model who doesn’t take excuses. He gives true good advice and doesn’t sugar coat it.”

Craig Henderson, a junior and a secretary for the band, enjoyed Pisano’s attitude about band. He made band an exciting and enjoyable place to be. “I will miss Dr. P as a person the most. He is such an incredible, caring and loving person who has

great devotion to the program and its students.”

The life lessons that he has been able to teach his students have been invaluable.

Johnson said, “He has taught me things that I’ll remember forever.”

“I learned a lot of things about life in general that no one can really teach you unless they have experienced it themselves,” said Henderson.

He was hired by GCC in 1996 as the Director of the Pew Fine Arts Center (PFAC) facility.

He soon became an adjunct to the band program and the director of the jazz ensemble.

With his position as the Director of the PFAC, he had complete oversight of the technical facilities in PEW. He was able to help with many different fields within PEW by teaching stage craft for ten years and working with music technology.

Pisano’s is job shifted in 2003 from Director of the PFAC facility to Director of Music and Fine Arts Technology, as well as Assistant Director of Bands and in 2007 he became a full time faculty member.

He has been working as Director of Bands for five years since his predecessor, Dr. Edwin Arnold, retired. He has been the director of GCC Marching Band, Concert Band, Wind Ensemble, Pep Band and, until this year, Jazz Ensemble and Stage Band. He also has taught a variety of music classes including Advanced Instrumental Conducting and Music Technology.

Since Pisano took over as the Director of Bands, he has been dedicated to improving the band program. He has worked tirelessly to make the program the best that it can be. His hope for the future is for the marching band to grow to the 175-plus members as it had been in the past.

This year especially, Pisano went above and beyond in his efforts to increase enrollment.

The Grove City College Wolverine Marching Band performed the “Star Spangled Banner” at a Pittsburgh Pirates baseball game, went to two high school marching band festivals and held their own high school adjudication festival on Robert E. Thorn field.

Pisano, who will direct his last concert at Grove City at 7:30 p.m. tonight in Ketler Auditorium, has always seen band as a place for community, for bringing people together.

“When it came time for rehearsal, everyone comes together and enjoys it. We accomplish things together.

Without the vibrant band culture that we’ve developed, this place would be a very different place. A place without music. And I think this place is better off with music,” Pisano said.

“When it comes down to it,” he continued, “it’s a great day for band.”

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May 4, 2018

‘Just Dance’ it out

Madison Stout

Entertainment Editor Spring Dance allows students from all majors to come together in the love of dance and express themselves through a beautiful and emotional medium.

The Spring Dance Company performed Thursday and will perform at 8 p.m. tonight and 12:30 p.m. tomorrow in the Physical Learning Center Arena. The theme for this year’s program is “Just Dance:” all the dances this year are inspired by a game. “Mario Brothers,” “Candy Land” and “Monopoly” are just some of the games represented in the program.

“Our advisor, Kevin Garvey, texted me at one point over the summer last year and said that he had seen a really cool dance based on a game,” Senior head Caroline Coulter said in reference to this year’s theme. “We were attached to the idea from there. It has produced some really awesome dances.”

Coulter is choreo-

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The annual Spring Dance opened Thursday, and will play at 8 p.m. today and at 12:30 p.m tomorrow. Spring Dance allows students to express themselves through a beautiful medium. graphing a modern dance based off the game “Chess” and a contemporary dance with Garvey based off “Chutes and Ladders.”

Junior head, Makayla Himes, is choreographing a Jazz dance based on the game “Mall Madness.” Both heads have been dancing since they were toddlers and they are very excited to show the campus what they have been working on.

“I’m excited for the

whole cast to share their God-given talents with the community.

Dancing is something that has brought me a lot of joy, and choreographing has given me a chance to get to know people and bond over something we love to do! I hope everyone enjoys our show; we have put in a ton of work and are very excited for it,” Coulter said.

Himes commented, “All of the dancers and

choreographers have shown such dedication to Spring Dance.

I am so excited for the community to see the show.”

Auditions for Spring Dance took place at the beginning of February and the performers have been rehearsing since February 5.

Fourteen dances will be performed by over 65 dancers who are involved with Spring Dance Company, total-

ing into an hour-long program. Each dance will have a different dance style to it. Senior Madison Haskell is cochoreographing a modern dance with Senior David Shang and Sophomore Gabriel Cirio called “Virtual Reality.”

“What I love the most about being a part of Spring Dance is the ability to create and express my love for dance with the community here at Grove. It’s a growing

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art form, and one that is becoming more widely expressed on campus,” Haskell said.

Senior, Jenna LeVautl has been involved with Spring Dance for four years.

When asked what she had learned from being involved with the dance community at the College she said, “I didn’t dance before college, so going from having no dance experience to becoming a choreographer has taught me a lot about dance technique and leadership.”

LeVautl is a part of seven dances and is choreographing the jazz piece “Monopoly.”

She is excited for her final show and hopes the audience will enjoy the performances.

Tricia Corey, advisor for the Family Weekend Committee, commented, “I enjoy seeing the students and their parents and families reconnect with each other through the various events and activities we host on campus. It is nice to see the pride in the parents’ eyes when their child is involved or performing at one of the events.”

All-College sing comes to the stage

Sarah Kula Staff Writer

Grove City College’s annual All-College Sing event starts at 7 p.m. tomorrow in the Grove City College Arena.

21 groups, including both Greek and independent students, will perform in this year’s event.

Tricia Corey, the Manager of Programs and Events as well as Alumni and College Relations, encourages the campus to attend AllCollege Sing this year.

“Even if you are not part of a Greek or Independent group, it is a very entertaining show and a great way to support your classmates,” Corey said.

Grove City College is an establishment that reserves its traditions, and All-College Sing is

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Miss Independents, the only independent women’s group last year, performed “Another Day of Sun” from the hit movie/musical “La La Land.” Directed by Ellen Upton and choreographed by Andrea Brodine and Maddie Reapsone, the group livened up the show with their brightly colored costumes and props. no exception.

This event is surrounded with history.

All-College Sing began in 1957, known initially as Greek Sing. The title

was changed to All-College Sing in 1973 when housing and independent groups joined the show.

“This friendly compe-

tition offers Greek and Independent groups a time to display their musical talents,” Corey said.

The performing

groups have been practicing for weeks all around campus, holding rehearsals in the Pew Fine Arts Center, Crawford Hall and

Friday Student Art Exhibit Pew Fine Arts Center, Art Gallery 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Wolverine Venture Battle 2018, Innovation Showcase HAL, Sticht Lecture Hall, 1 to 4 p.m.

Senior Engineering Design Open House Hoyt Hall Laboratories 3 to 5 p.m.

Computer Science Senior Project Presentation STEM Atrium, 5 p.m.

Tau Alpha Pi One-Act Plays Pew Fine Arts Center, Little Theater 6 p.m.

Senior Engineering Design Presentations HAL, 6 to 9 p.m.

Grove City College Singers Pew Fine Arts Center, Recital Hall 6 p.m.

Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble Concert Pew Fine Arts Center, Ketler Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

Spring Dance Company Show Physical Learning Center, Arena 8 p.m.

Tau Alpha Pi One-Act Plays Pew Fine Arts Center, Little Theater 8:30 p.m.

Saturday Family Information/Check-In Center and Breakfast Breen Student Union, GeDunk Sitting Area 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

President McNulty’s Welcome Breen Student Union, 9:30 a.m.

Student Research Showcase Breen Student Union, Upper Level 9:30 to 11 a.m.

Student Art Exhibit Pew Fine Arts Center, Art Gallery 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

D.R.I.V.E. Drama Presentation Flagpole on Quad, 10:45 to 11:30 a.m.

Lunch Hick’s Cafe (Pricing: Adults-$7; 12 and under-$3.50; Under 3 free) 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Tau Alpha Pi One-Act Plays Pew Fine Arts Center, Little Theater 12:30 p.m.

Spring Dance Company Show Physical Learning Center, Arena 12:30 p.m.

other available spaces.

During their preparation, the groups sing and dance together to fine-tune their performances.

Because this is one of the best-attended events on campus, the expectations are high and only get higher every year. On average, 750 to 1800 people officially register to attend All-College Sing. Parents, siblings, friends, faculty and classmates all gather together to watch the groups perform on stage.

The event occurs over Family Weekend, a time when relatives visit the campus and spend time with the students.

Along with All-College Sing, Grove City College also hosts a student art exhibit as well as several other activities for families to enjoy.

College Jazz Ensemble/Stage Band Pew Fine Arts Center, Ketler Auditorium, 1:30 p.m.

Admissions Sibling Reception Breen Student Union 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.

Tau Alpha Pi One-Act Plays Pew Fine Arts Center, Little Theater 3 p.m.

Young Life Family Weekend Welcome Rathburn Hall, Morledge Great Room 3 to 4:30 p.m.

All-College Sing Physical Learning Center, Arena (Live coverage on WSAJ 91.1 FM) 8 p.m.

Sunday

Morning Worship Service Harbison Chapel, 10 a.m.

Brunch MAP Cafe (Standard cafeteria prices apply) 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Koinonia Gospel Team Memorial Park, Grove City, 2 p.m.

Revelation Ringers Concert Tower Presbyterian Church 3 p.m.

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The Symphonic Concert Band and Wind Ensemble are putting on a pops concert at 7:30 p.m today, featuring music from film scores and Broadway musicals.

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GCC bands bring pops and jazz

Paige Fay Staff Writer

This weekend is full of wonderful opportunities to listen to live music on campus.

Tonight at 7:30 p.m. in Ketler Auditorium, the Grove City College Symphonic Concert Band and Wind Ensemble will be performing their pops concert. It will last about an hour and will include music from Broadway and film scores. This program is performed every year

on Family Weekend because of how much the families and visitors enjoy it.

Dr. Joseph Pisano, the College’s director of bands, says that attendees can expect great music that is made by talented Grove City students.

“I always use the phrase our concert will be a ‘spectacular SPECTACULAR!’” said Pisano.

Pisano is most excited about having the chance to showcase the

students and their musical abilities.

The Symphonic Concert Band will be showcasing their performance of “Beauty and the Beast” and some selections from Gershwin.

In addition, the Wind Ensemble will be performing “The Rite of Spring” and “Barber of Seville.”

“They are both very difficult pieces, and the ensemble performs them quite well. I’m proud of each and every

‘A Quiet Place’

When families can’t talk things out Benjamin Jones Staff Writer

As unthinkable as it is, the only movie I watched in a theater this week had no caped crusaders, witty dialogue or more than five people on screen at a time—no Stan Lee cameo either. Instead of “Avengers: Infinity War,” I watched John Krasinski’s family drama/sci-fi horror film, “A Quiet Place.”

While the film’s every second was as terrifying and gut-wrenching as advertised, this movie also asks hard questions about what defines humanity.

“A Quiet Place” explores two questions: what are we if we can’t protect our loved ones, specifically our children; and what is humanity when technology leaves us without speech?

At one point in the film, Emily Blunt’s character asks, “What are we if we can’t protect [the children]?

What are we?”

The movie posits the nuclear family as one of the keys to humanity’s survival.

Each of the characters is motivated by how their actions will affect the rest of the family. The great tension of the film is the mother’s pregnancy, a deliberate statement in itself.

It is an unapologetic choice to raise a family, an action with noisy results. The parents in the film boldly choose to live with hope, having new children and rearing them, symbols of an optimistic future

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“A Quiet Place,” John Krasinski’s new horror/family drama film, has taken the box office by storm. Krasinski’s movie explores themes surrounding family. beyond the terrifying aliens plaguing their reality.

Much internet ink has been spilled on the great “family drama” aspects of the film.

But I’d like to suggest there’s something even more profound.

“A Quiet Place” is a story about living as a family unit in the terrifying world of blistering social media scrutiny in the modern age.

The monsters of the movie don’t eat their prey or kill for sport.

They are sensitive, requiring a quiet environment and killing anything making a noise much louder than a falling leaf.

This symbolizes the

tendency of social media police to swat down with furious vengeance on any dissenting opinions brave enough to raise a voice above the white noise of the throng.

The opening shot of the film is a dead traffic light, a sign of the broken technology and the shattering peaceful lives.

An old man the family discovers commits suicide, screaming for the monsters to find him, which perhaps acts as a metaphor for the voices of an older generation.

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student in our groups; they truly are remarkable,” said Pisano.

The Concert Band is considered a “university band” because it is made up of students from all college majors.

The pieces are challenging but still possible for those who only practice two or three hours a week.

The Wind Ensemble is a more select group of mostly music majors and minors but it still has other majors present who have advanced

musical talent.

Their music requires more careful study and practice in order to be performed well.

To Pisano, the amount of practice that goes into each performance “seems endless.”

“Music talent is not magical; it’s hardearned and comes with an incredible amount of practice and perseverance,” Pisano said.

This is Pisano’s last performance with Grove City College. Although he will miss

conducting immensely, he looks forward to “becoming an active participant of the jazz, orchestra and band communities in the greater Pittsburgh area as an instrumental performer again.”

Pisano hopes that the band will continue to love creating music.

“Music is stagnate on the page, lifeless; it’s the musicians and the conductor that lift the composer’s music off BAND 13

Cardi B from the Bronx Rio Arias

Perspectives Editor From unknown Bronx native to pop culture sensation, Cardi B has made a name for herself through her music, presence on social media and commentary on important issues of the day.

Born as Belcalis Almanzar, she soon adopted the name “Cardi B” in lieu of her drink of choice, Bacardi.

Though her origins are RAP-UP.COM untraditional, starting Cardi B’s debut album “Invasion of Privacy” features with exotic dancing and her previously released single “Bodak Yellow.” unfiltered posts to Instagram, her transparency and fun character had the most amount that she should not be drew a large following of streams out of any taken seriously as a role in a short amount of debut album and the model, especially due to seventh largest stream- her untraditional rise time.

Cardi B went from in- ing week for an album to fame and lack of a ternet celebrity to rap- in 2018. The album of college education or reper in no time, releas- 13 tracks has also al- spected career choices ing two mixtapes before lowed Cardi B to be the before music.

However, she has getting signed to Atlan- first artist ever to have tic records. And she has 13 songs on the US Bill- been open about her past as a stripper, saying seen nothing short of board Hot 100.

Cardi B’s fame is not that though she would success since, having just centered around not recommend it for her very first single “Boher personal life and everyone, it allowed her dak Yellow” hit number one on the US Billboard music, however. She of- to save enough money ten shares posts about to escape domestic vioHot 100.

Following that, she social issues, such as lence and poverty.

She also says she crebecame the first artist government spending, issues in the Latino ates her music with a ever to have their first community and praise certain style and influfive songs rank in the for her fan base. ence so that all people top ten Hot R&B/Hot Being Dominican can feel like they too Hip-Hop songs. Her and Trinidadian herare a “bad b**** from first singles included self, she has opened the Bronx.” Yet others collaborations with doors for both Hispanstill look up to her as a artists Bruno Mars, 21 Savage, Migos, Nicki ics and Black Ameri- role model for younger Minaj, and G-Easy and cans to identify with her women, seeing them and was consequently represented for the first A$AP Rocky.

Then on April 6, she nominated for two BET time in a positive way in released her debut al- awards, for Best New the hip-hop industry.

I personally love bum “Invasion of Pri- Artist and Female HipHop artist.

Cardi B, because she is vacy.” This album feaYet her personalDominican like me, and tured more artists like ity still draws criticism it’s pretty cool to see SZA, Chance the Rapfrom many.

Some acwomen like me making per, Khelani and YG. It cuse her music of being “money moves” as she also reached the top of the Billboard 200 al- too crude, as every song would say. She broke so bums chart in a short on her new album has many records with her amount of time, making the explicit label and first album and singles Cardi the fifth female often discusses party- alone, and her fame and ing or sexual acts or rapper to do so ever.

CARDI B 10 “Invasion of Privacy” fantasies. Others say

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Through the Lens

May 4, 2018

Put on your game face Three months in the making, Spring Dance hits the stage again. Each dance was choreographed by students on campus. The students performing are given the special opportunity to dance in front of their peers and families that come to visit during Family weekend.

May 4, 2018

Through the Lens

Photos by Wesley Kinney, Photo Chief

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Cole breaks the mold A summer of cinema

James Sutherland Managing Editor

Rapper J. Cole (real name Jermaine Cole) released his fifth studio album, “KOD,” this month, aiming for greater depth and meaning just as it seems that rap is moving toward less of both.

Cole has built a reputation for being a “conscious” rapper, often addressing personal and societal issues in his songs. This reputation has only grown as he has become more reclusive in recent years, touring only sparsely and rarely appearing on other artists’ songs.

Part of this trend toward substance over style is due to Cole’s maturation as a person.

He married his longtime girlfriend, Melissa Heholt, in late 2015.

The two had a daughter a year later, just as Cole’s last album, “4 Your Eyez Only,” came out.

Cole told a story on that album, about his friend James who goes from selling drugs to falling in love to starting a family, only to be gunned down on the street. The final and titular song revealed that the album itself was actually a tape that James recorded and left for his daughter.

But the album is also clearly a tape that Cole is recording and leaving for his own daughter, telling the story of how he grew from a toughguy stereotype into a man, a loving husband and a father. Cole raps about helping his wife with the laundry and changing his daughter’s diapers: not exactly classic rap material.

Cole made “4 Your Eyez Only” to show how he has matured as an artist and a man.

“KOD” has the same function. Unlike “4 Your Eyez Only,” it is not a narrative album; there is no overarching story. “KOD” is a concept album, dwelling especially on drug

Philip Herzing

Contributing Writer

CBS SAN FRANCISCO

J. Cole’s new album, titled “KOD,” is a weighty project that deals with issues of drug abuse and depression. abuse and depression.

The album’s name has three meanings: Kids On Drugs, King Overdosed, and Kill Our Demons. The title and opening track picks up on these themes. Cole uses drug dealing as a metaphor for his (excellent) rapping skills, taking on critics and rivals as he speeds through rhyme schemes. But he also begins to address the damage of drug use.

On “The Cut Off,” Cole raps about how drug use has destroyed his trust in his friends, wrecking their relationships, while his alterego “kiLL Edward” sings about how he cannot break free from drug use. “Motiv8” shows Cole talking about how he used drugs to escape the pressure and allure of fame.

Cole raps about more than just drugs, however.

“Photograph” deals with romance in the smartphone age, when social media somehow creates both intimacy and distance: “Fell in love through photograph / I don’t even know your name / Wonder if you’d follow back / I hope to see you one day.”

Cole thinks about in-

fidelity and marriage on “Kevin’s Heart.” But even that song returns to drugs, as he raps about how his loved one’s substance abuse drives him away from her.

The most intimate and emotional moment on the album is “Once an Addict (Interlude),” where Cole raps about his mother’s alcoholism. It is an affecting portrait of how substance abuse destroys those around the abuser. His mother’s alcoholism drives Cole to the streets and danger of his hometown (Fayetteville, NC) as an escape from watching the woman he loves destroy herself night after night. Even when he escapes to New York, to attend St. John’s University, Cole still stays up late at night, on the phone with his drunk and depressed mother.

“KOD” is a heavy, weighty project. It is not the type of album that you play in the background while you play NBA 2K. Ultimately, this is part of why the album falls short of greatness. There is a low replay value for this album; how often are you going to want

to listen to dreary songs about drug abuse, depression and infidelity?

“4 Your Eyez Only” suffered from a similar problem. The narrative of the album makes it difficult to listen to any one song out of context. All function in the structure of the album; none thrive outside of it.

In the end, the album is good but not great. It is worth a listen, if only to hear how rap can at least try to address serious issues with delicacy and nuance. But “KOD” suffers from a certain lack of quality.

The beats are fine, but nothing special. Cole raps well, but never hits fourth gear. The songs are ok, but not classic.

Cole has matured as a person, and this album shows it. But he has not completely matured as an artist, and this album shows that too. His best work seems to be behind him, which was his third album, “2014 Forest Hills Drive” (released in 2014).

“KOD” will go platinum, just as all of Cole’s albums have. But it fails to achieve the same artistic heights that his previous efforts have.

New to Netflix: May Edition Ellen Upton

Contributing Writer Picture this: It’s a Friday night, and you have time to watch a movie.

You have no idea what you want to watch so you check out what is popular on Netflix, but nothing catches your eye. So you move on to what Netflix recommends for you; nothing there either.

You keep scrolling and before you know it you’ve wasted an hour and now you really don’t have time to watch anything longer than an hour which makes the attempt pointless at this point.

Luckily, it is almost May so along with the impending doom of finals there is also a new batch of movies and TV shows coming to our beloved streaming platform. Here are some of

the highlights that will be added to Netflix this month.

May will be a great month for anyone who is a fan of crime thrillers. Two new Netflix original films are being added to this genre.

“Anon” is set in a future where due to technology, there is no anonymity, except for an assassin whom the cops must now try to find. “Manhunt” follows the FBI and their search for the infamous Unabomber.

“Reasonable Doubt,” the 2014 film directed

by Peter Howitt, is another addition that follows a district attorney who struggles with the fact that an innocent man was charged with the hit-and-run murder he committed. The last in this category is “Borne Ultimatum,” which is the third installment of the Jason

Borne films. This is a good action “on the run” type of movie, but you might need to see the first two to truly appreciate it.

There are also some comedies for those who need a laugh during the stressful last couple weeks of classes. “Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay” is the story of two men who are mistaken for terrorists and have to escape prison and flee to the U.S. with cops fast on their tail.

Another new release is “The Clapper,” a 2017 film by Dito Montiel.

This movie depicts the random rise to fame of a man who is an extra “clapper” in many infomercials. And lastly, “Shrek” will be released.

DreamWorks’ 2001 hit “Shrek” is a classic animated comedy that chronicles an ogre’s

journey with his talking donkey friend to save a princess. Does it get any better than that?

And the binge watching doesn’t stop there.

For the hopeless romantic, “Momma Mia,” “High School Musical 3,” “My Perfect Romance” and “The Phantom of the Opera” will be available.

For our drama lovers, “Hatchi: A Dogs tale,” “Bridge to Terabithia,” “Sliding Doors” and Disney/Pixar’s “Coco” will all be added throughout the month.

So whether you will be using these shows as study breaks during finals or motivations to make it to summer, take some time to browse through and see some of the awesome things Netflix is adding in May.

There’s a lot to look forward to this summer in the realm of cinema; each month has its own intriguing options for the weekend moviegoer.

May will be a controversial month. On one hand, we have a guaranteed winner with “Deadpool 2.” Despite some difficulty in production, “Deadpool 2” has the budget to add the right dose of action to its particular brand of satire.

Ryan Reynolds embodies the “Merc with a Mouth,” and I have no doubt this will be the best comedy of the summer. On the other hand, we’ve got “Solo: A Star Wars Story,” which will be released on May 25.

In my opinion, this movie has no right to be good. A version of this movie was 95 percent directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, the pair who brought us The LEGO Movie. The duo was then fired suddenly for “creative differences” and replaced with Ron Howard, who has rebuilt the movie in his image. So I can’t say this movie will be good.

I will say it will probably be entertaining and may decide the future of these “Star Wars” spinoff movies.

June is a goldmine.

First off, we have the dark horse “Upgrade,” which looks incredible.

It’s a revenge flick with a twist: the main character is implanted with an AI that talks to him and can help him fight people in an R-rated bloody nightmare reminiscent of “John Wick.”

This is my most anticipated movie of the summer by far. But then, we have “The Incredibles 2.” I haven’t been really interested in a Pixar film since “Toy Story 3” hit theaters, but this is the one that could very easily bring me back.

CARDI B continued from 7 status in pop culture is unique. It is also really cool to see tracks that allow for a fusion of Latino and hip-hop culture, such as on tracks like “I Like It,” featuring Latin music stars J Balvin and Bad Bunny.

Her music embodies a lot of the New York sound I miss while I’m at college, and when I listen to her music,

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The film puts its faith in the strength of family to save the day.

Familial bonds and various family skills play the keys to survival—survival after the invasion of modern technology on rural, American life.

“A Quiet Place” is entirely driven by fam-

“Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” will be an OK movie but not a great spectacle like its predecessor. “Sicario: Day of the Soldado” could be a more mature action movie that your parents will actually watch, but its marketing is strangely weak. Considering the acclaim of the original film, I am surprised we haven’t seen much about this movie. So that one gets my prestigious “red flag” award.

July looks to be the weakest month this summer. The easy winner of the month is “Ant-Man and the Wasp” because it’s been years since we had a bad Marvel movie, and this one seems as competent as any of the rest of them.

Plus, you have Paul Rudd playing a man who controls ants with his mind. What more could you want? Other than that, the month is dedicated to trash like the newest “Purge” movie, “Hotel Transylvania 3,” the sequel to “Mamma Mia” that no one wanted, and most heinously, a feature length “Teen Titans GO” episode. The hottest month of the year will definitely be a dry spell for movie fans.

Although we have a pretty great set of movies in front of us, I have to take just a second to bemoan the fact that there are so few original films here. There are about 50 movies coming out between May and July, and 20 of those are not based on a previous work.

So in addition to the big movies I mentioned, please check out “Bad Samaritan,” “The Guardians,” “Under the Silver Lake” and “Hereditary.” Supporting new art is the activethinker’s duty, so in the interim between blockbusters, check out some of these alternative films. You may be surprised by what you find.

I feel as if I am transported to another place.

I also think it’s cool that she spent a lot of time in Washington Heights, the predominately Dominican neighborhood where my family is from. A lot of the same culture and sounds that shaped my parents’ and my grandparents’ lives shaped her and her music, which is a unique experience I am proud to see go mainstream. ily. The horror, motivation and intensity come because the audience is invested in the family they’re watching on screen as they learn to cope amidst an alien invasion.

But are the aliens only stereotypically scary hunters or do they represent the alien and frightening intensity people lash out with at others on social media?

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Not Berkley barbarians

Caroline Lindey

Contributing Writer

College Democrats hosted a panel discussion on the LGBTQ community and the country’s current political climate earlier this month.

Students poured into the TLC Auditorium until there was standing room only.

The panel made it clear in the beginning that they were hoping to foster a discussion about politics, not religion, orthodox doctrine or theology. Anyone who was in attendance must admit, though, that religion and theology still permeated the conversation. But I want to talk about the conduct of the students in both the audience and on the panel and at the end of this column, I hope you realize that we, as a campus community are Christians who appreciate a thoughtful and respectful dialogue about challenging ideas.

For some context, if you have been watching the current trends on American secular college campuses, you’ll

know that our nation’s popular universities are anything but a beacon of ideas and conversations. In the academic bubbles that cry out for “tolerance,” there is a great deal of intolerance rather than intellect.

An example of this is the lack of respect shown to political commentator Ben Shapiro when he was invited to speak at the University of California at Berkeley. Just google “Ben Shapiro, University of California Berkley” and you’ll find a long list of articles about protesters who were arrested for disturbing the event.

I bring up the Ben Shapiro lecture as a point of comparison because it demonstrates how our campus community benefits from refraining from obnoxious reactions to ideas we do not agree with.

One of the panelists noted that Grove City College is known for being one of the nation’s most LGBTQ-unfriendly schools, according to The Princeton Review.

Many other people like to say that our campus is intolerant.

I think the fact that so many students from various political ideologies and theological de-

nominations voluntarily attended the panel speaks volumes about the level of tolerance and the kind of people who go here. Yes, some professors probably offered some kind of extra credit for attending.

However, if someone is so “intolerant” that they can’t handle any ideas that stand in opposition to their own, no amount of extra credit could change that. Students who most likely disagreed with the ideas promoted by the panelists still attended because they wanted to hear opposing views.

A group on campus worth acknowledging is the Natural-Biblical Family class taught by Dr. Ayers and Dr. Kengor. Most opponents would label the class as an echo-chamber for conservative jargon and claim that a class like this is an example of close-minded thought.

On a more radical, secular university, the pattern of response would be for one group to hold a protest and then the opposing group to host a counter protest. The opposite, in fact, occurred.

Dr. Ayers and Dr. Kengor both encouraged their students to attend the lecture and to ask

Do we fear God?

Maverick Dickson Contributing Writer

Modern Christian circles emphasize the love of God in everyone’s lives. So much so, that there is a de-emphasis on the other attributes of God, namely, how God should be feared, even by his own people.

To understand why a fear of God is necessary, Christians need to understand the wrath of God. The Lord is a God who demands justice, and used righteous indignation to wipe out entire nations.

“Thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘I have noted what Amalek did to Israel in opposing them on the way when they came up out of Egypt.

Now go and strike Amalek and devote to destruction all that they have. Do not spare them, but kill both man and woman, child and infant, ox and sheep, camel and donkey.’” – 1 Sam. 15:2-3, ESV In this passage, God is calling for a war or righteousness to wipe out utterly sinful nations – a type of “holy war” against the enemies of God. This jihad is not unjust, but rather a justified response to their sin.

Many Christians call that judgement extreme. Perhaps this is because we do not have a proper understanding of sin – that sin is not something God tolerates.

The Lord does not

There is so much focus on the love of God that we forget that the Lord is someone Christians should fear. make exceptions. He did not even allow for sin among his own people. For example, most of Isaiah 9 catalogues how God will cripple Israel for their sin, and it highlights the cause of their continued judgement in verse 13: “the people did not turn to him who struck them; nor inquire of the Lord of hosts”. They did not turn to God in the middle of their judgement, and because they failed to seek God, the Lord exacted punishment upon them.

What then should be the Christian response to God’s judgement?

According to over three hundred commands in the Bible, the correct response is fear (Exodus Leviticus 19:14, 32, Matthew 10:28, 2 Corinthians 7:1, etc.).

Keep in mind that many of these are commands found in the New Testament, and directed towards believers.

God regularly calls his people to fear Him, and Christians regularly fail to do so. Modern Christianity paints God as a God of love, who stands by your side and holds your hand, but it is rare to hear those same teachers talk about fearing God. There is so much focus on the love of God that we forget that the Lord is someone Christians should fear.

This does not mean

that Christians cannot both love and fear God. The Bible calls for both.

Like a Father who is both loved and feared for the love and discipline they give to their children, so too God is to be both loved and feared in the same way.

God is our Father, and as a Father who wants to guide us well, we can expect both love and pain from Him. The Israelites rejoiced at the destruction and salvation of the Lord from Egypt, and were terrified at the foot of mount Sinai as God gave Moses the Ten Commandments.

Our response should be the same, as God guides us in our everyday lives.

My concern is that Christians today do not have a proper understanding of a fear for God. Many Christians equate fear with respect, and say Christians are to respect God. While we are called to respect God, that is not enough.

The verbiage used in the Bible speaks of a faith far beyond respect. As Philippians 2:12 says, “work out your salvation with fear and trembling.”

This is the attitude we are to have towards the Lord: one of fear, fear for God and what He ought to do to us, and has done to others FEAR 13

thoughtful questions.

Some students from the class even took the opportunity to attend the LGBTQ lecture. There were no outbursts or interruptions from the student audience in general. Students from this class who attended were respectful and interested in learning.

Their actions broke the supposed echo-chamber.

In comparison to the Ben Shapiro lecture at UC Berkeley, this event had no disrespectful outbursts when the panelists said something more controversial. There were no protesters.

There were no arrests. The students who attended quietly listened to the ideas that were being discussed.

I think the worst thing that might have happened was that people would whisper to the person next to them when a controversial statement was made.

But a whisper is not the end of the world. The students in the audience and the members of the panel engaged in a civil dialogue about an extremely controversial topic. Civil dialogue is not a widely applied concept in the modern political arena

in America.

Contrary to the stereotype that conservative Christians are intolerant and disrespectful of opposing ideas, I think this panel proved this cliché wrong. The students were polite to the panelists and guests who were in attendance.

The students were interested in asking thoughtful questions because they wanted to learn more. They didn’t want to shut down the conversation. The students on this campus deserve more credit than what they are often given. There will always be a rude person in any collective body of individuals. But those individuals are few and far between on this campus.

The campus community represents all that is good, civil, and fair for conservative Christians across the country: We are not afraid of ideas. We want to ask thoughtful questions in order to grow in knowledge. We want to stand by our convictions while respecting our neighbor. We are not afraid to stand for truth. We are not the barbarian hordes of Berkeley.

Remember: rest on the Sabbath Alyssa Jackson Life Editor

“I can sleep when I die” is often a mantra of the busy college student.

But what about using a whole day for rest?

Taking a Sabbath allows us to refocus our busy lives on the true center of our existence: God himself.

Sabbath rest is a taste of eternal rest, as we read in the fourth chapter of Hebrews. In taking a Sabbath, we get a taste of eternity. We are not super heroes, we cannot live rightly with no rest.

In reality, you probably take a Sabbath already, but maybe it’s on a different day of the week. Society has taught us to relax on the weekends, since we work hard during the week. If you are doing homework on Sundays, you are most likely taking a Sabbath on Saturday. Are your Saturdays filled with sleeping in, fun activities, outings with friends? If so, you probably haven’t made time to do homework on Saturday and leave it for Sunday after church.

True, taking a Sabbath may require more diligent work on Friday and Saturday.

When we rest, we allow ourselves to be reenergized for the tasks we do need to accomplish. True, school should require our best effort, since it is our current calling in life. However, it should

never be so important as to cast aside God’s command to rest on the Sabbath day.

Taking Sundays off allows us the freedom to go to lunch at a family’s home from church, or invite friends or families to join in fellowship with us. If we don’t have a paper to rush off and finish, then it is possible to more fully enjoy conversations and relationship with church family as well as friends. This, I believe, is part of God’s plan for man.

When viewed as a gift for us, the Sabbath seems much more like a treat than an obligation.

Though it is a command of God to “Remember the Sabbath to keep it holy”, as with most commandments, it is for our good as well as for His glory.

And that is the continuation of the commandment in Exodus chapter 20: “but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your male servant, or your female servant, or your livestock, or the sojourner who is within your gates.”

It may appear outdated or irrelevant, but in keeping the other 1o commandments, why would the fourth be any exception?

I encourage you to find rest. Rest in knowing your God, accepting the good gift He has given, and reap the benefits of tasting of eternity.

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Green Eyeshade Award the

This week’s Green Eyeshade Award goes to Karen Postupac, for her stellar work as Editor-in-Chief all year. The Collegian could not have run without her. From the entire staff, thank you Karen!

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

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Words from the Editorial Staff Karen Postupac

James Sutherland

ber that, in respect to all of these wonderful people contributing to the paper, the position of Editor-in-Chief was one that requires bigger ears, rather than a big mouth.

There were times that I did not first listen to my staff. I would assume what was going on with my team but never ask them about what was actually happening.

But when listening precedes talking, our communication was almost too easy. When I listened to my staff, everything was much more constructive and everyone was on the same page. Communication was the oil in our machines, and when we coordinated our efforts smoothly, the paper looked phenomenal.

The newspaper also taught me what relaxation really looks like.

Sure, when it’s 1 a.m. on a Thursday morning and the paper comes out Friday, there is a little stress involved.

The newspaper process at Grove City College, however, does not have the impact a nuclear war, which is how I often have operated.

Nick Hildebrand, our fearless adviser, has always reminded me that I need to loosen up.

If anyone other than a man who has been working on newspapers for longer than I have been alive told me to loosen up, I would not have believed him.

As I began to let the little things go, the bigger picture looked a lot brighter.

One last lesson would be one in gratitude. I messed up a lot this past year. Thank you, James, for putting up with me. Thank you to Cat, Alyssa, Maddy, Rio and Aly, for loving me when James didn’t.

Thank you, Nick, for being the best advisor the Collegian could ever have, for helping us to simultaneously learn about what a real newsroom could be like, as well as teaching us to think Christ-like in all situations.

Madison Stout

will stay with me, even as I move on from college come December.

Each week, I put about ten hours of work into the Collegian.

Though I do complain, I really do enjoy my job.

Generating story ideas, contacting writers, writing articles myself, editing stories and collaborating with my fellow editors are all on my schedule and in my heart.

The process of starting from scratch and ending with a nicely formatted printed page of the paper is a work which few people see.

Many hours are put in behind the scenes in order to print a paper each week. Working with writers, contributors and editors to create pieces which will impact every reader is the goal each week.

Nick Hildebrand is a great helper and critic when it comes to writing and designing.

When he complimented my work on one of my first articles of the year, I took it as high praise.

Nick has worked in the field of journalism and in a way still does.

He knows his stuff, and he is gracious in sharing his helpful criticism. Though it often comes very directly, I accept it knowing he only wants us to improve as writers, editors, designers and as human beings.

As I move to a new role with the Collegian for my last semester of college, I anticipate many more hours spent writing, editing and listening to Karen’s playlists in the tower in the late hours of production night.

Thank you to my fellow writers, editing staff, designers, copyeditors and of course the greatest adviser for a great year. I look forward to what the fall brings.

Editor-in-Chief

I do not know where I would be if I didn’t have the Collegian this year.

I learned many lessons in my time as Editor-in-Chief. One of many that sticks out to me is that as a leader of a group, it is important to be invisible. Being a leader is not about standing up in front of everyone and displaying your knowledge or expertise.

Leaders are background players. They are the foundation of the organization, not meant to be at the highest place but at the very bottom, supporting their team. Our poised and punctual team this year was beyond easy to support. The section editors continually brought creative ideas to their sections. Copy editors brought their best editing game, always coming up the Tower on Wednesdays to proofread. Designers tried new layouts, pushing the limits as far as Adobe InDesign would let them. Writers tell stories of campus with vigor and vibrancy.

I often had to remem-

Alyssa Jackson Life Editor

Every article is a story, and that’s what I love. Stories are everywhere. History is made of stories, but first, they are the news of today.

My story with the Collegian began my freshman year. I took Dr. Kimberly Miller’s writing for the media class as well as her journalism class. For each of these, we were required to write for the Collegian. This was my first exposure to journalistic writing and I loved it.

Investigating and conducting interviews is one of my favorite parts. I get to connect with people I never would have crossed paths with otherwise. I continued to write my sophomore year, and applied for the position of Life Section Editor the spring of my sophomore year.

When I accepted the position of Life Editor, I really did not know what to expect. But the experience, friendships, critique and advice I have received this year

Hannah Tack

people know a lot more than I do, and I should trust them to make the right decision: for me and for the paper.

Working at the paper has also humbled and challenged me as a leader. As I started to pick on the flaws in others, I saw the flaw in myself. For every late article someone else turned in, I noticed another time I did the same thing. For every oxford comma an editor missed, I noticed a spelling error I missed.

I learned to see past the flaws in others, and see their strengths.

I learned that being a leader requires humility: humility to admit that sometimes you are wrong; humility to admit that you do not know everything; and humility to admit that you cannot do everything.

Working with this

fantastic staff humbled me even more. Everyone at the Collegian does their job with excellence and poise.

Seeing that in others challenged me to be better, and humbled me to do better.

Most of all, working at the Collegian challenged me as a person.

Everyone who works at the paper is fantastic at their job, but they are also fantastic people.

Working with them for long hours every week gave me insight into my own flaws, and helped me to appreciate others more. It pushed me to work harder to develop relationships with others, instead of relying on myself.

Working at the Collegian has been one of the best experiences of my life. The whole staff- Karen, Maddy, Alyssa, Cat, Rio, Aly, all the copy editors and designers- have been wonderful. Nick Hildebrand, our fantastic, indispensable and omniscient adviser, is one of the best people out there. I cannot wait to be back, working here again next year.

minor, I took Dr. Miller’s journalism class my junior year and it opened up an entirely new opportunity for me.

I learned that there are many wonderful TRUE stories to tell, and my job as a reporter is to provide readers with an accurate unbiased representation of what is happening in the world, or rather our little corner of the world here in Grove City.

I began as a staff writer last spring and applied for Entertainment Editor hoping that my excitement would cover up for my lack of experience. Karen, our Editor-In-Chief, and Nick Hildebrand, our fantastic adviser, brought me under their wings and showed me the ropes. It may have taken a while to drill into my thick skull that the Oxford

comma is not used in AP style, but eventually I figured it out and even began using InDesign to help design my section.

I have loved working with the paper and have been so blessed to have such wonderful friends.

Karen has been so kind and supportive in helping me find ideas and writers this year and we all know the Tower wouldn’t be the same without James and his joking jabs or Nick and his endless insight. The Tower has become a place where I feel wanted and appreciated, something I don’t get enough from the other organizations I’m a part of.

It’s hard work, keeping up with writers, finding times to interview people and writing articles last minute, but the work is rewarding.

Picking up the paper on Friday morning seeing my name in print along with all of the hard work of our team never gets old. When Nick gives me the reassuring head nod and says “nice job” with a smile, I know I’m doing something right.

Managing Editor

Working at the Collegian this year, as Managing Editor, has been one of the most humbling and challenging experiences of my life, helping me to grow and mature in many ways.

It has humbled and challenged me as a writer. I have written nearly every type of article in a newspaper - game stories, movie and album reviews, op-eds, editorials and news stories.

I have written a lot of articles without the time and information I thought I needed to bring a piece together, much less make a good one. But I learned how to manage. I learned how to write about things that I did not care about.

I learned to trust others with my writing.

The Collegian’s staff of copy editors is superb.

Most of the section editors are better writers than I am. And most of all, Karen, our fearless editor, always has good (if slightly hurtful) comments and feedback to make. Working in the Tower for a year taught me that, actually, other

Entertainment Editor As I sit at my desk, headphones in and a mug of tea steeping next to me, I look back at my time working for The Collegian.

If someone had asked me, freshman or sophomore year, if I would ever be involved with the College’s newspaper, I would have politely denied and said I was more interested in theatre or law. It is funny now, seeing as I only participated in one show with our theatre department and the only reason law was ever in my head was because my family told me I was good at arguing.

In middle school, I began writing creative short stories and thinking up ideas for my future “best sellers,” but for some reason journalism never seemed like a possibility for me. After all, print is becoming obsolete and what did I know about interviewing people and writing non-fiction.

I can’t believe how wrong I was. In pursuit of my Communications

Women in physics are pressured

Contributing Writer For as long as I can remember I’ve wanted to pursue a career in STEM. Math and science were always my favorite subjects growing up; I’d procrastinate doing my history readings by doing extra math problems.

When it came time to choose a major, I decid-

ed on physics as I would be able to continue expanding my knowledge of how the world works and leave doors open for many possible STEM careers. Physics and engineering are difficult; they take a lot of work. But the rewards of being able to understand what began as a seemingly impossible concept makes it well worth it.

One of the biggest challenges, yet also the largest motivator, of being a physics major has been the lack of

women in the field. As a freshman there were 13 other physics majors in my year, four of whom were women.

Now that number has dropped to seven and I am the only female junior physics major. In my major-related classes I tend to be the only girl, and in my more general classes there is usually only a handful of others. While some may find this uncomfortable, I have grown used to it. Even in high school my classes were mostly dominated by

men and because I was home schooled until high school, this always seemed normal to me.

It wasn’t until I was in a class with only 3 men and 20 women and felt completely out of my element that I realized the disparity between genders in physics and other STEM fields. As the only woman in my year, I feel a constant pressure to succeed. I remember one exam where I had the lowest grade in the class; it felt like the world was saying “this is why women

aren’t in physics and other STEM careers.”

While I know this is a hyperbole, it still influences my work ethic. I feel the need to do well in my courses to prove that women can succeed in physics.

Because of the lack of women in physics and other STEM fields I want to help others learn. My experiences teaching physics have allowed me to see people from nearly every major begin to understand different physics concepts, some of

them for the first time.

By being a TA I have been able to help others learn physics and watch them become better and better problem solvers. I have seen how anyone can learn physics in even a short amount of time. People are always surprised when I tell them I am a physics major. They look amazed and say how they could never do physics and tell me how much they hated physics in high school.

But physics is for everyone, especially women.

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Celebrities are not role models

Rio Arias

Perspectives Editor The media went crazy this past week when Kayne West brought back his twitter, and instead of tweeting out how much he loves or is inspired by himself, he tweeted his support for Trump.

N o w maybe a celebrity endorsement doesn’t shock you, or you’re like: “so what?

Black republicans exist too.”

But let me give you some context. The TV show Black-ish ran an episode called “Elephant in the Room”, talking about how “black people aren’t Republicans”.

They delved into the strong cultural and racial ties between black identity and the message of the Democratic Party. And even though AfricanAmericans haven’t always been supported by Democrats (throwback to when Democrats fought for slavery), the Democratic party has been one of the only mainstream political groups to acknowledge the social issues that disproportionately affect black Americans today.

Music artists them-

BAND continued from 7 the page and breathe life into it so that it can soar and bring joy to those that hear it,” said Pisano.

Michelle Jeffries, Vice President of the Ensemble, said, “I hope that the Concert Band and Wind Ensemble perform the best that they can to make Dr. Pisano’s last concert a happy and memorable experience for us and him. I hope that the audience is able to see all the hard work that we have put into these pieces and enjoys a night full of music.”

If Friday night isn’t enough to satisfy your music craving, on Saturday at 1:30 p.m., there is another performance in Ketler Auditorium. The Jazz Ensemble and Stage Band will be performing along with soloists seniors Luke Leone and Alina Santiago and junior Kirsten Ward.

The Jazz Ensemble and Stage Band are smaller ensembles that are extracurricular and are just for fun. Despite not being for credit, lots of work goes into their performances.

The jazz band practices Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7 to 8 p.m. with Dr. Joseph Hasper as the ensemble’s conductor.

Ward will be sing-

FEAR continued from 11 who do not love Him. To say that hundreds of verses in the Bible like Philippians 2:12 do not mean fear, but really mean reverence is to reverse-engineer an understanding of the

selves have used hip hop to bring the stream of social consciousness to the forefront, with songs being made to talk about the hardships of life or pushback on Republican policies like the Reagan administration’s infamous War on Drugs. Kayne himself even said, “Bush doesn’t care about black people,” in response to the lack of resources for black communities after hurricane Katrina.

So, Kayne, how did we come to this?

Well for starters, Kayne didn’t say he agrees with Trump’s politics. He said, “You don’t have to agree with Trump but the mob can’t make me not love him. We are both dragon energy. He is ing Peggy Lee’s “I Love Being Here with You” and “Everyday I Have the Blues” with the Jazz Ensemble.

Ward said, “I’ve always loved jazz, but this is my first time singing with a band.

Most of my experience has been either classical or coffeehouse style, so getting to sing jazz has been a really neat opportunity.”

Santiago’s favorite part of singing with the Stage Band is “being able to play off of their energy.”

She will be singing two different songs, one called “I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter” and will be performing a duet with Leone called “Unforgettable.”

“I think I love music most because it touches other people’s souls and makes people feel things in a way no other medium can,” Santiago said.

“I’m hoping people enjoy the concert and have fun! Jazz is such a beautiful, technical and expressive genre and, like all music, it’s best shared with others!”

Staying true to Grove City College’s belief in making the arts accessible, there is no charge or tickets for either concert. It’s a great opportunity to take a break from studying for a date night or a great time with friends. text that a plain reading of the Bible simply does not allow for.

It is time for Christians to recognize their God as a God of both love and justice.

A God who deserves our fear and reverence.

Do you fear God?

my brother. I love everyone. I don’t agree with everything anyone does. That’s what makes us individuals.

And we have the right to independent thought.”

So while he might not have explicitly said “build a wall,” he did imply that Trump’s policies are nothing more than a political difference, something that can be talked about over dinner and left aside at the end of the night. Well, as one might imagine, that message was not too popular with his liberal fan base.

For almost all Americans, politics are not just a dinner conversation, or a piece of legislation you sign because someone came up with

a good idea. Politics are our beliefs, our upbringing, our worldview. Our view on government is inevitably linked with our own view of ourselves, and how other people can become better off like us.

It’s why we fund schools to teach our ideas, send our children to universities that promote ideas we believe in and argue that our experiences prove our theories valid. We believe that what we know to be true is always true.

So when someone like Kayne West who represents the struggle and worldview of black Americans “makes it” big and achieves fame, it is seen as a success.

And when he turns his

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back on the ideas and style that influenced his previous music and politics, he is seen as a sellout to his own kind. Unfollowed by celebrities Rihanna, the Weeknd, Jaden Smith, Snopp Dog as well as some of the Kardashian sisters, he was dropped quicker than a one hit wonder.

So is it bad that Kayne is reaching across the aisle? Or is he supposed to stay true to the facts that raised him? The short answer is neither. As we get older, our experiences and ideas change, and the things he felt about the Republican president in 2005 won’t be true of his sentiments towards the controversial Trump administration today.

However, it does raise the question of why someone like Kayne would signal his support for a president that is less than willing to acknowledge those who don’t unconditionally support him. And who won the White American vote at the expense of Black American support and understanding.

I have no idea why this is the case, and in some ways I do personally feel let down

by Kayne. Hip-hop has always been the voice for those who don’t have one, and are often trapped in situations of poverty and violence.

Those who do reach celebrity status often dedicate their lives to making others better off, like Chance the Rapper donating $1 million to the Chicago Public School System.

But there is nothing to do except watch and wait. Maybe Kayne will be a voice for unseen Black Republicans.

Maybe he will become more politically active, and engaged in social issues once again.

Or maybe he will announce an apology for his tweet, so he can restore his following and wealth the way it was created.

A day in the life of study abroad Julia Roper Contributing Writer You wake up: it is Monday morning, and unfortunately you have four classes in a row today.

Here in Spain, we don’t get to “schedule” classes. There are only so many courses, and they pick the times for you. You decide today you will be content, but it’s hard. Each class is an hour and a half because they only happen twice a week (so that we have Friday off). Still, sometimes the first four days of the week are endless.

You drag your legs out of bed, tired from staying out late for tapas.

How much more money did you just spend on drinks last night? You know it’s only the first week, but you’re pretty sure you’ve already gone over the budget you had set. There’s always this tension between “making the most of it” and being frugal, remembering that you’re having the time of your life, but you will still have to return to “real life” after this.

Spanish university is spread out all around the city. You go from a small private school, where everyone has the SAC, dorm loung-

es, their room, their friend’s room, the library, etc. to study, to a big university in a city where you have the options of your room, a coffee shop or finding a library in this city. And in reality, you don’t want to carry your stuff around or have to pay at a cafe every day just to study. So, you end up sitting in your room, a LOT. In class, the teacher starts 5 mins late, and you’re trying to make small-talk with one or two students around you from other universities in the meantime. Everyone is pretty nice, but there is that strange feeling of being in a class with a ton of strangers. We all come from different schools with different cultures, so the adjustment is both to a Spanish classroom as well as to the different types of institutions represented around you.

When you raise your hand to ask a lot of questions, sometimes you feel like the odd one out. You question if you should keep caring as much as you do because this is only study abroad, and maybe you should just coast like some of the people around you. But I came here to learn Spanish and I want to get good at it, you tell yourself.

After 4 hours of class, you take that long walk

back home. Maybe I’m the only one, but I miss those five minute walks across GCC’s campus.

You crash in your room, grateful to be done.

What next?

Homework for tomorrow’s class, look for spring break flights, sleep a little before dinner? You end up calling the family at home, and the loneliness hits you again. How many more months?

Your head is tired from trying to speak and listen to Spanish all day. You want to meet more people, but you also want to form deep relationships.

Also, where should you travel next, and should you plan the flights even though you don’t have anyone else going? Should you stay in Granada and practice Spanish, or is it better to take advantage of being in Europe?

But it is supposed to rain for another 2 weeks straight, and you’re tired of sitting alone in your room. Have you been wasting this experience, or have you done enough with what you’ve been given?

Your head hits the pillow and you close your eyes…”Julia, vamos a cenar?” Ah, the most beautiful words come from the mouth of my host mom at the end of a long day. Time for dinner. You decide to put your worries and

anxieties aside for today.

But man, who would have guessed study abroad could be this tiring?

As spectacular as these trips are, my time in Spain has been, more than anything else, formative. Both in my language studies and my everyday interactions, I have had crazy opportunities to grow. Day after day, whether I’m catching a bus to a new place or sitting with my host family at lunch, I face my weaknesses head on. Lack of attention, struggles with anxiety, overcompensating for weaknesses, embarrassment at saying or doing something wrong in front of others and the list goes on.

Personally, I’m just living life and I’m making memories here and there. And not everything is perfect, even though I’m pretty sure 99 percent of the posts on Facebook, WordPress and Instagram are documenting the positive experiences.

But I would be a liar if I didn’t give show the hard parts of study abroad too.

I’m beyond grateful for this experience.

The hard days or weeks produce endurance and help us to grow, no matter how difficult in the moment. I’m “eternally grateful,” to quote Toy Story. Truly.

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Finishing strong

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Mackenzie Stine Staff Writer

The Grove City College Women’s softball team finished the last game of the conference with a win against Geneva. The team played hard during two high scoring games.

In the first game of the doubleheader, Geneva quickly took the lead scoring nine runs in the first three innings. The Wolverines did not score an answering run until the third inning when senior shortstop Breanna Lent singled in freshman right fielder Hannah Dietz.

The Wolverines scored a total of four runs during the inning. Freshman Char-leigh Bates also scored off of senior Michaela Cashmer’s sacrifice fly. Sophomore Erin Frohlich was brought home by sophomore catcher Liz Scherer and Lent scored the final run of the inning off of an error.

The Wolverines’ final two runs of the game were scored during the bottom of the 5th thanks to a double by Dietz.

Despite collecting the final score of the game, the Wolverines still took a 9–6 loss.

However, Grove City came back with a 9–8 victory in

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Senior Breanna Lent scored the last run of the third inning against Geneva College. This was the final game of the conference season for the Wolverines. game two of the conference doubleheader. Grove City came out swinging with eight of their nine runs scored in the bottom of the first inning.

Lent again scored a run on an error to open the scoring for Grove City. She also had one of three run scoring sin-

gles, closing her senior season with a solid game with four at bats. She had three hits and one RBI. Bates and Dietz each had a run scoring single. Dietz put on an impressive display with a two-run double while Cashmer finished off the in-

ning with a two-run single.

Geneva then scored five unanswered runs in the second and third innings. Although Geneva scored a run in the top of the sixth, Grove City answered with sophomore third baseman Jennifer Kondraki singling in Cash-

mer. The Wolverines held the Tornados to two runs in the top of the seventh to secure the win.

The Wolverines play nonconference La Roche College at home on Wednesday in their final game of the season.

Lax owns the night

Sarah Kula Copy Editor

The Grove City College men’s lacrosse team makes history as they close the first season of intercollegiate varsity competition with a 10–5 record and a 23–1 victory over Earlham College.

The team’s 7–3 record in the Ohio River Lacrosse Conference (ORLC) places them as No. 4 seed in the upcoming conference tournament.

The Grove City College men’s lacrosse team clinched a home

win over Earlham College on Saturday, April 28 on Robert E. Thorn Field. This win encourages the team as they look ahead to the Ohio River Lacrosse Conference (ORLC) Championship Tournament.

The Wolverines earned their fourth consecutive win on Saturday with five players scoring three goals or more. Nate Sprunk matched a season-high with five goals while senior Jonathan Bensing, sophomore David Calhoun and freshmen Aidan Morse and Josh Padgett all scored three

times.

Additionally, seniors Scott Vinyard and Sam Passalinqua each scored twice, with freshman Cord Bocheff and Hugh Kelley adding scores to the win as well. Freshman Patrick Mark started off the plays well, winning seven or nine faceoffs for Grove City.

Grove City dominated with a 58–2 lead in shots and a 56–20 advantage in ground balls. Senior goalkeeper Ben Dumm picked up three ground balls and earned his ORLC-best 10th victory of the season.

Stellar pitching not enough to get the win Mallory Trumbull

Staff Writer

Outstanding pitching performances from junior John Bini and freshman D.J. Newby were not enough to secure a win for the Grove City baseball team in either of last Saturday’s road games against Washington and Jefferson (W&J). However, the Wolverines decimated the Allegheny Gators at their home turf in Meadville, winning 17-4 on Wednesday.

With the win and two losses, the Wolverines move to a record of 6–10 in the PAC and 13–18 overall.

Grove City fell to their President’s Athletic Conference (PAC) opponent W&J 5-1 in the first game and 2-0 in the second.

Bini pitched the entire first game, striking out seven in eight innings. Newby held W&J to two runs in the second game, only allowing three hits over

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Junior John Bini, above, and freshman D.J. Newby turned in stellar pitching performances against W&J. seven innings.

This was no easy task for each starting pitcher considering that Washington and Jefferson is the defending nationalrunner up. The Wolverines are hopeful that these two outstanding starting pitchers can keep up the hard work as the season winds down.

Grove City was able to outhit the Presidents in the opening game. The Wolverines had a total of eleven hits while Washington and Jefferson only had

eight. However, most of the Wolverines hits did not occur until the ninth inning.

Junior DH Travis Auth crushed the ball into right field, earning a double. Auth was able to reach third base on an error. That same error allowed sophomore shortstop Bob Abbott to score Grove City’s sole run for the entire double header.

Sophomore first baseman Matt Dayton went 3 for 4 in the first game. Also in the openBASEBALL 15

Grove City College recognized its seven seniors before the game, including Bensing, Passalinqua, Dumm, Vinyard, Sam Calhoun, Luke Ritchie and James Rushe.

This was the first senior night of the varsity lacrosse program and meant a lot to the seniors, their families, the coaches and other players.

The Wolverines face Saint Vincent, a topseeded team, in the ORLC Tournament semifinals. The teams have competed against each other in the past,

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Men’s lacrosse finished fourth in the Ohio River Lacrosse conference, losing in the semi-finals to Saint Vincent. with Saint Vincent defeating Grove City 6–5 in a double overtime match on March 14 at Robert E. Thorn Field.

Additional game sta-

tistics, rosters and press releases can be found in the Men’s Lacrosse tab in the Athletics page of Grove City College’s website.

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BASEBALL continued from 14

Junior Miguel Esteban Diaz won PAC titles in singlex and doubles at the conference tournament Saturday. The Wolverines finished second place behind Thomas More College.

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Esteban Diaz brings it home

Benjamin Jones Staff Writer

The Wolverines tennis team ended with an 8-1 setback on Tuesday in non-conference action, falling to Franciscan after finishing strong in competition.

On Saturday, GCC was right behind Thomas More, who took first place for the second consecutive time with a total score of 45 points.

Grove City’s Miguel Esteban Diaz was a major player in the Wolverine’s performance.

Diaz, a junior, landed conference titles in

sixth singles and third doubles, beating out Thomas More’s Turner Wilson.

Sophomore Edward Doyle joined Diaz to defeat Washington & Jefferson’s Wilson and Mehlbaum team, winning the doubles conference title.

Sophomore Andrew Graber teamed up with junior Zack Sprunger, beating out the pair from Geneva for the first doubles third place award. Graber-Sprunger ran into trouble during the Friday semifinals, ultimately losing out to the Westminster

competition.

GCC pair Jon Fleet, a senior, took third place in no. 1 doubles alongside freshman Damon Deck, later to be knocked out in semifinal play against the Saint Vincent team. At the individual level, the members of each duo helped lift the team to their second-place finish.

Fleet came in at fourth place in first singles. Sprunger grabbed third place at second singles, falling to Jon Oskin from Saint Vincent in the semifinals.

Graber finished in

fourth place in number three singles, losing to the champion from Thomas More, Sheldon Preisler. Grove City’s Doyle ended up in fourth place, dropping to Thomas Moore’s Jared Haught.

Grove City excelled through the quarterfinals, going undefeated through the first round of singles competition.

Diaz’s championship caliber play and strong performances across the Grove City team brought the Wolverines to second place in a field of nine.

On Saturday, Miguel

Diaz earned Grove City’s lone win on the afternoon, prevailing at sixth singles and concluding the season 14-0 in singles play.

Among the losses were Jon Fleet, Zack Sprunger, Andrew Graber, Damon Deck, and Ed Doyle. In the doubles matches, Srpunger/ Graber, Deck/Fleet, Diaz/Doyle fell to Franciscan as well.

The tennis team ended their conference action on a solid note and will look forward to taking the court next year with a very talented team.

ing game, senior center fielder Tyler Graham doubled and single while junior third baseman Micah Burke went 2 for 4.

In the second game, Abbott, Dayton and Graham all singled to give Grove City’s only three hits for the game.

Freshman pitcher Jacob Brothers was able to come in as relief in the eighth inning and did not allow any runs.

The Wolverines came to bat against Allegheny, producing 30 base-runners and blasting a season-high 18 hits in their last nonconference game Monday afternoon. Grove City scored in eight of the nine innings in the dominating 17-4 win.

Abbot, Auth, freshman catcher Tanner Orner and freshman DH Bubba Hamilton each recorded three hits. Auth and Orner both scored three times while Abbott, Graham and freshman DH Jared Conti all scored two runs.

Freshman Joel Engstrom, sophomore Austin Wacker, junior Phil Bell and Burke teamed up on the mound to hold back the Gators.

Grove City travels to Waynesburg at 1 p.m. tomorrow to face off with the Yellow Jackets.

Track leads in PACs Price Styer Staff Writer

Grove City College’s track and field teams competed in the 2018 Presidents’ Athletic Conference Championships at Westminster College last Wednesday.

Over the course of the two-day meet, the men’s team earned third place after accumulating 102 team points at the two-day championship event. Geneva College won the men’s title with 173 points and Thomas More College placed second with 112 points.

On the first day of the conference for the men’s team, senior Quinton Reed won his third straight conference title in the javelin by recording a best throw of 173 feet, 2 inches.

Freshman Alexander Wirth earned third in the javelin with a toss of 160 feet, 9 inches.

Junior Ryan Budnik posted Grove City’s top finish on the track, taking third in the 10,000 meters with a time of 32 minutes, 26.69 seconds.

Notable finishes include freshman Seth Ray clearing 5 feet, 8 ¾-inches in the high jump to tie for fifth place and freshman Christopher Sweeney earning sixth in the triple jump with a best leap of 41 feet, 1 ¾-inches. Senior Nick McClure also earned eighth in the 10,000 with a time of 33:33.07.

Top finishers for the last day of the conference include senior Drew Thibault who led Grove City men’s team

by winning the 3000 steeplechase in a conference-record time of 9 minutes, 35.91 seconds. Junior Aaron Bliss earned second in the 400 meters with a time 49.77 seconds while Thibault took third in the 5000 meters in a time of 15:35.13.

Junior Stephen Hagg led Grove City’s field athletes by earning third in the pole vault having cleared 13 feet, 5 ¾-inches. Notable finishes for the men’s team include junior Ryan Budnik earning fourth in the 5000 meters in 15:36.40 while freshman Cameron Drake placed fourth in the 400-meter hurdles in 57.54 seconds.

Bliss, sophomore Joe Grinde and freshmen Christopher Sweeney and Evan Mee earned fourth in the 400-meter relay with a time of 44.16 seconds. Junior Isaac Mills earned fifth in the steeplechase with a time of 10:16.02.

Freshman Thomas Troxel earned fifth in the 800 in 1:57.43.

Drake, Troxel, Bliss and senior Graham Allen finished sixth in the 1600 relay with a time of 3:33.24. Drake also took sixth in the 110 hurdles, finishing in 15.71 seconds.

Freshman thrower Jared Gay earned a pair of sixth-place finishes.

He took sixth in the shot put with a throw of 44 feet, 10 ¼-inches and placed sixth in the discus with a toss of 123 feet, 9 inches.

Sophomore Michael Martin placed sixth in the steeplechase, finishing in 10:19.33. Allen earned seventh in

the 800 with a time of 1;59.10 while senior Quinton Reed grabbed seventh place in the shot put with a heave of 44 feet, 6 inches. Senior Connor Lowe placed eighth in the shot put, heaving a 42 feet, 8 ¼-inch toss.

The women’s team competed as well and was equally successful.

The Wolverines took fourth place after concluding the conference with 100.5 team points.

Waynesburg University won the team title with 173 points, followed by Westminster College with 147 points, and Geneva College with 108.5 points.

On the first day of the conference, freshman Gretchen Elsey led a 1–2 finish in the high jump by clearing a victorious height of 4 feet, 11 ¾-inches. Meanwhile, junior Tabitha White placed second in the high jump by clearing 4 feet, 9 ¾-inches.

Sophomore Katlyn Adams earned third in the triple jump, leaping 34 feet, 2 ¾-inches.

The Grove City team produced a pair of point-scorers in the javelin.

Junior Erin Logue took sixth with a careerbest throw of 103 feet, 6 inches and Senior Margi Haiss placed seventh in the javelin with a top throw of 101 feet, 1 inch.

Freshman Hannah Fellenbaum led Grove City on the track by taking seventh in the 10,000 meters with a time of 43 minutes, 6.60 seconds.

The women’s team had several top finishes on the last day of the conference including Tabitha White, lead-

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Men’s and women’s track and field finished the season strong with top placements in the PAC. ing the Wolverines by taking second in the 400-meter with a time of 1 minute, 0.97 seconds.

Three athletes also posted third-place finishes for Grove City.

Senior Margi Haiss earned third in the discus with a top throw of 114 feet, 8 inches. Junior Elizabeth Donahoe finished the 800-meter in 2:21.18, earning third.

Sophomore Colleen Zilka placed third in the 100 hurdles in a time of 16.25 seconds. Donahoe, White, senior Melanie Wizorek and sophomore Madison McKivergan closed the meet by taking fourth in the 1600 relay with a time of 4:11.67.

Sophomore Heidi Hoffman earned fourth in the 5000 me-

ters after finishing in 18:54.55. Sophomore Katlyn Adams earned fifth in the long jump with a best mark of 16 feet, 1 ½-inches while McKivergan claimed fifth in the 800, posting a time of 2:26.14.

Freshman Denali Hutzelmann ran the 1500 meters in 5:02.52, earning fifth place. Adams, White, sophomore Rohanna Foote, and freshman Logan DeJonge took fourth in the 400-meter relay with a time of 51.06 seconds.

Haiss finished sixth in the shot put with a 34 foot, ¾-inch heave while Zilka took sixth in the 400 hurdles in 1:09.81. Freshman Ellie Reed cleared 9 feet, ¾-inch to take sixth in the pole vault.

Sophomore Michaela Philson placed

seventh behind Reed after clearing 6 feet, 6 ¾-inch. Foote finished seventh in the 100 meters in 12.97 seconds while sophomore Abbie Schmader earned seventh in the steeplechase with a time of 12:55.78.

Sophomore Brenna Rupe took eighth in the 800 with a time of 2:29.86. Wizorek placed eighth in the 400 meters, posting 1:04.84.

Sophomore Madelyn Kimpel finished eighth in the steeplechase with a posted time 13:02.83.

Several Grove City athletes qualified for the Eastern College Athletic Conference Division III Championships. The conference will be held on May 16– 17 in Baltimore, Md., at Johns Hopkins University.

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2017 Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year Sportsman of the Year

A standout in both cross country and track and field, Durham, N.H., native Drew Thibault broke Grove City’s 16-year-old record in the 3000-meter steeplechase with a time of 9 minutes, 26.47 seconds April 14.

Last week, Thibault won the PAC title in the steeplechase with a conference-record time of 9:35.91. During the indoor track and field season, Thibault placed third in the one-mile run at the conference championships.

In cross country, Thibault helped Grove City reclaim the PAC title October, placing second overall. He earned First Team All-PAC honors and also earned Second Team All-Conference recognition following his freshman season.

Drew Thibault

Sportsman of the Year nominees

Sportswoman of the Year

Senior women’s basketball standout Lexie Arkwright started all four years at guard for the Wolverines and concluded her career as the women’s basketball program’s third alltime leading scorer with 1,607 career points.

She also owns Grove City’s career records with 108 games played and 331 steals. Arkwright ranked second in the PAC in scoring, third in steals, third in three-pointers and ninth in assists this season. Her 66 threepoint goals this year set a single-season program record. She twice earned PAC Defensive Player of the Year honors while also being named to the conference’s First Team in each of her finals two seasons.

Lexie Arkwright

Sportswoman of the Year nominees

Baseball – Tyler Graham

Cross Country – Rachel Martin

Tyler is a senior Mechanical Engineering major from Vandergrift, Pennsylvania. He was seventh in PAC in stolen bases with nine total and tied for eighth in PAC in walks with 19. He saw 143 at bats, most on the team. He led team in runs with 29 and in hits with 46. In his career, he is a three-year letterwinner and starter in the outfield and one of the fastest players in the region.

Rachel is a junior exercise science major from Mars, Penn. and is a finalist for this year’s Sportswoman of the Year. In her junior season, she competed in five meets and made AllPAC First Team. She ran her season best time of 23:43.8 to place 3rd at the PAC Championship meet on October 28. She finished the seasosn at the NCAA DIII Regional meet on November 11 with time of 24:23.0 to place 97th. In her career, she is a three-year letterwinner and a 3x All-PAC honoree.

Basketball – Andrew Beckman

Tennis – Maggie Manchester

Andrew is a senior Entrepreneurship major from Shelby, Michigan. His freshman year, he appeared in 23 games, making one start. His senior year, he started all 26 games and scored 1,000th point in Senior Day game against Bethany on February 17. He placed fifth in the PAC in minutes played and had a season high 27 points and season high 13 rebounds versus Franciscan on December 29. In his career, he is a four-year letterwinner, and an all-PAC honoree.

Maggie is a junior psychology major from Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Her freshman year, she secured the PAC Champion and First Team All-PAC honoree at Second Singles. She also teamed with Karolina Lagerquist to earn All-PAC Honorable Mention for their third-place finish at the league championships at first doubles. In her career, she is a returning letterwinner and conference champion.

Football – Quinton Reed

Soccer – Megan Van Kirk

Quinton is a senior Electrical Engineering major from Oil City, Pennsylvania. His senior year, he started all ten games at defensive tackle and made the All-PAC Honorable Mention for Defense. He had 34 tackles in 2017 season. In his career, he is a three-year team member and two-year letterwinner and starter.

Golf – Connor Tipping Connor is a Business Management/Economics major from Harleysville, Pennsylvania. His first season, he recorded an 86.7 average for 18-holes over nine rounds of competition and shot a season-low 78 to help Grove City to the team title at the Carnegie Mellon Fall Invitational. His sophomore season he posted an 84.8 18-hole average over 10 rounds and was one top-10 finish in tournament play.

Lacrosse – Ben Dumm Ben Dumm is a senior from Westerville, Ohio. As goalkeeper, he stopped 10 shots to earn his ORLC-leading ninth win of the season in late April. In the semis of the OLRC Championship Tournament in which the Wolverines fell to Saint Vincent 8-6, he picked up four ground balls. He had a career high of 73 minutes against Earlham and 5 ground balls against Bethany.

Soccer – Blake Baer Blake is a senior Biology (Pre-Health) major from Bedford, Pennsylvania. His freshman year, he appeared in 17 matches, making seven starts. He led all freshmen in games played and started and goals. His senior season, he started all 22 matches. He made All-PAC Second Team and All-PAC Sportsmanship Team. In his career, he is a fouryear letterwinner and three-year starter in the midfield and was one of Grove City’s 2017 team captains.

Swimming and Diving – Calvin Brouwer Calvin is a freshman Mechanical Engineering major from Nevada City, California. He became the 59th men’s swimmer or diver in Grove City program history to earn NCAA All-America honors. He earned All-America honors in the 1650 by taking 10th place overall. He posted a Grove City-record time of 15 minutes, 43.47 seconds. Following the final heat of the 1650, held Saturday evening, Brouwer concluded the event in 10th place. It is his first career AllAmerica citation. Brouwer entered the Championships as the No. 13 seed.

Tennis – Andrew Graber Andrew is a sophomore Entrepreneurship major from Atglen, Pennsylvania. In the 2018 season, he and doubles partner Jack Sprunger defeated Westminster and fell to Bethany. Graber also went three sets in his semifinal match with Thomas More’s Sheldon Preisler, the eventual champion. At the PAC Championships, the Graber-Sprunger team opened the first doubles tournament with an 8-4 win over Bethany.

Track and Field – Graham Allen Graham is a senior from Upper Dublin, Pennsylvania. His first season, he took second place in the 800 meter and third place in the 1500 meter at the PAC Outdoor Championships and fourth place 1600 meter relay member with season best time of 3:24.25. He took first place in the 800 meter at the PAC Indoor Championships with season best time of 1:57.45. He ran the 1600 meter relay to place fourth in the PAC Indoor Championships. In 2017, he took a seventh place finish in the 800 meter with season best time of 2:00.77 at the PAC Outdoor Championships. He was also a member of the 1600 meter relay that finished fifth at the PAC. He is a two-year letter winner.

Megan is a senior Biology/Secondary Education major from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her freshman year, she started all 23 matches at forward. Her senior season brought her 21 matches, All-PAC Second Team, All-Region Third Team, and third in PAC in assists with seven. In her career, she is a four-year letterwinner and three-year starter at forward and defender. She is a Dean’s List student and a member of PAC Academic Honor Roll.

Swimming and Diving – Anne Shirley Dassow Anne is a sophomore Biology (Pre-Health) major from Lookout Mountain, Tennessee. Her freshman year she was the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Most Valuable Performer. She became the first Wolverine woman since Peggy Whitbeck (2004) to finish on the podium in two individual events at the same national championships. In her career, she is a four-time NCAA All-American.

Softball – Breanna Lent Bre is a senior from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her freshman year she was Grove City’s top freshman. She appeared in 28 games, making 26 starts primarily at third base. Her sophomore year, she started all 29 games in the infield and was named Team MVP. Her junior season she started all 34 games and posted batting average of .246 and an on base percentage of .276. She is a three-year letterwinner in the infield.

Volleyball – Beka Russell Beka is a senior Accounting/Finance major from North Canton, Ohio. Her freshman year, she appeared in 81 sets over 26 matches and was one of team’s top reserves in the back row. Her senior season, she made All-PAC Second Team, PAC Sportsmanship Team and led team in digs with 522 and a 5.17 average digs per set. She was fifth in PAC in digs with a season high 38 digs against Chatham on October 21. For her career, she is a four-year letterwinner and three-year starter at libero. She became the 13th player in program history to reach 1,000 digs with her final dig of the 2016 season.

Track and Field – Margi Haiss Margi is a senior from Wooster, Ohio. Her sophomore year and first season, she took fifth place in discus at the PAC Outdoor Championships with a throw of 105 feet 2 inches.

She also earned eighth place in shotput with a throw of 33 feet 4.75 inches at the PAC Outdoor Championships and 12th place in shotput at the PAC Indoor Championships.She took tenth place in javelin at the PAC Outdoor Championships and placed third in shotput with a throw of 34 feet 6.75 inches at the PAC Indoor Championships. In her career, she is a threeyear letterwinner.

Water Polo – Sonni Kiefer Sonni is a junior Communications/French double major from Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania. Her first season, she started 15 matches before suffering a season-ending injury, but posted five goals, five assists and five blocks in six matches in the field. In goal, she recorded 40 saves in nine matches and had 26 total steals on the season. In 2017, she started all 24 matches and led the team with 28 assists and ranked second with 70 steals. She also added 16 goals and five field blocks. In her career, she is a two-year letterwinner and starter.

Golf – Carolyn Jack Carolyn is a senior from Wexford, Pennsylvania. Her senior season, she paced Grove City by taking 20th Saturday with a 109 at the PAC championships. She finished 18th with a 54hole total of 305. In the fall, she completed the 36-hole fall segment with a team-best 196 after recording a 103 to sit in 16th place in the 26-golfer field.