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Vol. 104, No. 4

Find your calling

Smiles on the lawn

James Sutherland Editor-in-Chief

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Senior Brooke Bimber smiles as she holds an adorable baby at OmiCron Lawn. The event, held by the Okies and the Crons, was a tailgate party before the football team’s annual night game Saturday. Check out pages 6 and 7 for more photos of OmiCron lawn, as well as other cookouts from the weekend.

Chapel changes it up

Shannon Schwartz Contributing Writer

Students shuffle weekly into Harbison Chapel to get the required 16 credits per semester.

But, Chapel will be different now than in past semesters.

Last spring, Dr. Stanley Keehlwetter retired after serving as Dean of the Chapel for 19 years.

At the beginning of this semester, former Campus Ministes Director Devi Wintrode moved on to a new position after serving the College for 12 years.

These new vacancies will not only be filled with new faculty members, but also new perspectives.

Now, there are three new faces in the Chapel department: Dr. D Dean Weaver ‘86 as the Interim Chaplain, Elizabeth Messer as the Women’s Ministry Coordinator and Zachary Pitcher ‘17 as the Chapel Ministries Coordinator.

Messer will help hundreds of

In the middle of its busiest month, the Career Services Office hosts the 20th annual Career Fair next week.

The office puts on a number of events related to the Fair this month, including workshops on resume writing, how to turn an internship into a job and how to work a career fair.

But even during this busy time, the office remains focused on its overarching goal: to help students discover God’s calling for their life and to turn that calling into a career.

“Our mission is to guide students in their realization and pursuit of God’s calling for their lives,” Mandy Sposato, Director of Career Services, said. “Our vision is to engage and equip students in confidently pursuing their unique callings so that they will steward their gifts, abilities and passions for the ultimate goal of flourishing in God’s kingdom.”

Sposato said that Ca-

reer S e r v i c e s is more than just a pragmatic, practical office which helps students find jobs.

Instead, the office sees itself as playing an important role in Grove City’s overall mission to develop students into leaders in God’s kingdom.

“President McNulty and the overall College mission wants to equip students to be leaders and to pursue their unique callings,” Sposato said. “In light of that, we’re piggybacking off that greater College mission and thinking about how we, as an Office, can help students in that.”

Sposato continued, “We think a lot about how to help students identify and steward their unique gifts, talents, and abilities, with the goal of thriving in their giftedness for the glory of God.” While many students CSO 8

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Elizabeth Messer and Zachary Pitcher ‘17 join the Chapel and Ministry program this fall, walking alongside interim chaplain D. Dean Weaver to build up the program. female students connect with women in the Grove City community through women’s discipleship groups, and Pitcher will oversee students who want to serve others through Inner City Outreach and Red Box Mission

Trips.

As for the weekly Chapel services, Pitcher says they will still look the same.

“We’re building upon the CHAPEL 3

CAREER SERVICES

Students talking to an employer at last year’s Career Fair. The Fair brings over 160 companies and graduate schools to campus this year.

Tedford wins musical (dept.) chairs Rio Arias News Editor

JEFFREY TEDFORD

Dr. Jeffrey Tedford conducts the Grove City College Orchestra in Ketler Auditorium.

Dr. Jeffery Tedford, professor of music at Grove City College, has been named assistant chair of the Department of Music for the 201819 academic year.

Following this year, he will become the permanent chair of the department of music, replacing current chair Dr. Beverly Carter.

Tedford shared the

news with family and friends saying, “I will become the Chair in a year as Dr. Carter will then return to the classroom full-time. Thanks to all for the kind words and support along the way.”

As the department chair, he will advise music education majors, teach various courses and be a primary contact for high school students interested in the music program at Grove

City College. Tedford will also continue to direct the symphonic and chamber orchestras, as he believes music is for those who have a passion for playing an instrument, regardless of their area of expertise.

“Dr. Tedford is an amazing professor, and it’s very obvious that he cares for his students.

I’m excited to see him as assistant department chair,” sophomore Elizabeth Danley, an

accounting major and music minor at GCC, said.

Interviewing for his position over the summer, Tedford will also be a part of the recruitment process this spring to find a new assistant department chair to work alongside him, as he becomes the new chair of the music department.

Tedford received his bachelor’s degree in TEDFORD 10

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GCC OIE

Seniors Veronica Marisa and Emma Hagan jump into the Office of International Education’s latest Study Abroad Fair, which took place last Wednesday in HAL Atrium.

Students travel far & wide

Juliet Long

Contributing Writer Eight different providers representing over 100 various programs congregated in the halls of HAL last Wednesday for one of the busiest Study Abroad Fairs to date.

“This is one of the best fairs I’ve been to.

I’ve been busy nonstop for five hours,” Gael Noyes, representative for Council on International Education Exchange (CIEE), said.

The fair was a smooth ride with little-to-no turbulence due to the hard work of Stan and Karen Johnson and the Office of International Education located in HAL 319.

Planning for the fall Study Abroad Fair begins long before the thought of airplanes, passports and café con leche enter the minds of Grove City College students.

Providers receive invites as early as June and posters appear the first week of classes to make sure no student is

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PHOTO COURTESY OF PRICE STYER

Seniors Josiah Martin, Josiah Sawyer and Price Styer stand together in a monastary on Sacre Couer, the tallest hill in Paris. left without the opportunity to travel.

“We want to be sure Grove City students are going on quality programs,” sJennifer Gilliland, the staff assistant for the Office of International Education, said.

Gilliland described how each provider represented at the fair is vetted for quality.

“It’s really about finding the best fit… they [students] can’t go wrong with any of the

Robotics are GCC’S BEST Paige Fay Life Editor

One of the best parts of the engineering program at GCC is BEST Robotics.

GCC professor Dr. Mike Bright brought BEST Robotics to Grove City in 2010. BEST stands for Boosting Engineering, Science, and Technology.

“Since I started the competition here in 2010, I’ve heard many great stories about students inspired to a STEM career, inspired to go to college, or people who found a place where they belonged,” Bright said.

As a program, it provides a way for middle and high school students to exhibit their engineering skills through robotic design.

Scott Jaillet and Philip Rosenstern work alongside Bright as director’s for this year’s event.

To participate, the students build a remote-controlled ro-

bot to perform certain tasks while learning about valuable skills in business. They keep a journal detailing their design process, give a marketing presentation and build a trade show booth to explore the public relations aspect of engineering.

Bright was drawn to the program because of its educational potential and the fact that it is free for participants.

The organization raises the funds to buy the robot-building materials and run the competition, making it a wonderful outlet for schools in low-income areas.

The program’s kickoff event this school year took place on Sept.

15. On Kick-Off Day, participants learn the theme of the year which is current events. They also receive materials for their project. This year, students must design a robot able to remove trash from the BEST 3

tables [providers] in the room,” Paul Watson, the representative for American Institute for Foreign Study (AIFS), said.

Evan Vandermeer, the representative for International Education of Students (IES), said that his strategy is not to compare IES with other providers, but just to focus on the quality of the program provider he represents.

“You don’t want to be better than the other

providers, you just want to be the best you can be,” Vandermeer said.

Keara DeKay, the representative for Center for International Studies (CIS) agreed.

For her, it’s about “being helpful and being a good resource for the student,” she said.

Almost all the providers agreed that “Where can I go?” and “What do you have for my major?” are a few of the most commonly asked questions. However, no

Mont-Saint-Michel, a commune in Normandy, France, becomes an island, cut off from the mainland, depending on the tides. matter where a student locations, but she went travels, Vandermeer onto say that there tells students to “re- more diverse locations ally dig your roots in to are inquired about. where you’re actually From Tokyo to Africa to studying.” Vandermeer the wintery wonderland explained that the abil- of Russia, the program ity to travel every week- providers were pleased end is new and fun. with the vast cultural However, he also said, interests of Grove City “It’s really important to College students.

A second study just know a place.”

“There’s something abroad fair run by prefor every student. I was vious study abroad stureally surprised how dents will be held in the eclectic the interest is,” spring. However, for now, applications for Watson said.

DeKay explained that spring study abroad are in her experience Spain still open and are due and Italy are the most Oct. 16. common study abroad

Fecich’s book is ‘EduMagic’ Paige Fay Life Editor

Grove City College is home to a newly published professor.

Dr. Samantha Fecich, associate professor of education, has written a book titled “EduMagic: A guide for preservice teachers,” released on Aug. 29.

The cover art was created by sophomore Julia Knepper and is written for preservice (future) teachers.

It highlights stories of preservice teachers and their excellence exhibited during their college career.

“In this book I refer to preservice teachers as future teachers or teachers-in-training.

This term refers to students of any age learning about what it takes to become an educator of excellence. Although this book is geared towards preservice, the advice, tips, techniques, and stories can reignite any educator’s passion for teaching and learning,” Fecich said.

“EduMagic” is an

acronym that Fecich came up with when she was sitting in Fecich Starbucks with her husband.

The book contains eight sections that each highlight a different part about being an educator and give opportunities to make readers’ teaching styles dynamic, technology-focused and effective. There are sections about being an effective educator which highlight subjects such as making lessons plans exciting, using a digital presence and having the right attitudes while teaching others.

Fecich spent about six months total writing, editing and publishing the book. She published it with EduMatch.

“I was inspired to keep going because I knew that these stories would shine a light on the work of preservice educators and inspire those around the world to take charge of their

college career and really make it be one of excellence,” Fecich said.

Her biggest encourager was her husband, Josh Fecich, who works in the Technology Learning Center. “He was an amazing supporter for the whole process. He read every iteration, gave ideas and support, was there to bounce ideas off of and always had an encouraging word to say,” Fecich said.

The education department at the College was another big supporter. Linda Culbertson ‘84, professor of education and Director of Elementary Student Teaching, wrote the blurb on the back of the book and helped with editing the first draft. She also encouraged Fecich after she was rejected by the first publisher to whom she pitched her idea. After the rejection, she pitched the idea to Sarah Thomas from EduMatch and was signed within 24 hours.

Fecich advisesdthose who are aspiring to

write a book “to write about something you are passionate about… write in your own style.

As you can probably tell, I am not very formal – so my style is more conversational, which in my opinion, relates to my audience better,” Fecich said. “I wrote in a way that feel like we are sitting down at a coffee shop with a latte discussing some EduMagic.”

Fecich also added, “It is so important to keep your ‘why’ in mind when you are an education major. It is like a hot cup of coffee during an 8:00 a.m. exam in winter – it will keep you fueled. Think back to your ‘why?’ Why are you impacting students? Schools? Districts? Countries? The world?... You are NEVER just a teacher. You have the power to influence the lives of your students for better or worse, for good or bad.

That, my friend, is the secret. You can impact the world. Don’t let anyone say you can’t!”

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September 21, 2018

Grover groups

Grover Life

Adopt-A-Grandparent

Nicole Mingle

Contributing Writer The Adopt-A-Grandparent group enables students to invest in the elderly of the Grove City community.

As students settle in to this new semester, underclassmen and upperclassmen alike consider how they fit into the Grove City College community.

Many create friendships with students their own age and others join campus organizations.

Eventually they find where they fit within the campus ecosystem.

But what of the town that hosts this school?

In addition to companionship with people our same age, Adopt-A-Grandparent (AAG) looks to build friendships with

the elderly.

AAG partners with Orchard Manor nursing home, which is situated just off the east side of campus.

They connect students with older residents of Grove City.

Students participating in AAG are paired with a resident of Orchard Manor and can begin to build a relationship.

Morgan Ziegler, president of AAG, said, “By doing this, it gives the student a connection point to the nursing home and allows them to more comfortably go over on their own time to visit with and do activities with the residents.”

Ultimately, it is up to individual members to invest their time and spirit in building a relationship with their grandparent.

Adopt-A-Grandparent also offers larger group events each

month such as bingo, story time, and gift exchanges.

These events are a great opportunity for students to relax and enjoy time with their elders.

“It is important that GCC strives to impact the entire community of Grove City,” Julia Bauer, vice president of AAG, said.

“Reaching out to senior citizens is vital because they are just as much a part of the community, and often, they are in need of companionship.”

Consider going off campus to make friends and looking outside of the classroom for learning.

Adopt-A-Grandparent is always looking for members. Contact Morgan Ziegler ZieglerML1@gcc.edu for more information.

Meet the Freshman Class Officers Freshman Class President: Kyle Sweitzer Hello, my name is Kyle Sweitzer and I am the freshman class president. Thank you for all your support to be elected to the position that will serve you. The wise Herbert Hoover once said, “being a politician is a poor profession, being a public servant is a noble one.” The ultimate service I will be providing you is to fulfill the academic and student needs on campus. I will represent the freshman class to the best of my ability and always strive to be better. If you happen to see me, don’t be afraid to come and talk or ask a few questions on my policies. I will most likely be taller than most of you but have no fear, I am a jolly green giant. Your opinions will be reflected through my decision making. I look forward to serving each and every one of you. I am not a politician, I’m your classmate and friend that walks with you.

Freshman Senator of Student Affairs: Zack Coryell Hello! My name is Zack Coryell, and I’m delighted to have been elected by the freshman class to serve as their Senator of Student Affairs. Here’s a little bit about myself: I grew up in Northeast Pennsylvania near the Delaware Water Gap. I’m passionate about falconry, conservation, skiing and making a difference in my community. This past year, I was appointed by Governor Wolf of Pennsylvania to be a member of the Governor’s Youth Advisory Council for Hunting, Fishing and Conservation, and I enjoyed sharing my perspectives and those of my community.

I’m hoping I can use my role on SGA to similarly serve. Even with such a short time building relationships here, I’m already passionate about how I can best serve all of you in the GCC community. So, please introduce yourself, get to know me, and share your ideas on how we can improve our campus, together!

Freshman Senator of Academic Affairs: Mark Grasinger Hello, my name is Mark Grasinger and I am a political science major from Meadville, Pa. I have two younger brothers, who play hockey and lacrosse, and two dogs, both Miniature Australian Shepherds. I graduated from a small private school in Meadville and Grove City College was my first choice of colleges. Some things I like to do in my free time include playing the piano and playing video games. I am excited to have this opportunity to represent the class of 2022 in SGA. Some of my goals for this coming year include working towards keeping the elections free and fair and keeping the academics of this college both rigorous and accessible. I think the independence of this college is very important and was one of the major reasons why I decided to come here. So, in short, I will fight for this independence so that Grove City College can remain a great institute of higher education. Thank you for giving me this opportunity to serve the class of 2022 and the greater Grover community.

Freshman Senator of Social Affairs: Jayme Santoro I am Jayme Santoro. I am a communications major and have the great privilege of being the SGA Freshman Class Senator of Social Affairs. I am so excited for this opportunity to work with the other senators in my class and to learn from the upperclassmen. I was drawn to SGA because I was an active member of my high school’s student council and learned many things from that role, and I want to continue to be involved in that way. Also, I want to be an event coordinator and as the senator of social affairs, I will have the opportunity to be involved in all the events around campus that SGA is a part of. It will be a great learning experience and a way I can be very hands-on in the field that I want to pursue later in life.

Primarily, I wanted to be able to be a part of the team that makes the events on campus the best they can be. Thank you so much for this opportunity to serve you and to be a part of the social affairs team.

Freshman Senator of Communications & Marketing: Katherine Gish Hello everyone! My name is Katherine Gish, and I am responsible for the Instagram sidewalk chalk drawings you’ve seen all over campus. As your Freshman Senator of Communications and Marketing, I will use my graphic design talents, communication skills, and social media savvy well. Some of my past experiences with graphic design and marketing include running my own Redbubble store, being news editor of my school newspaper, and doing layout for a literary arts magazine. As a political science major, I value good communication. This summer I interned at a congressional office communicating with constituents, which taught me about effectively expressing ideas and executing plans. I also grew up in the same home as an artist, where I learned a lot about the creative process and elements of design. Some people may describe me as an overachiever, but the truth is that I pour my heart and soul into the things I care about. As part of SGA, I will work to bring the best ideas to life.

BEST continued from 2 simulated ocean and build new reefs while collecting scientific data about pollution.

About 850 schools participate in the competition around the

country.

Grove City expects about 400 student competitors in this year’s Game Day from a variety of schools in the area.

The public is welcome to attend Game Day on Oct. 26 and 27 in the College Arena.

The competition is a great admissions event for high school students and also serves as an opportunity for engineering students to give back to the community.

“I’ve developed great relationships with teachers who are ob-

viously influential in their

students’

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lives.

I’ve seen countless acts of kindness and service to each other and to me. GCC BEST Robotics attracts wonderful people,” Bright said.

An occasional satirical feature exploring life at Grove City

Undisputed king of campus If there was any question in your mind as to who runs this school, look no further.

Grove City College freshman Lucas Heigl was spotted Thursday walking to his economics class backpack-less. “Look at the way he’s just holding his laptop between his thumb and his forefinger,” senior Grace Atkins remarked. “He must really have this college thing figured out.”

As he approached his economics class, multiple students reportedly stopped what they were doing and watched as Lucas strolled casually past like the legend he is. When he felt their covetous stares, he acknowledged their mortal gawking with a brief nod. “He’s just… I don’t know what it is,” junior James McAfee said. “He’s just got that spark. That… pizzazz.

Yeah, that’s the word.

I definitely wasn’t that awesome when I was a freshman. I probably would have gotten a lot more female attention.”

And Lucas does, don’t you worry. Immediately after class, he sauntered over to the SAC with his multitudinous female friends and got a personal pizza like the god he is. As he approached a table occupied entirely by seniors, computer between his fingers, they clumsily grabbed their pitiful repasts and moved to an adjacent table. They continued reverently watching Lucas as he chatted casually with

CHAPEL continued from 1 foundation laid last year by Dr. Keehlwetter and President McNulty.

“Tuesdays will be focused on loving God, and Thursdays will be focused on loving our neighbors,” Pitcher said.

“Chapel will be a more integrated part of campus life, rather than a separate entity,” Messer said. For example, Weaver wants to turn Chapel Aides into internship opportunities for students looking to go into vocational ministry, particularly those students in the new Christian Ministries major.

Messer envisions Chapel Ministries collaborating with the chaplains of student organizations, Greek groups and sports teams to give them resources and support.

Pitcher said he wants students’ chapel experiences to be “less transactional and more transformational.”

“Chapel services can be an opportunity for formalized discipleship for the entire campus community, rather than just a system for students to get their 16 scans each semester,”

his companions as his spiritual deity evokes.

As Lucas told his compatriots tales of mystery and clarity, tragedy and blessing, elation and woe, multiple sources reported that they could not help but wonder how Lucas had come to occupy this mortal realm. “Basically, he seems as if he was unbound by time,” senior Mary Jackson said. “I don’t know what they put in the water back in Akron, where he’s from. That man is like no man I have ever seen before.”

We approached Lucas for comment, but he referred us to his assistant Angela.

When we contacted Angela, she responded, “He called me his assistant? Wow. I always considered him a friend, but I guess now we’re something… more. Oh wow. I’m blushing.” After collecting herself, she continued. “He’s just got that spark—that ‘It Factor.’ I tried going backpack-less one time, but it just didn’t feel right. I don’t know, there’s just something about that man.”

Let it be known once-and-for-all: there is a new king of the land, and his name is Lucas Heigl. He reigns supreme over these one hundred and eighty acres of rural Western Pennsylvania.

He is a just king who looks with benevolence upon those mere mortals who dare approach his formidable throne of insouciant and deiform style. All hail the king.

Pitcher said.

Weaver, Messer and Pitcher all want to reconsider the needs of Grove City students and adapt Chapel and Campus Ministries to meet those needs.

Weaver is an alum of the college, and he also has two children who had vastly different experiences at GCC. With these perspectives in mind, he understands that not all Grove City students are the same.

Students have different emotional and spiritual needs.

Messer and Pitcher are also actively thinking about how Chapel Ministries can further meet the needs of GCC students.

They researched types of formats would most benefit students who attend Vespers services, and they would like to see more student organizations utilizing the spaces available to them in Rathburn Hall.

All in all, this is an exciting time for Grove City College as the new Chapel Ministries staff looks to make Chapel a transformative aspect of the campus community.

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Who said there’s NOTHING to do in Grove City?

Today ORCHESIS

The annual dance show Orchesis has several new choreographers for this year’s performance. The theme this year is “Premier Night,” and will include many hits from musicals and movies.

New faces of Orchesis

Katheryn Frazier Contributing Writer

End-of-semester performances may seem far away now, but for the new choreographers of Orchesis, preparation is in full swing.

Every year, Orchesis delivers two breathtaking performances. The choreographers are the talent behind the dances, taking their vision and making it a reality on the dance floor. Some of the new choreographers have danced with the troop for years, while others are still relatively new to Orchesis and excited to take on a leading role.

This year’s new choreographers include Paige Stitt, Gretchen Stockschlaeder, Jared Kettingrt, Maddie Reapsome and Gabby Ross. Each brings a fresh perspective to Orchesis and its theme of “Premiere Night,” featuring scores from movies and musicals.

Ross, a sophomore, has

danced her entire life and spent a gap year dancing with a prestigious Christian trainee company. Her piece is based upon the musical score from “La La Land,” written by Justin Hurwitz. “‘La La Land’” is one of my favorite musicals,” Ross said. “‘Another Day of Sun’ features dancing on top of cars and it’s always been a personal dream of mine to dance on a car.

“Once I saw that, I knew I had to incorporate the song into Orchesis’ fall performance. The song is absolutely enchanting and its exciting to translate that energy to the dance floor,” Ross said.

Senior Maddie Reapsome has been in Orchesis all four years of college. She has danced her whole life and started out dancing to hiphop. However, since she has joined Orchesis she has gained more exposure and experience in jazz and partner dances.

“Choreographing will bring

many new experiences for me and I am pumped to go through this process and face this head on. The greatest joy I get from choreographing is through seeing my dancers get excited when they nail a move or hit a series perfectly,” Reapsome said. “My favorite moments are when I can see that my dancers know the dance well enough that they start to get into the music, make faces, and have fun with it!”

Her dance involves ten girls and five guys in a hip-hop routine. Reapssome noted that the hardest problem as a choreographer is choosing which moves to incorporate into the dance.

She is a little nervous to start choregraphing for the first time but is excited to see the energy the dancers will put into the performance and especially looks forward to the learning, leadership, and creative experience she will gain.

This is senior Gretchen

Stockschlaeder’s first time in Orchesis. Stockschlaeder had no previous experience in dance until she started to get involved in Ballroom and Swing Club on campus. Her dance involves six couples in an Argentine Tango performing to a Pirates of the Caribbean Medley.

“I hope to learn some good leadership skills and more about dancing in general.

Dancing brings me a lot of joy and I am excited to share that with others.” said Stockschlaeder.

Stockschlaeder looks forward to being creative as a choreographer and the only problems she has encountered have been coordinating two partners at the same time for every move.

With these new faces of Orchesis, the performance is sure to impress at the fall performance. Until then, the dancers and choreographers are hard at work.

Let there be ‘Blood’ David Smith

Contributing Writer

BAEBLE MUSIC

The band The 1975 releases their new album on Nov. 30, focusing on online relationships

Tunes fall like leaves Samantha Funderlich Contributing Writer After a successful summer of music releases, fall promises music with deep themes and exciting singles.

2018 has delivered on the high promise of quality music with brilliant album releases, including Florence and the Machine’s “High as Hope” and 5 Seconds

of Summer’s “Youngblood.” Those who did not put forward a new album dropped promising singles, like “Quarter Past Midnight” by English, alt-rock group Bastille.

The 1975 has taken this year to put out three new singles as well; they have also recreated their brand MUSIC 8

Almost 11 years ago, my best friend had his 10th birthday party at our local cinema in Cheswick, Pa. We took a tour of the projection booth, which consisted of four film projectors. I remember fondly the old theater that today is no longer in existence. In particular, I remember walking past a projector during the tour and watching the film reels wrap around the wide projector. Looking out through the tiny window, I could see the screen.

“There Will Be Blood,” directed

by Paul Thomas Anderson filled the screen. The gorgeous, Academy Award-winning cinematography of Robert Elswit stayed etched in the depths of my ten-year-old mind. Because of that brief encounter with “There Will Be Blood,” I knew I would revisit it in the future.

The first fifteen minutes of “There Will Be Blood” has no dialogue. Initially set in late 19th century New Mexico, the audience is captivated by Elswit’s depiction of a man mining

SGA throws the best Fest Alyssa Jackson Managing Editor

Goats, zebras and calves, oh my!

SGA is putting on its annual Fall Fest from 2 to 5 p.m. tomorrow on the quad, or in the IM rooms if it rains.

In addition to goats, a zebra and a camel, the Barnyard Petting Zoo will provide pigs and a camel to pet. SGA Executive President Garrett OToole said one of his favorite things about Fall Fest is “seeing tons of pictures with the animals at the petting zoo flood social media with a cleverly thought out caption.”

Inflatables, games

and prizes welcome the fall season, just one day after the official start of autumn. What’s more fall than apple pie? After petting the animals—and washing your hands of course— grab a free apple or cherry pie. Water and lemonade accompany the free pies.

47 booths will show with their clever crowdinvolved activities.

The booths represent a range of organizations from athletics to academic groups to Greek life and beyond.

“Groups get really creative with their booth activity and really own it,” OToole said.

Last year, Alpha Ep-

silon Chi (AEX) had a boiled egg Russian roulette at their booth.

Nicole Hauskins, SGA co-executive vice president of social affairs, claimed this booth as her favorite. This year she looks forward to more creative ideas and the unique atmosphere that Fall Fest brings to campus. “This is the largest event on campus that consistently gets high participation from a wide variety of groups on campus,” Hauskins said.

“The best part about Fall Fest is how it really brings the entire campus together at the beginning of the year,” OToole said.

for gold.

The movie introduces Daniel Plainview, played by Daniel Day-Lewis.

The performance won him his second of three Academy Awards for Best Actor.

Daniel Plainview is vigorously picking at his well and has a hunch that there is indeed gold. He uses dynamite to expose the gold but falls as his wooden ladder breaks. However, Daniel is determined, so he stuffs the coal in his pockets and drags himself miles to cash in his findings. In this powerful scene, we discover just how hell-bent Daniel Plainview is.

Fast forward to 1902, when Plainview and his company discover oil. A freak accident kills his partner and Plainview must raise his son.

Throughout all these events, there is still no dialogue. One of the first lines uttered by Day-Lewis is, “I’m a family man. I run a family business.”

Plainview uses his son to establish business in towns, trying to create an oil monopoly.

Slowly, Daniel Plainview transBLOOD 8

Fall Food Fest 7:30 to 11:30 a.m, HAL Atrium Area Artists’ Exhibit Reception 7 to 9 p.m, PFAC OB Freshman Talent Show 7:30 to 10:30 p.m, Crawford Auditorium

Saturday Women’s Volleyball vs. Geneva 11 a.m., College Arena 3 p.m., College Arena Fall Fest 2 to 5 p.m, Lower Campus

Sunday Vespers 6:30 p.m, Harbison Chapel

Monday Women’s Volleyball vs. Chatham 7 p.m., College Arena

Tuesday Women’s Tennis vs. Bethany 3:30 p.m.

Women’s Soccer vs. Baldwin Wallace 4 p.m., College Field

Wednesday Career Fair 1 to 5 p.m, IM Rooms Men’s Soccer vs. Baldwin Wallace 4 p.m., College Field Swing Dance Club 7 to 9:30 p.m, Crawford Auditorium

Thursday Warriors for Christ 9 to 10 p.m, Harbison Chapel

Correction: In the Sept. 14 edition, the Collegian incorrectly reported that TAP 24-Hour Theater occurs tonight. The event occurs next Friday and Saturday.

Local art on display Grace Tarr Entertainment Editor Are you looking to see artistic talent from the Grove City area?

The Area Artists’ Exhibit opens with a reception from 7 to 9 p.m. tonight in the Pew Fine Arts Gallery. There will be food and music and many of the artists are attending the event. For those looking for a fun and classy event tonight to go to with friends or a date, the reception is the perfect venue.

Every year, the Department of Communication and Visual Arts

hosts the Area Artist’s Preview with art from the Mercer county area.

This year, artists from Pittsburgh and Oil City are joining the show.

The exhibit is part of the department’s initiatives to prepare students for career fields in galleries and visual communication.

Students joined Katy Westra, the Gallery Director, in curating the show. Area Artist’s Exhibit inspires artists on campus to fulfill their creative potential. The reception is a great opportunity for students to meet with profes-

sional artists and glean from their creativity and knowledge.

“The Area Artist’s Exhibit is an opportunity for students to gain gallery experience and interact with local artists.

I have greatly enjoyed working with students and the artists to create an exceptional exhibit,” Westra said.

If you can’t make it to the reception tonight, the exhibit is open from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Fridays, until Friday, Oct. 13.

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Campus cookouts cater to carnivores

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Anh Le Scents of well-seasoned meat saturated the air across campus.

From Thursday through Saturday, cookouts sponsored by the Thetas and Pans, Nu Lambs and Buffaloes, and Crons and Okies, filled the summer-like days. Free burgers, hot dogs and even steaks satisfied the stomachs of hungry college students. Intense games of Spikeball and cornhole accompanied the chow-down. Live music from Grove City’s own talented students rang from the top of the Quad on Friday. Though all crammed into one weekend, the cookouts brought the party outside and allowed for sick fellowship in the beautiful weather.

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‘There Will Be Blood’ tells the story of what happens when the American Dream is pushed to its limits. The movie is a modern classic that demands multiple viewings.

BLOOD continued from 5 forms into a monster.

He lies by saying his wife died in child birth.

Later, he lies about his intentions in acquiring land, saying he wants it for quail hunting. Plainview becomes more sadistic, gaining pleasure in watching others lose or hurt while he prospers.

Plainview and his son move to Los Angeles where he purchases land from the Sunday family to create a monopoly by owning other oil pipelines in various surrounding locations.

MUSIC continued from 5 through the new album.

On Nov. 30, the band will be giving their fans an early Christmas gift- their third album, “A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships.”

This album gives insight into the fears which accompany the progression and interaction of humanity in an advancing society. The singles

In Los Angeles, Plainview creates a society around his oil industry but fails to see what truly matters in life. Money, greed, lies, alcohol and tragedies consume his life.

The eldest son in the Sunday family, Eli, is a preacher and wants to bless Plainview’s well.

However, Plainview denies Eli Sunday, portrayed by Paul Dano, and a string of unfortunate events unfurl.

Daniel and Eli continually clash throughout this segment in the film. It is an allegory between the tug-of-war between good and evil.

In fact, the whole film

carries the theme of the conflict between good and evil.

I truly believe that “There Will Be Blood” is a cinematic proverb.

Like most Paul Thomas Anderson films, “There Will Be Blood” is about what it is like to achieve greatness and face temptations, such as greed. Towards the end of the film, Plainview says, “I want no one else to succeed… I hate most people.” In this fantastic 2007 film, much is to be seen and learned. It is a film that I regularly watch and observe, and I believe it is worth multiple viewings.

“Give Yourself a Try,” “Love It if We Made It,” “TOOTIMETOOTIMETOOTIME” and “Sincerity is Scary,” all provide a bleak perspective, which can be hard to listen to at times, but is one people can learn from. Though they carry an intense liberal worldview, conservatives and liberals alike should respect how seriously The 1975 appear to be taking their roles as influencers.

Another artist releasing his junior album surely surprised many.

Previous Journey front man, Steve Perry, is to drop his first album in 24 years. Rumored to be a rock album straight out of the 80s, “Traces” is to come out on Oct. 5. Perry has already released two singles for his fans to preview including, “No Erasin’” and “No More Cryin’.”

use Career Services at some point during their college career, Sposato said that the office strives to be more than a resume-writing service. “We want to engage students in a fouryear process,” she said.

Sposato and Career Services try to walk alongside students during all four years of college, helping them to discover what their calling is.

“We help with selfassessment,” Sposato said. “A lot of times, students are asking the big question of, ‘what am I called to do in the world.’ We sit down with students and do self-assessment work with them, and think about how their passions and gifts fit into the world of work.”

One of the more important ways of selfassessment is experiential learning, such as internships or jobshadowing programs.

These experiences give students a taste of different careers and help them discover what they are called to do.

“One thing we’re trying to communicate to students is how can you start seeking out experiences that will give you insight into what you are gifted to do and passionate about,” Sposato said.

The Career Fair is one of the most important ways Career Services promotes experiential learning.

The Fair offers stu-

dents opportunities to connect with employers and find summer internships, or even jobs, which will inform their future decisions.

“In some regards, it’s an exploratory event,” Sposato said.

“It’s a way for students to go to this massive event, and learn about what opportunities exist for them.

It lets you start to see what’s out there.”

The Career Fair is indeed one of the biggest events in Grove City’s year.

This year, there will be over 160 employers, including companies and graduate schools from 26 different states.

Nearly 140 Grove City alumni will represent those employers, offering students an even better chance to connect with employers and build their networking abilities.

“Our office takes a very strategic and targeted approach to seek out and secure organizations from a variety of sectors to invite to the Career Fair,” Courtney Vago, Assistant Director of Career Services, said.

“We want this event to provide as much diversity and breadth for as many majors and school years as possible.”

Students come in droves to the Career Fair each year.

According to Vago, over 1,100 students came to the Fair last year.

Career Services ex-

pects even more for this year’s event.

Coming to the Career Fair is well worth students’ time.

The Fair consistently produces jobs and internships for Grove City students.

“In our post-graduation outcomes survey, we ask grads to indicate what methods they used to obtain their first post-graduate job,” Vago said. “During the past two years, the Career Fair was ranked in the top five for how they obtained their job.”

Senior Grant Yurisic, a computer science major, is one of those students.

“The career fair was integral during my job hunt,” Yurisic said.

“There were dozens of organizations and businesses there with positions for Computer Science majors.”

“The CSO helped me craft a resume that led me to an on-campus interview with PPG Industries for an IT internship. This led to another round of interviews, then the internship and now a full-time job lined up post-graduation,” Yurisic said.

According to Sposato, that type of success is what Career Services strives for.

“When I can work with a student, get to know that student, learn about their passion and skills, grow through college and develop in something they feel like pulls together their passions and gifts and skills, that’s success,” Sposato said.

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Serena causes a racket

Connor Schlosser Contributing writer

Seasoned veteran and decorated women’s tennis star Serena Williams hoped to add another Grand Slam title to her already impressive collection at the U.S. Open this month.

Serena is rightfully ranked number one in the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) standings and claims the most titles of any tennis player in history with 23 Grand Slams.

That is only one more than Roger Federer and her own elder sister Venus.

Serena was the clear favorite heading into the match against 20-yearold Naomi Osaka of Japan. Through a handful of violations and arguments, the match ended quite messily.

The controversy began with Serena’s first violation. Her coach was spotted by the umpire’s chair giving hand signals for how Serena should move on the court. Video footage suggests that William’s coach did indeed give

direction for Williams, which is a violation.

Serena conversed with the umpire, explaining, “One thing I’ve never done is cheat, ever.” The umpire understood, and Serena thanked the umpire.

But to Serena’s surprise and frustration, the umpire had not reversed the call.

Later during play, Serena made an error.

In her disappointment, she slammed her racket on the court, breaking it. The umpire issued another code violation for racket abuse resulting in a point penalty for Serena.

Once she realized the penalty issued on the score, she approached the umpire in irritation. She went back to defending her case that she didn’t cheat on the previous violation, raising her voice, demanding an apology from the umpire.

Serena continued playing, only to revisit the argument following a changeover. Serena snapped again at the umpire, accusing him of “Attacking my character.”

“You will never ever, ever be on another court of mine as long

as you live,” She said.

The exchange continued and ended in Serena calling the umpire a “thief” for “stealing a point.” The umpire then issued the third violation for verbal abuse, consequently ending in a loss of a game, but not the match.

Serena then pleaded her case to referee officials. She attested to male tennis players getting away with worse things. “Because I’m a woman, he’s going to take this away from me?” Williams asked.

Naomi Osaka would go on to defeat Serena Williams, winning her first title while being the first player out of Japan to win.

In regard to the presentation of the trophies, New York Times reported, “During what was the greatest moment of her career—if not her life—Osaka heard booing from a still-angry crowd.”

Williams embraced her shy competitor but refused to shake the umpire’s hand. Naomi Osaka timidly accepted the trophy amidst rejection and booing from the crowd in favor of Williams.

One of the worst

feelings in the world is to work tirelessly to achieve something, finally achieve it and then be overshadowed and overlooked for your victory. If you were to be put in Osaka’s place how would you feel?

Embarrassed?

Disheartened? Unworthy?

Serena’s controversy with the umpire and the violations should not overshadow Naomi’s great accomplishment: the first Japanese player to win a Grand Slam title. It should be a time of pride, celebration and accomplishment.

Regretfully, it was not at all.

Naomi Osaka grew up in the U.S. watching and idolizing her legendary opponent at a young age and achieved the unthinkable: winning against her idol. However, due to the behavior of Williams, Osaka felt what appeared to be remorse and shame.

Serena Williams made a case that the umpire’s calls were sexist and attacking. The Los Angeles Times reports, “The U.S. Tennis Assn., the Women’s Tennis Assn. and legendary player Billie Jean King have all

backed Williams in this regard.”

However, Serena’s comment of sexism was a blunt accusation to make, especially addressed to an official.

All the umpire’s calls were accurate and completely legal.

Commentators even defended the calls and violations and criticized Williams’ unacceptable behavior.

Los Angeles Times reports Women’s Tennis legend Martina Navratilova shared her thoughts regarding the incident, “It’s difficult to know, and debatable, whether Ms. Williams could have gotten away with calling the umpire a thief if she were a male player. But to focus on that, I think, is missing the point,” she writes.

“If in fact, the guys are treated with a different measuring stick for the same transgressions, this needs to be thoroughly examined and must be fixed.”

If Williams had not rebuked the official and focused more on correcting her own mistakes, the result may have been quite different.

Editorial: Marriage or Mordor?

There are two rings that dominate Grover conversations: wedding rings and “The Lord of the Rings.”

This should come as no surprise, after all people are fascinated by love and adventure.

But it can be easy to forget just how adventurous love truly is.

Like “The Lord of the Rings,” love unfolds slowly and there are always a few unexpected turns.

Last Friday, I walked into the dance studio in the PLC at 8 a.m. for my first ballroom dance class. Groggy faces all faced the giant mirrors in preparation for the first class of the day.

I’ll be honest, I was curious to see if a dance class would break down the awkward barriers that often exist between both genders on campus. To my amusement, the first thing we were told was, “girls

on that side, guys over here.” The humor was not lost on the class and as we shuffled to our sides there was a faint, collective chuckle.

The separation didn’t last long, however, and soon each couple was paired up and in formation. As we stood there facing our partners, the teacher informed us that the last couple he paired in dance class went on to date and were engaged by the spring. It is the quintessential Grove City love story.

It also illustrates an important aspect of relationships at Grove City. On campus, the pressure to find a partner and get the “ring by spring” can create an increased awkwardness between genders on campus and places pressure on students to find their future partner quickly.

This past week, I had

several conversations with friends about relationships. Some have just broken up, others are “talking” with a special someone and some are newly official.

With each conversation, I found myself grateful for friends who share their excitement and heartbreak with me, who allow me to see a part of their joy and struggle.

The simple truth of all these conversations is that there is nothing easy about relationships and there is constant pressure to conform our expectations to the filtered and photoshopped love we see on social media. Love, in fact, looks a lot more like the intrepid adventures and sacrifice from “The Lord of the Rings” than the latest romcom or Instagram post would have us believe.

There is pressure on campus to find a future

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spouse, get the ring and settle down after college. These are all noble goals and for many people it is a reality. Relationships are a pressure cooker that expose our weakness and our growth for our partner to see.

Maybe you feel like you will never meet the right person, or maybe you are terrified at the prospect of starting a relationship, or perhaps you are head over heels and can’t wait to say, “I do.” Wherever God has placed you, remember that God

has a distinct plan for you in this moment; God is not waiting for your life to start, because it already has.

Tolkien did not write a short story about a character who suddenly saved the day by destroying a ring. Instead, he wrote three books detailing the adventure and the self-sacrifice of the mission. Tolkien knew what we so easily forget: there is significance to the journey, not just the ending.

This week’s Green Eyeshade Award goes to Grace Tarr for her fantastic work ethic and infectious attitude. Great job Grace!

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

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Goodbye dollar, hello MacCoin

Josh Sikora

Contributing Writer

McDonald’s has taken its next step towards world domination.

It seems b e f o r e long we will have to be dealing with McPolice and being urged to serve in the McDonald’s military by propaganda of Ronald McDonald, aka, the Anarcho-Capitalist dream world.

In July, McDonald’s unveiled a new currency, the MacCoin.

Though the MacCoin is a novelty marketing tool, the global fast-food corporation has inadvertently introduced a form of currency better than that of the United States dollar.

Beginning with FDR’s gold confiscation in the 1930s and ending with Nixon in the 1970s, the government took the dollar off the gold standard. As a result of this, the US dollar (USD) is no longer tied to any sort of commodity.

You cannot take your dollar bills to the US Treasury and exchange it for anything but another bill of equal purchasing power, if that.

This has turned the currency of the United States into a fiat money system. Fiat money

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is money that exists purely because the government says it does.

Its purchasing power is entirely imaginary and has no foundation.

What makes the MacCoin better? The MacCoin is not fiat currency, as it has a legitimate commodity it can be redeemed for. You can take the MacCoin into McDonald’s and exchange it for a Big Mac, a valuable commodity.

This gives the MacCoin solid foundation for its purchasing power.

Not only does the MacCoin operate as a more stable currency, it has more theoretical purchasing power than the dollar. Because its commodity basis is the Big Mac, the price of

the MacCoin is equal to that of the Big Mac. As it currently stands, the Big Mac costs $3.99, putting the price of the MacCoin at $3.99 as well. This means the MacCoin exchanges at nearly four times that of the dollar.

Another important factor is the inflation of the supply of each currency. The dollar is made of linen and cotton—two fabrics in extreme abundance.

This makes production of the dollar easy and cheap. Therefore, the supply of the mass-produced USD can increase rapidly over a short period of time, destroying its purchasing power.

Consequently, the USD lost 97% of its purchas-

ing power since 1913.

The MacCoin is likely made out of plastic.

Though this is also an abundant good, the attachment of the MacCoin to a commodity is what prevents its inflation. The MacCoin can only be increased in supply if there are enough Big Macs to be redeemed for them. Big Macs are more difficult to create than a US dollar, making inflation, and loss of purchasing power for the MacCoin far more difficult.

This can be seen in actual production of both dollars and Big Macs. The current supply of dollars is sitting at just over 3.5 trillion.

In contrast, approximately 550 million

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ple to scream “Where is God now?” when things go wrong. Whether you are a millionaire or a local farmer, it is easy to use unfortunate circumstances to lash out at God. When it comes to success, we humans prefer to take credit. Instead of glorifying God in the good times, we become prideful. We achieve our dreams because we work the hardest, we try the most, we are the best—never because God has a plan for each of us and he has aligned our success to mirror that.

Sometimes, we break apart from who loves us the most because we feel like we don’t need Him. After we come to the realization that we do not have life under control, we throw our hands in the air saying, “My God, my God, why have your forsaken me?”

Post Malone is a talented artist, but his success is not his own.

There are many incredible musicians who have not gotten the recognition they deserve.

I’m not trying to be critical of Post Malone, but I feel like this story can

be very applicable to our lives as Christians.

If we ridicule God in times of distress, why don’t we lift Him up in times of joy? Ideally, we should not turn on God in times of trouble, but we are human. It’s impossible for us to act perfectly. However, we should make it a goal to always worship the Lord, since He is good all the time.

God loves his children. He is heartbroken alongside us when we experience pain and loss, but he allows bad things to happen because something better is on its way. We must continue to love Him when life is chaos.

In Romans 8:18, Paul instructs us to do this: “For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.” God has everything under control, trust that.

arts universities.

He taught at public schools for 10 years, before ultimately ending up at his alma mater as a professor of music.

He often falls back on his experiences in the public school system, saying “my 10 years of public school teaching experience drives me to share practical approaches with our current student teachers.”

Conducting is also

one of Tedford’s areas of expertise, and a number of students audition for the opportunity to conduct a music piece performed by a GCC ensemble.

Music majors and minors alike have the opportunity to audition as student conductors, and gain practical experience in instruction before they enter the real world. “I am very excited about my

new role and becoming more involved in the day to day operations of the Department of Music,” Tedford says. “I am also humbled by the opportunity to lead and am looking forward to serving my colleagues and our students as we continue to make great music and use our talents to glorify God.” His passion for music will only grow as chair of the music department.

Contributing Writer After his private jet blew two tires after takeoff, rapper Post Malone experienced a car accident in West Hollywood, California.

Despite walking away from the accident unscratched, Malone tweeted on Sept. 7, “God must hate me lol.”

The statement makes fans wonder about Post Malone’s personal beliefs.

In a previous interview, Malone said, “I used to be super-religious; but now I see through it. It’s nice to support something you believe in, I guess, but people are spending so much money, and God doesn’t care that your church has a (expletive) gold roof.”

It seems like it is a common theme for peo-

TEDFORD continued from 1 music education from Grove City, and went on to complete a master’s degree at Carnegie Mellon University, before completing his bachelor’s in music education at Shenandoah University.

He studied conducting, education curriculum and participation rates for music ensembles amongst liberal

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Big Macs are sold each year. There are nearly 60,000 times as many dollars in circulation as Big Macs. Clearly the dollar is far more capable and likely to be produced than the MacCoin.

However, it is important to note that the MacCoin is not widely accepted.

Currently you can only exchange the MacCoin for a Big Mac at McDonald’s.

You cannot exchange a MacCoin for groceries, a haircut or gas.

Meanwhile, the dollar can be used for that purpose. However, the dollar is guarded by legal tender laws, protecting it from competition and giving it an artificial monopoly. Hy-

pothetically, the MacCoin currently is a great theoretical currency but has little real application.

There are still many pitfalls the MacCoin encounters that do not make it a perfect currency. It does not contain a commodity, but rather rests on a commodity. That is certainly better than the current US currency, but still far from ideal.

The MacCoin has only one denomination, preventing any sort of divisibility, not to mention the fact that the MacCoin will only be accepted at McDonald’s until the end of this year, giving it a usefulness of only a few months.

While the MacCoin is certainly not perfect, it sheds light on the problems of current US monetary policy.

The MacCoin quickly reveals itself as a superior currency in theory to the US dollar. It has an actual commodity foundation, making it a more stable currency, along with providing potential to purchase four times as many goods as a United States dollar. Perhaps this could lead to a dialogue about America’s monetary policy, and we can invite McDonald’s to the table.

Letter to the Editor Grove City College is where faith and freedom matter. It lauds itself as an institution founded on conservative politics and the ability to live out one’s faith, however the individual or group sees fit. This image exists because of our singular history. However, we, the campus of Grove City College, are not allowing faith and freedom to govern us equally.

Recently, College Democrats put up posters advertising their first meeting. We put them up around campus but received them back torn up or written on. Some just plain went missing. They had messages like, “College Demo-craps” or “Demo-rats” scribbled on them.

Last year for the “LGBTQ and Politics” event, posters also went missing or were torn up and thrown on the ground. We were even told that students planned to boo us during the event; because of this combination of events, a campus safety officer came that night because several people on the panel felt threatened.

I firmly believe that people, no matter who they are, should not feel threatened by their community, especially when the community is so loudly Christian and individualistic in its beliefs on freedom. I also firmly believe that

we all have the right to free speech and to follow what we believe is right, both for conservative and liberal people at GCC. However, I also expect that with that freedom, we use it wisely. Is the consequence of tearing down other people’s property a better, more united world? Does “Democraps” send a message of Christ’s love and respect? Christ disagreed with many people, but always gave them chances to become part of the family of God, not estrange and dehumanize them. We must have passion expressed like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Jesus— maturely and with purpose.

And so I want to ask Grove City this: can we use our words? I dream that this can be a place where people feel safe to express their convictions, fight for human flourishing and explore all the depths we may find. We will disagree, but we can also love each other’s humanity and passion for the good. I hope we can find that civility.

And to those of you who keep tearing up our posters: let’s talk, as equals, who are trying to make the world a better place.

Maddie Myers, Secretary and Treasury of College Democrats

September 21, 2018

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Football finds no fireworks

Sports Editor

Despite an energetic crowd decked in all white, the Grove City College football team dropped a 49-23 decision Saturday night to No. 19 Case Western Reserve in Presidents’ Athletic Conference action.

The loss, during Grove City’s annual night and white-out game, puts the Wolverine’s at 1-2 on the season and 0-2 in PAC play.

Grove City amassed 387 yards of offense on the night, 261 coming through the air. Sophomore wide receiver Cameron Drake caught a career-high 12 passes for 86 yards and a touchdown while classmate Cody Gustafson pulled in 10 passes for 122 yards and two scores.

Junior quarterback Randall Labrie completed 30 of 49 passes for 252 yards and three touchdowns.

Meanwhile, junior running back Wesley Schools ran for 104 yards on 23 carries.

Schools has rushed for 100 yards or more in nine of his last 10 games.

Case Western jumped out to a 21-0 lead early in the game, as fresh-

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Junior quarterback Randall LaBrie getting ready for the snap. LaBrie passed for 252 yards and three touchdowns, a bright spot in the Wolverine’s 49-23 loss.

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The Wolverines aerial attack was strong, with 261 of their 387 total yards coming through the air. man quarterback Drew Saxton threw a pair of touchdown passes to sophomore wide receiver Colt Morgan.

Saxton then opened the second quarter with a 71-yard touchdown pass to junior running back Sam Jenkins.

Grove City broke through at the 10:23 mark with a safety, to the excited cheers in the

crowd, as sophomore safety Patrick Mark blocked a punt out of the end zone.

The blocked punt came after a high punt snap that sent Case Western Reserve punter Chase Witte back to the goal line.

Gustafson’s 13-yard touchdown catch with 38 seconds left in the first half cut the Spar-

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The Wolverines look to bounce back from the tough loss at 1 p.m. tomorrow at Washington & Jefferson. tans’ lead to 28-9.

After an exciting halftime performance by the Wolverine marching band, Morgan caught two more touchdown passes from Saxton in the third quarter, the only scores for that quarter.

In the fourth quarter, Drake caught a threeyard touchdown pass from LaBrie with 12:41 left.

Gustafson pulled in a 14-yard touchdown pass with 6:14 remaining to cut the lead to 42-23. Case Western’s

freshman running back Donald Day III closed the scoring with a 26yard touchdown run at the 4:22 mark.

Junior cornerback Jackson McFall led the Grove City defense with a career-high 12 tackles.

He also broke up a pair of passes. Senior linebacker Sam Henson had seven tackles and a half sack. Freshman linebacker Parker Kilgore also had a half sack.

Case Western Reserve finished with 524 yards. Saxton completed 24 of 34 passes for 361 yards. Grove City will visit conference foe Washington & Jefferson at 1 p.m. tomorrow.

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Freshman midfielder Holton Gwaltney winds up for a pass Tuesday. Grove City’s win pushed its record to 5-0-2 on the year.

Soccer shutout for men

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Contributing Writer The Grove City College men’s soccer team improved to 5-0-2 overall on the 2018 season Tuesday afternoon by pulling out a 1-0 home victory over longtime rival Penn State Behrend in non-conference action at College Field, their fifth shutout of the season.

This victory followed a win over Fredonia State in a non-conference game Saturday.

Against Fredonia State, Grove City quickly took a 1-0 lead just over a minute into the match when junior forward Christian Caporaso scored via an assist by senior midfielder Jon Burton.

Last season, Caporaso made All-PAC honoree and All-PAC first team, and his skills appear to be assisting the team this year as well so far.

Burton then scored the team’s second goal

at the hour mark with a well-placed penalty kick. Burton is now four-for-four in his career for penalty kicks, making Grove City’s first penalty kick goal of the current season.

Last year, Burton made All-PAC First Team and All-ECAC Tournament Team.

He, along with teammate Caporaso, are doing great things for the team thus far.

Defensively, the Wolverines limited Fredonia State to only four shots on goal.

Grove City outshot the Blue Devils 14-4 and had a 3-2 edge in corner kicks. Freshman goalkeeper Luke Greenway stopped two shots to pick up the shutout victory.

On Tuesday, Grove City broke through at 81:04 when midfielder Jon Burton scored on a penalty kick. Grove City received the penalty kick after Behrend took down senior forward Franklin Tropiano in

the box.

Burton has scored on penalty kicks in consecutive matches. He also scored on a penalty kick Saturday at Fredonia State.

He is 5 for 5 on penalty kicks in his career and now owns 22 career goals.

Defensively, the Wolverines limited Behrend (4-2-1) to no shots-ongoal in the match.

Overall, Grove City held a 22-5 edge in shots.

Grove City also had a 4-0 advantage in corner kicks.

Goalkeeper Luke Greenway recorded his fifth shutout of the season.

Grove City will host national powerhouse Carnegie Mellon at 4:30 p.m. this afternoon in non-conference play on College Field.

Carnegie Mellon is ranked No. 10 in Division III by the United Soccer Coaches and No. 11 in this week’s D3Soccer.com national top 25 poll.

The Grove City College women’s soccer team earned its second consecutive shutout victory Wednesday afternoon by rolling to a 4-0 home win over Penn State Behrend in non-conference action at College Field.

This victory followed the team’s win against La Roche last Friday.

Friday’s game was a shutout action as the women’s soccer team advanced to an overall record of 3-3 with a road win against La Roche, their first shutout of the season.

However, none of those six games were against any President’s Athletic Conference opponents, so the women’s conference record remains at a blank slate of zero wins and zero losses.

The Wolverines shut out La Roche in an outstanding 4-0 win.

The game was slow moving at first with almost 20 minutes of play before Grove City scored.

The ladies broke out in the second half to score three goals within 14 minutes of playing time.

Freshman midfielder Maggie Williams scored the first goal of the game unassisted.

Junior forward Ruby Mattson scored another unassisted goal at 65:16 to start the surge of goals that occurred within 14 minutes.

At 74:03, Williams was able to score her second goal of the game via an assist from Matt-

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Junior midfielder Brooke Thomas dribbles the ball against Penn State Behrend Wednesday. The Wolverines trounced the Lions 4-0. son, closely followed by a goal from senior forward, Katie Stonkus.

She scored an unassisted goal at 79:27.

Sophomore goalkeeper Alexa Dunn kept La Roche scoreless for the game with three outstanding saves.

Those saves led Dunn to record her first shutout for this season.

With the two goals she scored against La Roche, Williams is now tied with sophomore midfielder Michaela Burke for leading the team in scoring. Both of the women have four goals each.

On Wednesday, the Wolverine women continued their powerhouse streak with a 4-0 win against Penn State, carrying forward their momentum from Friday’s match.

Mattson scored twice in the victory while Williams recorded a goal and an assist.

Junior midfielder

Brooke Thomas also scored in the win while Burke distributed two assists. Senior forward Krista Heckman also tallied an assist.

Grove City, now 4-3, opened the scoring at 23:59 when a sliding Mattson booted Williams’ cross into the net, completing a giveand-go between the two players.

Less than five minutes later, Williams doubled the lead when she scored on a blast from the right wing.

Heckman assisted the goal at 28:43.

Grove City then sewed up the win with two goals in the second half.

In goal, sophomore Columbia Harkrader made three saves to post her first collegiate shutout.

Grove City visits University of Mount Union in non-conference play at 7 p.m. tomorrow in Alliance, Oh.

Sports 1,000 kills for Buchanan

September 21, 2018

Aly Kruger Sports Editor

Senior Laura Buchanan became the 10th Grove City volleyball player to reach 1,000 kills for her career as she helped lead Grove City to a 3-0 sweep of Waynesburgh in Presidents’ Athletic Conference play Friday.

Grove City won the games 25-15, 25-20 and 25-23.

Buchanan recorded 13 kills in the win and now has 1,010 kills in her career. She is the first Grove City player to reach the milestone since Natalie Liberati in 2008.

“Getting 1,000 kills in college has been a goal of mine since I came to Grove City,” Buchanan said. “I felt very humbled by reaching this milestone because it made me reflect on how many amazing people I’ve gotten to play with over the last 3 years.”

Buchanan has played volleyball for ten years, as a middle blocker,

ride side hitter and, more recently, middle.

Buchanan credits a lot of her success to her teammates.

“In order to get any of the 1000 kills I’ve gotten, one of my teammates has had to pass well and another teammate has had to set the ball well,” said Buchanan. “It felt like less of an individual accomplishment and more of a testimony to the gifts God has given us and allowed us to use to glorify Him.” Junior Maria Boris also posted six kills for the Wolverines while junior Emma Hartshorn and sophomore Elisabeth Sems each had five.

Freshman setter Cassidy Kohmann posted 13 assists and Hartshorn had a dozen assists. Hartshorn, Sems and sophomore Brooke Sorenson all served two aces.

Buchanan posted

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three blocks while Boris and Kohmann each had two blocks. Kohmann led the defense w i t h

eight digs. Junior libero Katie McClymonds added seven digs.

On Saturday, the team traveled to Ohio, where they dropped a pair of matches at the Ohio Wesleyan University Bishop Invitational, held at Branch Rickey Arena. The Wolverines opened the day with a 25-14, 25-13, 2519 setback against Otterbein (8-4).

In Saturday’s nightcap, the Wolverines fell to Hanover, 25-15, 2515, 25-13.

Elisabeth Sems paced Grove City against Otterbein by recording eight kills. Freshman setter Cassidy Kohmann distributed 14 assists and junior Emma

Hartshorn had eight assists.

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m o r e Brooke Sorenson and junior Katie McClymonds both served two aces.

McClymonds led Grove City with six digs and Hartshorn had five digs.

Sems posted a teamhigh 10 kills against Hanover while junior Maria Boris tallied five kills.

Kohm-

ann had 13 assists while Hartshorn added 11 assists.

McClymonds collected a team-best 12 digs.

Senior Laura Buchanan had two blocks.

Wolverine team: rugby begins Golf is good

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Sarah Kula

Contributing Writer The men’s club rugby team at Grove City College added six new members to their 25man team as they begin their fall 2018 season.

David ‘Big Dave’ Bereck, a new member of the team, encouraged more men to join the sport. Bereck stated that anyone can join this group, as “it is a diverse group of guys… there is a good representation of different groups.”

He continued, stating that team captains Drew Bowser and Max Clements lead the team by emphasizing “hard work and fun...while building deep relationships with guys on campus.”

Bowser and Clements do this by pulling from their past rugby experience. Both were captains for their high school rugby teams, winning state championships. Bowser was also named an AllAmerican.

With this experience, both men know how to run a rugby team efficiently.

Bowser stated that, while last year the team tended to wing it, they now have set practices three days a week. At

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Men’s rugby charges the ball up the field against Carnegie Mellon University Saturday. The team returns a number of experienced starters and is looking forward to a strong year. these practices, the players run, engage in kicking drills and concentrate on hand skills and ball handling. They also have one film session per week and regular meetings with their advisor, Dr. Charles Kriley, professor of chemistry, also known as DK. DK, along with assistant coach Randy Veccia, lead the team in hands-on training and behind-the-scenes management. DK has been the men’s rugby team advisor for 24 years, in addition to his position as treasurer of the conference. Dur-

ing his time in this role, he has raised money for tournaments and equipment and has made a large impression on all the players.

Bowser and Clements emphasized that DK is a “fearless leader,” and also “loves memes.”

The team lost significant players due to graduation and study abroad programs, including junior Kent Geyer, who Bowser called their “fastest player.”

However, several returning players continue to impress both the team and fans. Clements mentioned junior

Kyle Smith, praising his leadership with the forwards during practice.

Bowser praised senior Clay Hammes, calling him a “solid player who I’m happy to have on the team.”

The team hopes to see a big turnout at their rivalry game against Geneva, at 1 p.m. tomorrow. They look forward to competing as a team and representing Grove City College. Sophomore Patrick Finley encourages fans to come see the game, stating that his experience playing rugby “really brought out [his] inner Wolverine.”

Grove City College’s men’s golf team put in a strong showing this weekend, finishing seventh out of 14 teams at the Carnegie Mellon Fall Invitational, held at The Links at Spring Church.

The five-man Wolverine team put together a total score of 588 across the two-day tournament, scoring 297 Saturday and 291 Sunday.

Junior Luke McKeogh led Grove City, tying for third overall at the tournament with a 138 score, shooting 70 and 68 on Saturday and Sunday respectively.

Senior Cole McCook was not far behind, finishing 12th place with an overall score of 142.

Sophomore Jacob McConnell earned 46th with his score of 154, while junior Tim Collins and senior Ryan Koenig rounded out the team in 48th and 63rd place, respectively.

“We played well but of course we wanted to win,” McCook said.

“7th place is not where we want to be even with a high level of competition. Our expectations

as a team is to perform at our highest level and I think we can do a lot better. Personally I know I have stuff to work on but that is the nature of the game.”

McCook said that the team is optimistic about the season, with its sights set high.

“Overall I like where we are this season,” he said. “We are hungry to get the national tournament.”

“We know that it’s a tough road with Washington and Jefferson as good as they are but I think with where we are now and what our mentality is we have a great shot to be highly competitive in our conference championship,” McCook said.

Allegheny College’s Matthew Del Rosso won the tournament, leading the 83-man field with a 135 score over the two days. Washington & Jefferson College won the invitational with a 561, scoring 290 Saturday and 271 Sunday.

Grove City returns to competition at noon Monday at the Westminster Invitational at the New Castle Country Club.

WOLVERINE WEEKLY HONORS Maggie Williams In women’s soccer, freshman midfielder Maggie Williams captured Rookie of the Week distinction for the second straight week. Williams scored twice Friday in Grove City’s 4-0 non-conference win at La Roche. She shares the team lead with four goals this season.

Williams has started all six matches this year for the Wolverines (3-3) and ranks second on the team with eight points. The Wolverines travel to University of Mount Union at 7 p.m. tomorrow.

Alec Gehman In men’s soccer, junior defender Alec Gehman won Defensive Player of the Week. His work as a fullback helped Grove City to achieve a 2-0 record last week.

Last Wednesday , Gehman assisted the game-tying goal from senior forward Nate Curry in the Wolverines’ come-from-behind 2-1 win at Oberlin.

With Gehman helping anchor the back line, Grove City (4-0-2) has yielded only two goals this season. The Wolverines own a team goalsagainst average of 0.30. The team hosts Carnegia Mellon University at 4:30 p.m. today.