The Collegian – November 2, 2018

Collegian

The Friday, November 2, 2018

The Grove City College Student Newspaper

Vol. 103, No. 8

HATE CAN’T BREAK

THE CITY OF STEEL

Tree of Life tragedy hits close to home

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n Mr. Rogers’ own neighborhood, gunshots disturbed the peaceful service at Tree of Life Synagogue on Saturday morning.

In the hills of Western Pennsylvania, up to 90 neighborhoods join to create the city of Pittsburgh. Squirrel Hill, a predominantly Jewish neighborhood, felt the deep wounds of loss when an active shooter killed 11 members of the local synagogue. The whole city grieved with them.

“Squirrel Hill is known for being such a good neighborhood: the people are friendly and diverse and we have always felt safe here,” recent Grove City graduate Anne Dupee ’18 said. She works as a care manager at Wesley Family Services and lives less than a mile from Tree of Life synagogue.

Miriam Levenson, a senior at Robert Morris University, grew up only a three-minute drive from Tree of Life Synagogue. A Jew herself, she attended Beth Shalom synagogue growing up. She now attends at holidays throughout the year.

“When I heard the names, they all sounded familiar,” Levenson said.

Her family lives down the street from the son of Rose Mallinger, the 97-year-old Holocaust survivor who was killed by the shooter. “It’s a town where everyone knows everyone,” she said. “Pittsburgh has all the amenities of a big city, but it’s a small city.”

“There is diversity, but there is unity among that diversity,” Levenson said.

Another neighborhood is the community of Baldwin, where Grove City College President Paul J. McNulty ’80 hails from. The alleged shooter, Robert Bowers, attended the same high school as McNulty. The news hit the president on multiple levels: “I had these stages, starting with the horror and shock of the event itself, which would be that for any place it was located, but then it’s Pittsburgh, and then I learned that the assailant is from my high school.”

“Historically, Pittsburgh’s crime rate was very low,” McNulty said.

“The neighborhoods were these people who had these ethnic, religious and racial connections to each other.

Editorial:

Together we will flourish Pittsburgh is a city of steel, a melting pot of faiths and ethnicities forged in the course of shared struggles.

The city of steel has always balanced its collage of identities: German and Scots-Irish, Italian and Polish, Chinese and Indian, black and white.

Saturday’s hateful and tragic attack on the Tree of Life synagogue in Squirrel Hill was more than just an attack on the Jewish community: it was an attack on the whole city.

The city of steel knows that an attack on one is an attack on the whole. Each community knows that apart they will fail and together they will flourish. A house divided cannot stand.

The city of steel has shown its unity in the aftermath of the attack.

As Jews mourn their dead, Christians of every denomination have condemned the hatred that propelled it and Muslims have raised $200,000 and counting for the victim’s families.

Grove City College is a patchwork community too. Many of us It made the bonds tighter.”

But Pittsburgh is not a perfect city.

Though not a dominant theme, it does have issues with crime and violence.

“There have been a lot of shootings in Pittsburgh, but it’s mostly between gangs or criminals,” said recent Grove City graduate Dan Peiffer ’18, who now works for WPXI in Pittsburgh.

The massacre shocked the community and the nation. Because of the anti-Semitic nature of the act, the whole event intensified.

Terror Ensues At 10:43 a.m., less than an hour after the first gunfire, Grove City graduate Andrew Stein ’18 parked his 2008 Food Focus on the corner of Shady and Wilkins avenues in Squir-

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come from around Pittsburgh: New Castle and Canonsburg, Cranberry and Bethel Park.

Our community is not just an offshoot of Pittsburgh however.

We come from across the country, from California to Virginia and New York to Florida. Our community draws from outside America, too, reaching into Asia, Africa and Europe.

We ought to follow Pittsburgh’s example and come together in the face of hatred and evil, or else we will be left divided at the next attack.

Because there will be another attack. There is always another attack. Sin is pervasive and it is not going away. We must not become numb to the sin surrounding us, because if we do not see the terrible reality of the world around us, we do not see the need for a savior.

We have to use this as an opportunity to shine light in the darkness, as a community. We are strongest when we stand together. A house divided cannot stand. rel Hill. He would not return to his car until 3 a.m. the next day.

The next vehicle he encountered was a gold Chevy Malibu which served as his armor of defense he hid behind while the sound of gunshot rang in his ears. Formerly a photographer for The Collegian, Stein is now a photojournalist for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. His co-worker took cover behind a nearby wall, and they both made the story their first priority.

“We have a job,” Stein said. “Our job is to tell the story. Second is to not get in the way of police, and then lastly think of my safety.”

But police cautioned the reporters, neighbors and passers-by to back away and stay inside.

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Pittsburgh mourns 11 dead

Mourners gather outside of Tree of Life synagogue to pay their respects for the 11 victims of the massacre in Squirrel Hill Tuesday.

PITTSBURGH continued from 1 “If you can see the building, you can get shot,” the police told Stein.

At 10:47 a.m. the SWAT team entered the building and began shooting, according to Stein. The police formed a perimeter after the SWAT team took over.

“Police officers were walking around our neighborhood knocking on doors and telling people to stay inside,” Dupee said.

Levenson, safely in her apartment at Robert Morris, felt scared but safe for the time being. But her family group chat checked in on everyone in the vicinity. “We were all updating each other about the news, even though we were all watching it.”

Hitting Home “If you walk through Squirrel Hill, everyone has the same look on their face,” Stein said. A look of unified grief is shared among community members.

When Levenson heard of the shooting, she was filled with shock and horror. But when she heard it was an act of anti-Semitism she said, “I didn’t know how to feel.”

“I have never directly felt antiSemitism and I couldn’t imagine that,” she said.

This generation has not experienced the weight of anti-Semitism as those generations before. They do not know first-hand what it looks like. It is a shock to see that anti-Semitism is not a thing of the past. It still exists in the hearts of some today.

“I had no words when it happened,” said Peiffer ’18.

Peiffer is originally from Israel. He was in his office at WPXI in Pittsburgh on Saturday morning. “It was at the least overwhelming,” he said.

“I had a lot of that when I was living in Israel. Attacks are not new to me.

Hate or terror is not something new.”

“But you think that, ‘Oh this is Pittsburgh, that’s not going to happen,’ ” Peiffer said. “It’s a shock for me to see that, and you know people say it’s close to home because it’s Pittsburgh and we are ‘Pittsburgh strong’ you know, but this one really hits home because it reminds me of actual home.”

Levenson attended a vigil held at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood on Saturday night. The place seats over 2,500 and it was full to standing room only. People sat on the steps and lined the walls and even gathered outside.

“The vigil was surreal but beautiful, every religious sect represented on the stage. During a prayer, they all put their arms around each other,” Levenson said. “The one little light in this awful darkness, it’s just beautiful.”

What do we do?

“We should be horrified,” McNulty said. “We should take a moment to feel the weight and pain of this. To feel the full weight of the fall… But we don’t rush for a theological framework that softens the blow. We first identify with the pain and suffering of people created in God’s image.”

McNulty encourages Grove City College students to see this is an opportunity to raise awareness of other faiths and to educate themselves about other communities. They also must provide a biblical answer to pain.

“This is in fact why Christ came to this world. To rescue people from this state of affairs. To give them this hope that one day the world will be made new. But then this hope calls us to action: how can we, moving forward, be ambassadors for this hope and promote peace and love and a kind of world that wouldn’t breed this hatred. This requires overcoming the petty things that can be in the soil in which hatred can grow,” he said.

“Who’s the first person out the door to find a way to embrace neighbors and encourage the community to gather itself together and to feel some sense of hopefulness in the community?” McNulty asked rhetorically. “A Grove City grad. That’s the highest hope we could have for what our students can do.”

“We are to weep with those who weep and mourn with those who mourn,” McNulty said.

Dr. D Dean Weaver, Grove City College Chaplain, said we must sympathize with those hurting but not stop there.

“I think that a discipline that is often lost on Christians is that of lament. We want to fix things and ask what we can do instead of taking adequate time to properly lament the tragedy of the situation,” Weaver said.

“We are formed and shaped through suffering, and that’s something our Jewish neighbors know about. If we come alongside our Jewish neighbors in solidarity and lament instead of offering them prescriptions on how to fix the problem, I think that’s a good place to start,” Weaver said.

“We have to forgive. Forgiveness is a gift, not just to the forgiven, but to the forgiver, too,” Weaver said.

Weaver points out the sisters of Dr. Richard Gottfried, a man killed in the shooting. The sisters, on The Today Show, said that they forgive the shooter. Though crying with grief over the loss of their brother, they said they cannot hold anger in their hearts.

“The ability to be able to give forgiveness can release a person from the bondage of pain and bitterness that ravages the soul. Jesus was innocent but forgave those who killed him because it is who he is. It’s not in our nature to forgive, but we have to die to ourselves and allow the light of Christ to shine through us,” Weaver said.

Alyssa Jackson, Managing Editor with reporting from Rio Arias, News Editor; Paige Fay, Life Editor; Wes Kinney, Photo Chief and Karen Postupac, Design Chief

ANDREW STEIN, POST-GAZETTE

'Pray for us'

GCC prof experiences tragedy firsthand “Pray for us, I will call you later.”

That was the text message we received from our 16-year-old daughter at 10:16 a.m. on Saturday morning as we drove down Liberty Avenue toward Pittsburgh’s Strip District.

My wife called her immediately. “Are you okay? Were you in an accident? What’s happening?”

I heard a gasp from my wife and braced myself.

In a hushed voice, my daughter explained that she and our second daughter and three friends, along with an adult friend of ours, were hiding in their van across the street from the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill section, the wonderful historic Jewish section of Pittsburgh.

They were there for a Saturday morning retreat at an Opus Dei house.

They had arrived at 9:55 a.m. They initially stopped the van directly across from the synagogue, on Shady Avenue, which would have been straight in the line of fire between the police and the shooter, who did his dirty work both outside and inside.

They were planning to hop out and walk to the house. Mercifully, the driver, our friend Suzy, decided almost on a whim (a gut-feel, she later conceded) to find a parking spot so she could walk the girls inside. Just as she moved to a spot a little further away, police cars began flying in, and out poured officers brandishing serious weaponry.

As the girls struggled to assess the chaos, the police parked sideways so the officers, now in combat readiness, could use their vehicles as shields for the shootout. The girls’ van was hemmed in. The street was instantly closed off, like an action scene right out of Hollywood.

Suzy told the girls not to get out, and to duck.

They all sat on the floor of the van and listened and prayed and worried.

We received the text message about 20 minutes later.

Shortly after we talked to our daughter, Suzy and the girls made a careful decision to try to drive a little further away. She did a U-turn and went down the street just enough to pull into a driveway that allowed them to put a few houses and buildings of separation between them and the synagogue—and the gunfire. More and more police streamed in.

With none of us having an idea why this was happening, my wife and I headed to St. Paul’s Cathedral in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh, closer to the girls and to a church. We sat in that parking lot and prayed and worried, and alerted family and friends.

We checked websites, radio, any source for information.

After nearly an hour of confusion and concern, the girls decided to abandon the van.

They dashed across backyards and over fences to meet a relative of Suzy who lived down the street. They met him in his getaway car.

“I was really surprised that we heard gunfire,” Suzy would later say of their escape. She had hoped the shooting had ended. “I didn’t expect that. That was scary.”

The whole thing was scary. It was also evil— an act of evil against our beloved Jewish brothers and sisters at a peaceful Saturday worship service.

I followed a roundabout route to the house of Suzy’s relative, barely avoiding the blocked off crime scene and eluding police cars screeching past. We picked up all the girls. All were safe.

My 16-year-old had merely a small cut on her hand and a ripped sweater from jumping a fence.

The same cannot be said, of course, for all the people inside that synagogue, 11 of which were murdered, nor for the injured police who risked their lives to save many others. My wife and I gave thanks to God that our loved ones didn’t get caught in the crossfire.

I imagine, however, that many of the families of the victims are asking why God hadn’t protected their loved ones. That’s one of those timeless questions that the Jewish people in particular, and believers of all stripes, have often asked since literally the time of Job. It’s a mystery why some leave this world in a violent way, seemingly prematurely, while others stay longer in this valley of tears and sorrow. I have no answer there, though I know that God is the Author of Life, and God wasn’t pulling the trigger in that synagogue. That was a malicious act of evil by a warped human being, not an act of benevolence by a loving God. I also feel confident in saying this: the true Tree of Life is not an earthly one but an eternal one. This world, unlike the heavenly paradise we seek, is full of sin and rot. Trees in this world decay and die. Like people, they face mortality in this realm. Eternal life and perfect bliss is not reachable in this world.

It comes in the next.

We live not so much for this world—though we strive to make it better—but above all for the next. Those who permanently departed the Tree of Life synagogue on Saturday morning, October 27, 2018, now enjoy a Tree of Life truly greater and truly everlasting.

That may be small consolation to their grieving and hurting loved ones, but I think it’s truly the best we can say.

Dr. Paul Kengor Professor of political science

News Students make an impact

November 2, 2018

Rio Arias

News Editor As the midterm elections approach, there is no shortage of hands on deck from the Grove City College Republicans and Democrats.

The groups find ways to bring their members into local politics through canvassing, phone calls and interactions with the candidates themselves.

“We are currently focused on serving the local party as they prepare for the upcoming election,” Alexis Pavlinich, president of the College Republicans, said. “This has involved setting up phone banks as well as going door knocking. On the day of the election, we are sending out members to serve at the polls.”

Priding themselves on involvement in the community, students have found great success working at a phone bank. The College Republicans partnered with an Americans for Prosperity to connect with voters on behalf of Scott Wagner, the Republican candidate for governor. 15 Grove City students turned up to make the phone calls and, most importantly, urge people to vote.

“We had a great turn out.

Phone banking is statistically one of the best voter contact methods and we called over 1,100 numbers,” Grace Tarr, secretary of the College Republicans, said.

The College Democrats have also enjoyed a grassroots collaboration with their candidate of choice, Democratic nominee Lisa Boeving-Learned, who is running for the Pennsylvania house in the Eighth District.

“We have a great relationship with the Mercer County Democrats, and several local candidates including the amazing Lisa BoevingLearned for PA 8, Sue Mulvey for PA 50, and Ron DiNicola

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for PA Congress in district 16,” Lauren Shay, president of the College Democrats, said. “In the future I would love for our group to be able to hold more events on campus, like forums and voter registration drives, as well as be able to participate in politics in a broader way.”

Though they are familiar with the major democratic contestants in the area, the College Democrats have invited Boeving-Learned to speak at their past meetings, canvassed with her around the community, and ushered at the Pi Sigma Alpha candidate forum she was a part of.

Membership of both groups is not cut and dry, however.

While the Republicans may be the largest political group on campus, they do not represent the views of all students or faculty. Other political minorities exist among conservatives at GCC, such as being libertarian or independent, and that is not lost on the group.

“It is much pretty understood that many of our members are conservatives before they are Republicans, and thus support the Republican Party because it best aligns with conservative views,” Pavlinich said.

The Democrats have also experienced misconceptions about their group. “The most frustrating thing to me is how we’ve been treated socially having our posters labeled ‘DemoRats’ or ‘Democraps’ or to have them torn down, because the people who have done those things haven’t bothered to come talk to us,” Shay said.

Shay also confirmed that many of the interactions the group has on campus have been positive as well, with events such as their LGBTQ+ panel, held last spring, being widely attended by the college community. She also described the more local happenings of the group, in-

WES KINNEY

College Democrat co-presidents Chris McKenna and Lauren Shay pose along with College Republican vice president Madison Taafe and president Alexis Pavlinich. Both clubs have campaigned with local candidates throughout this election.

LAUREN SHAY

Lisa Boeving-Learned, the Democratic candidate for Pennsylvani’s 8th Congressional district, speaking with the Colelge Democrats. cluding bi-weekly meetings to discuss current events and future college programs, like panels on women or race in politics.

“On top of that, we try to promote and attend political events in the surrounding area,” Shay said.

The Republicans also grabbed attention with a trip they recently took to Washington D.C., in order to counter-protest the dem-

Trustee on federal bench Elsie Becker Contributing Writer Last week, the Trump administration confirmed Judge David J. Porter ’88 as a Circuit Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Porter Third Circuit.

Porter graduated from Grove City College in 1988 and is currently a critical member of our campus as a member of the Board of Trustees and Executive Committee.

Well respected by his colleagues, Porter previously worked as a shareholder with the Pittsburgh office of Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC. His practice focused on business litigation and counseling involving restrictive covenants and trade secrets, higher education, first amendment and media law, copyright and trademark matters, shareholder and partnership disputes, banking and civil rights.

Additionally, Porter has worked with many professional service organizations such as the American Law Institute and the Pennsylvania State Advisory Committee of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.

Initially, his nomination by the Trump administration was controversial since Porter is openly conservative.

Specifically, one of Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senators, Democrat Bob Casey, voiced strong opposition against Porter.

Casey called Porter a “conservative ideologue with no judicial experience.”

Casey strongly opposes Porter’s conservative views and interpretations of the law.

He does not think that Porter’s views will protect the rights of all Americans, and will instead help only the wealthy and powerful.

On the other hand, Pennsylvanian U.S. Senator, Pat Toomey, is a strong supporter of Porter’s judicial experience. “I enthusiastically support his nomina-

tion… During his distinguished legal career, David Porter has developed an outstanding reputation for professionalism, fairness and integrity,” said Toomey.

Porter has consistently been mentioned as having a “fair-minded temperament,” also according to Toomey.

His nomination was also backed by a wide range of community groups.

These include union workers, the National Association of Black Law Enforcement Executives and the Pittsburgh Fire Fighters Local No.1. Interestingly, former President Barack Obama had considered nominating Porter for a district court position despite the fact that Porter openly criticized Obamacare and the Affordable Care Act in his opinion pieces written for the Pittsburgh PostGazette.

His nomination under that administration was hindered by intraparty disagreements at the time.

CAROLINE LINDEY

Sophomore Matthew Lamping holds up a sign at the College Republicans counter-rally in Washington, D.C., in support of Brett Kavanaugh.

onstration put on by Yale students against the confirmation of Justice Kavanaugh last month. Sponsored

by The American Conservative Union, the organization that hosts the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), the transportation to the capital was provided free of cost to the 22 GCC students in attendance.

The rest of the school year, the group focuses on bring-

ing in conservative speakers to campus, and connecting their members with information on important issues to the party.

“In the future,” Pavlinich said, “I would hope to motivate and enable more members to serve at once, so that we can make a bigger impact and lighten the load of the party.”

Markets bounce back strong George Daughtery Contributing Writer

Respite.

That’s the one-word takeaway this past week, as the market rose 1.4 percent and investors chewed on what was going to become the worst monthly performance since September 2011, buying into the dip regardless.

In this writeup, the first in a weekly series on the financial markets, I cover the market basics, the need-to-knows for any Grove City College business major, aspiring practitioner or laymen.

The week started off well as dip buyers—those who buy indiscriminately on market declines— boosted the market higher.

The gains didn’t last through Friday as bulls—market optimists—were hoping for softer—lower—GDP numbers. They didn’t get any breaks, at a 3.5 percent annualized rate—3.4 percent forecasted—the U.S. economy is on fire. The hot print—high rate— means that the Federal Reserve is all but

obliged to raise rates in December.

On Monday two political bombshells put a damper on things. In the morning hours local time, the Chancellor of the European Union’s most powerful country declared that she would not be seeking reelection.

Markets could hardly break down the news of Angela Merkel’s eventual departure before early afternoon’s second surprise. Shortly after midday the Trump administration announced that it plans to enact tariffs on an additional $267 Billion in Chinese imports if talks with President Xi Jingping breakdown in November. That would be the largest escalation in the trade wars thus far and bring total retaliatory tariffs to $500 billion by 2019.

Thankfully, the market rallied Tuesday and Wednesday, successfully reversing Monday’s losses with a timely earnings beat by Facebook—tech being a key market pillar moving into 2019— and an only slightly above wage growth report from the U.S.

Labor department.

At a 2.9 percent jump over September’s wage print, private sector wage growth in the U.S. is rising at its fastest pace since 2009. The downside is that hot GDP and wage prints do nothing but reinforce Fed President Jerome Powell’s resolve to raise interest rates through 2019. In the U.S., interest rates are not set by market price coordination but are “centrally planned” by what’s called the Federal Reserve. More on this in December.

As interest rates continue to rise, stocks and bonds will continue to struggle to reach new highs. With the exception of trade deals or extra tax reform, markets are unlikely to rally significantly in the foreseeable future.

In the week ahead, keep your eyes peeled on market volatility, a measure of risk, as recorded by the CBOE VIX index, in the week ahead. Friday morning, we get our trade deficit, forecast to be negative $53.6 billion. Tuesday’s election day is also sure to shake up markets.

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November 2, 2018

Democrats talk women's issues

Erin McLaughlin Contributing Writer

The Grove City College Democrats hosted State House candidate and LGBTQ activist Lisa BoevingLearned on a panel of four, with moderator and president of Grove City College Democrats Lauren Shay.

Joined by BoevingLearned’s campaign manager, Sheila Nowinski, College Democrat Maddie Myers, and political activist Paige Smith, the five women took the stage in Sticht Lecture Hall for the night.

Boeving-Learned is running in Pennsylvania’s 8th district, against Republican incumbent Tedd Nesbit.

Boeving-Learned is openly lesbian and arrived on campus with her wife.

The panel focused on the #MeToo movement, ramifications of the Kavanaugh hearing and the “pink tax” on women’s products.

They spoke about how #MeToo exists to destroy the existing male hierarchy within American society, otherwise known as the patriarchy.

Ultimately, BoevingLearned argued, #MeToo is about compassion and humanitarianism.

The panel agreed that it teaches respect and fair results, forces bad behavior into the limelight and castigates it.Smith added that #MeToo exists as a “new wave of feminism.”

The panel agreed wholeheartedly.

The panelists saw Judge Kavanaugh as a prime ex-

ERIN MCLAUGHLIN

The Grove City College Democrats hosted Lisa Beoving-Learned, Democratic candidate for Pennsylvania’s 8th congressional district.

The panel discussed the #MeToo movement and its ramifications. ample of the protected class #MeToo seeks out.

Men, they asserted, have been given preferential treatment. Members on the panel maintained that men are almost always believed over the women, and that the male perspective is the “default truth.”

Boeving-Learned argued that “anger and vitriol” is often directed toward the victims, saying that “50 percent of the population deserves to be believed just as much as

the other 50 percent of the population.”

Nowinski also cited that a “lack of interest in authorities” in the investigation of sexual abuse cases adds to the problem.

Citing the recent Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report on sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, Boeving-Learned cast shade on the Kavanaugh hearing: “… but a couple weeks later, a woman did the same thing and was told she was a liar.”

The panel suggested that the burden of proof for sexual assaults should be loosened, referring to proof as an “inconceivable bar.”

Boeving-Learned stated that the way American society has handled cases of sexual abuse are “anchored in that male dominated way of thinking: can we prove this?” and “the standard has got to stop being we have to prove.”

In addition to promising gender equality, BoevingLearned is a proponent of a

single-payer healthcare system.

Single-payer healthcare, Boeving-Learned claimed, would afford less sexist health coverage by paying for women’s contraceptives.

Boeving-Learned said only men’s contraceptives are protected under the umbrella of health insurance.

“If men wore pads they’d be free tomorrow,” said Boeving-Learned, arguing that “[American] society is skewed.”

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Project Okello raises over $12,000 Alejandra Flores Contributing Writer

Project Okello’s Wells for Hope attendees were greeted by two workers welcoming and guiding them to the sounds of laughter and music.

The Breen Student Union was crowded that night on that cold evening of Oct. 27, but the music created a calming atmosphere that made it enjoyable to sit and talk or just enjoy the moment.

There were so many booths to experience, and it really showed the passion and commitment so many people had for this event.

Project Okello is a student lead mission to bring clean water to the people of Uganda. Their fundraising event was a major success.

“My favorite part was getting to hear from James, our Uganda[n] Water Project contact, about all the work that is being done to provide clean water to the people of Uganda by their organization,” said freshman Project Okello member Kaylee Lawson. “It was really awesome to be a part of their mission.”

Booths at Wells for Hope included a bottle flipping game, t-shirts, or trying new flavors of

PROJECT OKELLO

Project Okello put bottles of dirty water outside Breen Student Union to show students the kind of water Ugandans have without waterwells.

Té Amo tea.

Every dollar spent at each booth created excitement for the students because they knew it was one dollar closer to their goal of 12,000 dollars.

Towards 8 p.m., Project Okello member sophomore Dana Ross headed to the front of the stage and talked about the need for clean water.

So many Americans take for granted the precious luxuries of a shower or clean water to brush teeth.

So many other people

don’t know where their next drink is coming from, Ross said.

People’s heads turned as she spoke.

It’s crazy how God works, because, just with a couple of college kids, they were able to go above and beyond their goal and reach 12,696 dollars with 170 people donating.

“God’s hand was clearly present in Wells for Hope. It was most evident when, in the last five minutes of the event, we were all singing ‘All Glory Be to Christ.’ As we were

PROJECT OKELLO

Project Okello poses in Breen Student Union during Wells for Hope Saturday. singing, our donations went from 90 percent of our goal to 100 percent

as the song finished,” said sophomore Karl Heiser.

Now 4,000 Ugandans will have clean water to drink.

BEST robotics at its best Paige Fay Life Editor

The PLC vibrated with the sound of cheers and mechanical equipment during the BEST Robotics Competition Oct. 2627.

“Just being in the arena during the robot game is inspirational,” said GCC Engineering professor and event founder Dr. Mike Bright, professor of electrical and computer engineering.

Starting Friday afternoon, 450 middle and high school students showed the judges their hard work. The competition involves showcasing the completed robot, a team exhibit, a written engineering notebook and oral marketing presentation. This helps students develop skills beyond the technical abilities by emphasizing public relations and communication.

This year’s theme was developing a robot that could clean garbage from the ocean. A competition participant from Union Area High School wrote a children’s book about the theme. They used their team members as characters and read it to the elementary classes in their school system.

There were 12 categories with awards presented including the overall BEST award, won by Cornerstone Christian Prep – a school started by GCC

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Local students compete in this year's BEST Robotics competition. 450 students packed the College Arena Satuday and Sunday. alum Brandon McCall ’08. This award shows excellence in the robot game, oral and written communication, spirit and sportsmanship.

Winners of the BEST competition will have the opportunity to compete regionally.

Typically, the competition occurs in Fargo, ND, but this year the location is undetermined.

Once the location is decided, seven teams from GCC BEST will move on to regionals.

Bright’s passion for BEST comes from the kindness and godliness that comes from the students.

“After the competition is over, several teams always stay around to help us tear down the field and clean up the arena – that is going above and beyond the call of duty. At the end of the awards ceremony, the Cornerstone Christian Prep and Christian Life Academy got together on the field to pray.

Several of our teams bring signs to cheer

for every other team in the competition… teams are cheering for each other, not just for themselves,” he said.

BEST leadership raises all the money to put on the event, so it is free to participate.

The Elliot Group has sponsored the competition for several years. The engineering field continually searches for enough employees to fill the demand, so they are eager to sponsor events like BEST to encourage students to enter the field.

BEST showed its character on Saturday when they heard about the Pittsburgh shooting.

When the news was announced, the whole arena fell quiet for a moment of silence for the victims.

“It was kind of weird hearing that raucous, high volume crowd go completely silent for a minute,” Bright said. “However, that is the spirit that pervades BEST – great competitors, but even better human beings.”

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The Resident Life staff of Hicks poses in their lederhosen outfits. The staff hosted Hickstoberfest Saturday in KetRec, serving up authentic soft pretzels and root beer to hungry attendees.

Lederhosen and laughs Mary Campbell Contributing Writer

The RA’s of Hicks Hall donned their lederhosen and went all in with the accents and attitudes while serving soft pretzels and refreshing root beer at Hickstoberfest 2018.

Held in KetRec 12 to 2 p.m. Saturday, it was an all-building program for the whole campus to enjoy. “[It] gave people a chance to gather with friends, eat and drink beautiful carbs and have a good time together. It seemed like all of those things took place,” said Sophomore Hicks RA, Zach LaValla.

The staff sold root beer steins in the Breen Student Union in the week leading up to the event.

The steins sold for 10 dollars each which not only helped fund the event, but also advertised for the event and served as memorabilia for Hicks lovers.

Students who bought the mugs were first in line to get the root beer.

“My friends and I had so much fun at Hickstoberfest!

Everything from the (root) beer-pong to the nacho cheese dispenser was amazing. It was a great way for us to spend an hour together eating pretzels and

drinking root beer from a keg out of our amazing Hickstoberfest mugs! You could tell the Hicks RAs put a lot of work into the event!” said freshman Arianna Alberti.

Some people came only to grab a pretzel and a glass of root beer, but others stayed for the full two hours of fun.

Games included root beer-pong, poker and pool.

Many also just hung out with friends.

“Hickstoberfest was amazing! My friends and I had an awesome time drinking root beer, eating pretzels and hanging out,” said Freshman Wes Gray.

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Lux Mea talks literature, friendship at Colloquium Anna DiStefano Copy editor

ANDREW MITCHELL

Dr. Paul Wadell delivers the keynote address of Lux Mea’s Intercollegiate Colloquium on the subject of Christian Friendship

Grove City College hosted the ninth-annual Lux Mea Intercollegiate Colloquium Thursday to Saturday.

“Lux Mea, Latin for ‘My Light,’ is a campus organization interested in finding truth, beauty and goodness in all aspects of God’s reality – whether that be poetry, literature, scripture, music, art, or nature,” Lux Mea president Daniel Hibshman said.

Eight schools participated in the colloquium this year: Grove City College, Eastern University, Franciscan University, Messiah College, Geneva College, Mount Vernon Nazarene University, Regent University and Waynesburg University. There were a total of 68 students and faculty who participated in this year’s event.

Attendees arrived on Thursday and stayed on campus through Saturday. Grove City students hosted the visiting students in their dorms for the weekend.

Friendship, this year’s topic, follows past topics including fortitude and temperance.

“Everything about the program, from the way sessions were organized, to the outstanding anthology on friendship ... was of the highest quality, and the Lux Mea kids involved could not have been more welcoming to our Honors Program stu-

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Students from seven different schools share a lighter moment with Dr. Concetta Pilsner from Franciscan University dents,” Dr. Bill Batchelder from Waynesburg University said.

Before arriving at the College, participants familiarized themselves with the theme of friendship by reading selections from a reader put together by Grove City’s Lux Mea faculty advisor Dr. Andrew Mitchell professor of history.

The reader included selections from Confucius, Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas, Augustine and C.S. Lewis. These readings provided a starting point for discussion and a source for comparison for the weekend.

“Exploring friendship together through great literature of the past and present meshes nicely with our vision,” Hibshman said.

According to sophomore Kaitlyn Butts, a member of Lux Mea the proposed questions included: How has friendship been defined throughout history? What does a modern friendship look like and how has it been im-

pacted by technology? What is a Christian perspective on friendship? How do friendships wax and wane?

Over the course of the three days, participants split into three groups and attended lectures and discussions pertaining to the readings, with most of the sessions occurring on Saturday. “[T]here were several discussion sessions led by faculty members from the different colleges. While each discussion session had a starting point such as friendship for the ancients or friendships in Scripture, the conversation [was] free to pursue whatever questions and observations,” Butts said.

The colloquium concluded on Saturday with a keynote lecture delivered by Dr. Paul J. Wadell of St. Norbert College in De Perre, WI. Wadell wrapped up the colloquium by examining the uniqueness of friendship and why it is crucial for Christians.

On the hunt Biology dept. searches for new prof

John Kalajian

Contributing writer

PHOTO COURTESY OF SAMI BARTEK

The sisters of the Sigma Theta Chi sorority, above, are putting on the 27th annual Big Man on Campus event tonight. The pageant benefits the American Cancer Society. The sorority raised over $1,000 last year, and hopes to meet that goal again.

Pageant performers go purple for ACS

Juliet Long

Contributing Writer The sisters of Sigma Theta Chi are bringing the brawns, brains and battle against cancer to Grove City College.

Tonight at 7 p.m. in Crawford Auditorium join the fight at the 27th annual Big Man on Campus.

In support of the American Cancer Society, all the proceeds from the event will be donated directly to the organization. In previous years, the Sig Thet sisters raised over 1,000 dollars, but this year they are hoping to surpass their goal.

Pre-sale tickets and a pre-portion of the competition took place in the Breen Student Union this week.

The “Best Selfie

Competition” featured each man striking his best pose and sporting his best smolder.

Tickets are on presale for two dollars in the Student Union, or they can be purchased for three dollars at the door on the day of the event.

Who could forget the guys making this all possible?

“You need big men,” explained senior Sami Bartek, event chair and the sorority’s president, and they certainly were able to recruit a few.

Thirteen of the brawniest and brainiest men from around campus are gearing up to strut their stuff.

Senior Grant Yurisic is a favorite contender according to Bartek.

However, it is up to the panel of judges to decide

the final outcome.

Carla Ligo, the Sigma Theta Chi advisor, is one of the four judges preparing to assess the show.

The judges score each contestant on their skills in four categories.

Each contestant tries to prove their “Big Man” status by competing in formal wear, swimwear and question and answer time.

Only five of the 13 men will make it to the last portion of the competition—the talent section.

First time contender and senior Brandon Conaway plans on wowing the judges with a song.

“It’s the number one thing I’m most confident in,” said Conaway who has been singing since fourth

grade.

Conaway chose a song, which he not only sings well, but to which he felt an emotional connection.

Bartek explained that other contestants plan to prove their worth through cooking, coloring, dancing, magic and so much more.

Each contestant participated in several rehearsals during the week and hours before the competition.

Updates on the event and contestants can be found on the Facebook page “Big Man on Campus 2018.” Promo videos can also be found on the page.

Conaway has left his competitors with these words, “Good luck and may the best Big Man win.”

“The resignation of Dr. Heather Barton, Assistant Professor of Biology, prior to the start of the 2018 academic year caused several changes for the Grove City College Department of Biology,” Dr. Kristina Pazehoski, interim assistant dean of the Hopeman School of Science and professor of biology, said.

Barton, who taught Genetics, Life Science and other courses, became a lecturer at Washington University in St. Louis.

Pazehoski said that it has been difficult dealing with Dr. Barton’s departure. It caused a major reshuffling of responsibilities in the biology department.

All genetics and recitation sections are now being taught by Dr. Lisa Antoszewski, assistant professor of biology, who previously co-taught Genetics with Barton.

Antoszewski also assumed the responsibilities of biology department chair from Pazehoski.

The responsibilities of Seminar in Biology, the capstone class for all biology majors, have fallen to Dr. Tracy Farone and Dr. Jan Dudt, Professors of Biology.

Advanced Genetics and its laboratory are now being taught by Dr. Devin Stauff, associate professor of biology, in addition to his usual classes of Microbiology and Contemporary Topics in Biology.

Despite having a full

schedule and limited experience with Advanced Genetics, Stauff is satisfied with the way the class is going and the handling of the situation in the department. Stauff credits the success this semester to the dedication of the staff to students’ education, the mission of the College, their personal faith and the leadership of Pazehoski and Antoszewski.

If they had not taken on the responsibilities of Interim Dean of Hopeman School of Science and biology department chair, the transition would have been much more difficult, according to Stauff. The biology department formed a search committee chaired by Dr. David Ayres, interim provost of Grove City College, to hire a new professor.

Phone interviews have been scheduled for candidates, and hopefully a new professor will begin in the Fall 2019. Pazehoski, who sits on the search committee, said that the ideal candidate would be someone who could teach Advanced Genetics and Neurobiology and be involved in a research project. The ideal candidate would also be able to introduce some new molecular biology courses into the curriculum.

Stauff said that the hiring of someone new breeds the potential for new classes in different fields and opens the door to research projects that have never been done before at GCC.

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Cards for a cause Michelle Jeffries

Perspectives Editor

Cards were flying on Friday night at this year’s Monte Carlo – a casino themed game night – hosted by the Sigma Delta Phi sorority in conjunction with the Phi Tau Alpha fraternity.

The Sigma Delta Phi sorority and Phi Tau Alpha fraternity invited guests to play card games to win prizes. The games included Black Jack, Texas Hold ‘em, Five Card D r a w ,

Hearts, Triple Solitaire, Dominoes, Bananagrams, Egyptian Rat Screw and Dutch Blitz.

They also featured food, mocktails, games and prizes which added to the fun atmosphere.

Monte Carlo has been happening since the 80s. Each year, Sigma Delta Phi picks a charity to donate the proceeds raised from the event to and this year, they chose Grove City Area Pet Rescue. They collected a little over $130 through online donations as well as their “cutest cat” competition which took place at their table in the SAC the week prior to the event.

Students also have the opportunity to enter tickets won from the games

into a raffle for prizes. This year, there were four prizes including a $10 gift card to Sweet Jeanie’s, a $10 one to B’Gifted, a $10 gift card to Collage Coffee and a $75 valued gift basket from the GCC bookstore. Each of the prizes were donated for the event.

While attendance was lower this year due to multiple coinciding events around campus, Monte Carlo still had a good turnout at around 150 people.

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The oldie but goodie

Invasive envy

David Smith

Contributing Writer

METROGRAPH

Robin Williams plays a therapist helping Matt Damon’s troubled genius in 1997's classic “Good Will Hunting.” The film is now available on Netflix.

Good watch hunting Grace Tarr Entertainment Editor November may be the month that many start listening to Christmas music, but if Netflix has its way, we will have to wait until December for Christmas classics.

This month, Netflix releases the highly controversial sixth season of “House of Cards.”

Without its leading man, Kevin Spacey, the show must adapt remaining characters to new roles to fill that void for its final season. After sexual misconduct allegations against Spacey surfaced late last year, Netflix swiftly fired the actor. With this season, “House of Cards” marks the one-year anniversary of the #MeToo movement. Highly anticipated, season six places

Robin Wright’s character, Claire Underwood, in the Oval Office.

A veteran of the show, Wright carries this last season after a tumultuous year for Hollywood and “House of Cards.”

The first of November brings the largest release of new content for the month. Viewers can expect to see “Good Will Hunting,” “Cloverfield,” “Dr. Strange,” “Julie and Julia” and “The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep,” to name a few.

Among the full list of 30 titles being released on November first, “Angela’s Christmas” is the only Christmas movie and one of only a few coming to Netflix in November. For those who are strict adherents to no Christmas celebrations until after Thanksgiving, this will come as a welcome, and perhaps

unexpected, surprise from the entertainment world.

Not only is Netflix’s November queue lacking Christmas classics, the platform seems to be continuing their October spree of horror and thriller hits. Movies such as “May the Devil Take You” and “Oh My Ghost” seem to hold on to Halloween long past the holiday. Other notable releases throughout the month include “Narcos: Mexico,” “The Great British Baking Show: Collection 6,” “1983” and “Greenroom.”

Tune in tonight for “House of Cards” to see the sixth season of this much awaited – and controversial – final farewell.

While Netflix may not provide that festive cheer some look for, they do offer a strong mix of new and classic releases this month.

Eight years prior to his 2005 breakthrough film, “The Squid and the Whale,” Noah Baumbach wrote and directed “Mr. Jealousy.”

Starring Eric Stoltz and Annabella Sciorra, the story revolves around Stoltz’s character, Lester Grimm, who becomes paranoid and jealous of his girlfriend, Ramona, and her past lovers. So jealous, in fact, that he stalks Ramona’s ex-boyfriend Dashiell Frank – a very successful writer – and joins his group therapy. We learn at the beginning of the film that Lester’s envious nature stems from age 15 when he took a girl on a date to an Italian restaurant, only to find her at a party making out with a 24 year-old club promoter. This event, albeit quite humorous, shapes and affects Lester’s future rela-tionships, even his healthy ones.

Lester’s envy towards Dashiell comes from his desire to be a famous writer and his frustration at be-ing a substitute high school teacher instead. In group therapy, Dashiell projects his problems to which Lester argues with him. He perceives Lester’s argumentative nature positively, thanking Lester for pushing him when the

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'Mr. Jealousy' helped set the groundwork for some of the most loved independent films of the twenty-first century.

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rest of the group seems to passively support him. As the film progresses, Lester and Dashiell’s friendship becomes uncanny and complicated.

Lester and Ramona have their rough patches throughout and, ultimately, the group therapy does not help their relationship; it only adds to the confusion and other complications.

In his 1998 review, critic Roger Ebert wrote, “Baumbach is a talented director… and many of his scenes are just right, including a sequence where Dashiell… reads a story to the group and Lester thinks it must be based on Dashiell’s relationship to Ramona.” Scenes like this make “Mr. Jealousy” such a rich and tangible film.

Although it may not be as popular or as financially successful as Baumbach’s future projects, such as “The Squid and the Whale,” “Frances Ha” and “While We’re Young,” “Mr. Jealousy” helped Baumbach set the groundwork for some of the most loved independent films of the twenty-first century.

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November 2, 2018

Staff bids farewell to Louisville in the first and last group picture. Sophomores Grace Tarr, Wes Kinney and Paige Fay and senior Karen Postupac (left to right) stand behind their executive staff. Junior James Sutherland and senior Alyssa Jackson sit in their thrones of the Collegian.

Nick Hildebrand

Kentucky, Kentucky, Kentucky, tucky, tucky Alyssa Jackson Managing Editor

Grace, James and Karen cheer on a musician as he played “Sweet Home Alabama.”

The 400 West Market shines the dome gold in the night.

Wes Kinney

“We’re riding family-style, so pack light,” Nick Hildebrand, our adviser, says. Six of us backpacked students with a duffle bag in hand meet at the PLC circle at 6 a.m. After corralling one late sleeper, we pack up and head out. Louisville, Kentucky, here we come.

For three days, Collegian staff soak up tips, critiques and new ideas from the National College Media Convention put on by Associated Collegiate Press (ACP) and College Media Association (CMA).

Breakout sessions fill the days, allowing a ten-minute break between each fifty-minute talk.

Ten to fifteen sessions met in different convention rooms in the Galt House Hotel in Louisville.

Advisers, editors and professionals taught about design, generating ideas, how to run a newsroom, photojournalism and life after the newsroom.

Traveling in a minivan for seven hours to a national journalism convention is not something I imagined would happen in my time at Grove City. But sure enough, we made it happen. Largely thanks to our adviser, but also because of the College. I greatly appreciate this opportunity, because as an aspiring journalist, it is hard to find outlets to learn more.

Surrounded by hundreds of other college students after the same goals fills me with energy. I am itching to write and design and generate new ideas. Walking around downtown Louisville, I saw story after story waiting to be told. But not every story has to be some huge event in a big city. For an experiment in a convention session, we opened a phonebook and created feature story ideas from the two pages before us.

Stories are everywhere, just waiting to be told. And that is why I do what I do. I am thankful for a journalism focused experience made possible by the College.

Wes Kinney

Exploring the Belvedere Waterfront Park gave a beautiful view of the city.

Karen Postupac

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Through the Lens

The girls of the trip channel their inner-ballerina as they join hands outside of a dance studio.

Fourth Street Live was busy, as people navigated the shops and restaurants.

Wes Kinney

Karen Postupac

James explores the city on a Bird scooter.

The saxophonist loved posing for the camera. He was stationed on Fourth Street Live.

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Karen Postupac

Karen rests on a giant chair on the main street of Louisville.

Wes Kinney

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Entertainment Rock’n into November

November 2, 2018

Andy Mittlestaedt Contributing Writer

Ready to rock n’ roll? November sure is.

Believe it or not, the month of Thanksgiving is here with the end of the semester looming on the horizon.

Until then, the studying will continue along with listening to music, but your normal study playlist probably needs some rejuvenation by now.

Here’s some news on fresh releases this month.

Coming November 9th, Imagine Dragons is dropping their new album “Origins.” This fourth studio album promises nearly forty minutes of new music with one exception, “Natural,” as it was released earlier this year as a single to promote the new album.

For students with a folksier taste in music, Mumford & Sons’ new album “Delta” comes out on the 16th promising the British band’s classic folk sound with a grasp at an electrified flavor. “Delta” is previewed by “Guiding Light,” which is out now.

Kanye West is dropping new tracks, too. Titled “Yandhi,” it was partially produced in Kanye’s hometown of Chicago. Chance the Rapper, also a Chicago native, has apparently collaborated with West for a song.

Kanye finished the album in a studio he set up in Uganda.

After a twoyear hiatus, Michael Bublé is releas-

ing a whole new album titled “Love.”

The album is said to be one of his most romantic ones to date. It includes a remake of Nat King Cole’s 1952 hit “When I Fall in Love.” Bublé has said “Love” is full of personal stories and feelings.

For those that have decided to dive into the Christmas spirit early, November promises new releases. In late October, John Legend released his Christmas album aptly named “A Legendary Christmas.” The album includes Legend’s take on classic Christmas songs such as “Silver Bells” and “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.” The Colombia Records artist promises a fun and classic feel to the album he co-produced.

If John Legend’s version of classic Christmas hits isn’t your preference, try Jessie J’s. The artist dropped her allChristmas album recently and it brings powerful, classic Christmas music. The album is titled “This Christmas Day.”

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

Today Twilight 5K 7-9 p.m., Thorn Field Big Man on Campus 7-11 p.m., Crawford Auditorium OSG 24-Hour Game-a-thon 7 p.m. through Saturday 7 p.m., Ket Rec

Saturday Men’s Basketball vs. LaRoche 1 p.m., College Arena MEGAN MCGINNIS

A clever cut-out provided a fun photo backdrop at the game night hosted by Sigma Delta Phi and Phi Tau Alpha.

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Battle of the Bands 8-11 p.m., Ket Rec

continued from 7 the Phi Tau Alpha fraternity.

Megan McGinnis, the chair for Monte Carlo, said, “We chose to do the event with our brother fraternity to improve our relationship with them!

They are an easy group to work with and the guys were super helpful to have around when it comes to moving tables.”

McGinnis chaired the event last year as well and thought to ask the Phi Tau Alpha fraternity to join them.

“I suggested pairing with a men’s group to bring in more people!” McGinnis said.

“This year went much better

Sunday Vespers 6:30 p.m, Harbison Chapel

Monday MEGAN MCGINNIS

Senior Alyssa Holden, junior jessica Schaming and junior Erin McLaughlin play Banana Grams at Monte Carlo. than last since we had a better idea of what was going on, but it was still a crazy time! Nick Madzy and I worked together this year to make the event even better

and I think it went very well,” McGinnis said. The event was a huge success and both groups are planning to continue it in the future.

Homosexuality and the Christian 4-5 p.m., STU Great Room Men’s JV Basketball vs.

Boyce

8 p.m., College Arena

Tuesday Homosexuality and the Christian 4-5 p.m., STU Great Room Coffee House 7-10 p.m., STU

Wednesday Light Unlooked For: Good and Evil in Tolkien’s Mythology 4-5 p.m., STU Great Room Swing Dance 7-9:30 p.m, Crawford Auditorium Brigadoon 7:30 p.m, PFAC Ketler Auditorium

Thursday Brigadoon 7:30 p.m, PFAC Ketler Auditorium Warriors for Christ 9 – 10 p.m, Harbison Chapel

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Perspectives

November 2, 2018

YOUTUBE GOLDEN STATE TIMES

Nothing trumps a good rally A student’s insight into hearing the president

Rio Arias News Editor College is a time for learning new things, but most importantly discovering what is true.

It means seeing the world as it really is, not how you were raised to see it. And, many of the assumptions I hold about those different than me were challenged when I agreed to attend a rally for President Donald Trump.

This rally was a particularly big deal to me because there was no single event that impacted my freshman year more than the 2016 presidential election.

I watched Christians cheer while Trump described the horrors of illegal immigration, and the rapists and drug users Mexico poured into the United States clash with my family’s American dream, built off the love my grandparents had for their home countries and this one.

Karen Postupac Design Chief

I grew up Presbyterian.

If you know anything about Presbyterian stereotypes, you know that the word “celebration” is not a word I would use to describe a Presbyterian service.

I remember my home church clapping along to a song once. I do not think that I have ever seen s o m e one in my home church raise his or her hands to the ceiling or say “Amen!” during even the most moving portions of a sermon.

As a result of my upbringing, I have some discomfort when there is any of the clapping, hand-raising or “Amen”-ing occurring

I saw my own Christian denomination, the Southern Baptist Convention, get torn apart along racial lines, showing just how far people would go to support a political agenda.

I was saddened to see people justify immorality from a president who said whatever he pleased, to no one in particular. I was heartbroken to know that the Democrats didn’t offer a better decision, and I stared at my absentee ballot every day for a month never fully being able to commit to a decision.

And here I was, a college senior, on the road to watch our great president speak in person.

It was an oddly exciting feeling to know that the man of so much controversy would be standing in front of me, but not one without frustration. I got nervous about what Trump would say, and if he would rally his supporters around ideas I could not support, or make me feel like I was unAmerican somehow.

My trip also felt like a

betrayal to my Latina identity, one that I had come to particularly cherish in light of my own experiences with ignorance in college.

But, in the spirit of journalism and a desire to know the truth, I persisted. I showed up to the rally blown away by how many people were there. Hundreds, no thousands of people gathered outside the Erie Insurance Arena.

We waited patiently and talked among each other, sharing stories of how far we had come or what we left behind to hear Trump speak. I met other college students, working professionals, and adults who were excited to see our president. To them he was change, campaign promises that rang true, not just another empty politician.

The rally began at 7 p.m., and I was startled to know that the people who stood outside were actually the overflow of those who could not get inside the arena. six thousand people packed the lit arena, with signs provided by

the Trump campaign, to animate the room. I huddled around a sea of MAGA hats to see and hear our president talk on a live broadcast, through the drizzling rain and the darkening sky.

He was somewhat funny, interesting to say the least, and drew a reaction from the crowd.

Various cheers, boos, and yes, chants of “lock her up!” permeated the night, and it made me feel like I really saw the other side as it was. For the first time, I was not an outsider looking in, but rather an insider looking to understand.

The hour Trump spoke passed faster than I could imagine, and he brought two endorsed candidates on stage with him, Mike Kelly and Lou Barletta, who are running for the U.S House and Senate respectively. They praised Trump for being a promise keeper, someone to champion jobs to an area that suffered noticibly from the 2008 recession. They discussed the steel industry, employment

statistics, and a promise for the future.

But, in the midst of this all-American fervor, there was still the gaping divide between Republicans and Democrats. You see, all of the changes made and positives brought to the table, were done so at the expense of the Democratic Party. Trump described the Republicans as “the party of law, order, and justice,” while the Democrats were simply “The party of crime”. The villains in the confirmation of Justice Kavanaugh were the Democrats, who would do anything to defame a conservative appointee, according to the booing crowd.

And though this language exists on both sides, it further confirms my theory that Trump owes much of his political success to his capitalization on identity politics. Because he convinces his supporters he has nothing in common with those they disagree with, it is easier to follow a political ideology, rather than see each

complex and challenging issue demanding our attention. Being at the Trump rally made it so easy to feel united in one cause, and assume the worst of those who didn’t see eye-to-eye.

And since attending the rally, I see that kind of energy everywhere.

I see it in my progressive friends, who assume anyone who can’t keep up with their ideas must be “intolerant”, and not fully preparing for the future. I see it in Christians who have such strong opinions on basic issues of worship, that they’re willing to sacrifice community with fellow believers.

And I see it in myself, assuming I cannot learn from people without my understanding of the world.

Identity politics aside, we all have our own biases we need to confront, before hoping to make choices and hold ideas that affect other people. Even if it means attending a Trump rally to realize it.

‘Sit down, be humble’ in a church setting.

Last semester I took a class on the theology of spiritual life. We talked about the holiness of the Lord, prayer, meditation, fasting and etc.

One notable part of the whole course was the long discussions of the Pentecostal and Charismatic movements.

My professor outlined the good and the bad, the beautiful theology and the ugly twists that can occur with any sect of any religion.

I would like to think that I am open to various denominations, but I also cannot kid myself. I am judgmental of these denominations. I find it difficult to connect with this style of worship. I feel awkward and out of place, which is not the intention of that style of worship, as I found out.

One day over summer break, I flipped

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on my television and plopped down on my couch, ready to scroll through the two channels my family can receive with our pathetic antenna T.V. What I found was a boring news station and a charismatic worship service on the Pittsburgh Family and Family Channel.

I was about to turn the T.V. off when I noticed the hand-clapping but decided that I needed to understand the

good and the bad that I had talked so much about in class by actually watching the service. I expected to see something that I disapproved of, something heretical or crazy.

What I saw was passion.

The pastor stood up front and preached the Gospel. She shouted when she felt like the message was worth shouting about. She was somber when she spoke of the death of

Jesus. She rejoiced at the salvation that came from His death. She moved from the pulpit and down towards the pews. She walked up and down the aisles, pleading with her congregation to look at themselves the way that the Lord looks at them.

She spoke of humility as this – we are humble when we see ourselves as God sees us. This includes the love He has for us and the beauty He sees in us. This also includes what most people do not see. The Lord sees the anger that festers in our hearts and the evil we imagine every day. He hears every word of gossip, insult and pride.

I could not believe the irony of that moment.

Here I was sitting on my couch and blindly judging those who were so obviously preaching the same Gospel in which

I believe. I wanted to say that I was the one in the right – that my opinion of worship was superior. Being humble is recognizing that our views are, at times, narrow and closed-off. Being humble means that we reconcile with ourselves that we should do what we can to further the heavenly kingdom, rather than our own agenda. I was hypercritical of this style of worship and, as a result, unable to see the good. I focused only on the bad.

In summary, proceed with caution when thinking about other denominations, for elitism is a slippery slope.

As Kendrick Lamar says, “Sit down. Be humble.”

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Brawling suspension

Connor Schlosser Contributing Writer

It was fight night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles last Saturday; not a boxing match, but fourth quarter NBA brawl. Fans loaded the stadium to watch t h e i r new-look Lakers take on the Western Conference runner-up Rockets.

The Lakers had gained momentum in the fourth quarter and were catching up to the Rockets lead. It began with Lakers’ forward Brandon Ingram fouling 2018 NBA MVP James Harden on a drive to the basket.

Ingram shoved Harden following the foul which resulted in a technical foul on Ingram.

In the moment, Rockets’ All-Star point guard and Hardin’s teammate, Chris Paul, reacted alongside Harden regarding the call. NBA champion and Lakers’ point guard, Rajon Rondo approached Chris Paul, and both had an exchange of trash talk.

In what Paul believed to be Rondo spitting in his face, Paul responded by poking Rondo in the eye. From this, the confrontation escalated with Rondo throwing a left jab to Paul’s face, and Paul returning a punch to Rondo.

Referees, players, coaches and security swarmed around the two fighters to separate them.

The Lakers’ Brandon Ingram rushed to the chaos to land a punch on Chris Paul in the scuffle.

Once separated, Rajon Rondo immediately left the scene, returning to the locker room, while Chris Paul remained on the court in frustration, held back by Lakerfriend Lebron James.

Once the dust settled, Rondo, Ingram and Paul were all ejected from the game and issued game suspensions.

Chris Paul received a two-game suspension, while Lakers’ Rondo

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and Ingram received three and four games respectively.

Aside from on the court, Bleacher Report claims that Rajon Rondo’s girlfriend “confronted” Chris Paul’s wife during the fight in the stands also.

Tension between point guards Chris Paul and Rajon Rondo is nothing new. For over a decade, these two have clashed up and down the court whenever they compete. Both are unmatched in passing vision and defense at their position, and both are extremely competitive and quite vocal in their trash talk.

With an unofficial “alpha dog” competition in the early years of their careers, the result has been a career-long rivalry. Retired NBA champion and all-star, Paul Pierce, has played with both Rondo and Paul in his career and said, “I am not surprised at all. Rondo and Chris Paul have never liked each other. They’ve had heated exchanges…

I’m surprised that this is their first fight actually.”

Rockets coach Mike D’Antoni and Lakers coach Luke Walton both seemed frustrated, but both were focused on moving forward.

When Chris Paul and Rajon Rondo were interviewed days after the incident, they both identically answered, “It is what it is.”

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In scuffles like these it is difficult to assign consequences.

NBA officials are required to carefully analyze each movement of the player in these situations. The ruling was quite fair, considering the severity of the exchange.

The question of Rondo spitting in Paul’s face is decisive in labeling who intensified it. After viewing slow motion footage of the exchange, it is difficult to see, but saliva is visible, it is just a matter of determining if it was intentional. However, Rondo denies spitting on Paul.

Whether it happened or not, both were at fault for escalating the exchange in their own ways.

Rajon Rondo vented his dislike for Chris Paul saying, “Everyone wants to believe Chris Paul is a good guy.

They don’t know he’s

a horrible teammate.

They don’t know how he treats people…

They don’t want to believe he’s capable of taunting and igniting an incident.”

Teammates that have played with both Rondo and Paul responded to the incident. Glen Davis quotes, “I played with both of them. [Chris Paul] is a very bad teammate.”

After Ryan Hollins admitted his favoritism for Rondo he addressed the situation with Chris Paul. “He’s got some growing to do.”

Chris Paul, the president of the NBA Players Association, must maintain an image for the league and lead by example.

This situation, however, is not a display of the great character that is expected of the president.

Although he is loved by many,

including some of his own teammates, former teammates and others have clearly stated otherwise.

“The mission of (NBA Players Association) is to ensure every conceivable measure is taken to assist players in maximizing their opportunities and achieving their goals, on and off the court,” reads the NBPA website.

It may sound harsh to criticize Chris Paul in this instance, but he is the face of this organization as the president. He is expected to represent the players of the entire league, which is a heavy responsibility alone.

The league is a globally followed organization, and Chris Paul may also be considered an ambassador for both the NBA and the United States. He must improve his behavior.

Defining roles, speaking truth Emily Geiger

Contributing writer According to The New York Times, a leaked memo suggested the Trump administration wants to create a legal definition of sex as “a biological, immutable condition determined by genitalia at birth.”

Understandably, the transgender community is appalled and worried about what this legal definition will do to their livelihood.

The question about transgender identity has been a hot topic in recent years.

There will always be a million opinions regarding this topic, but I would like to share my view regarding the memo.

As a Christian, I believe that

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God doesn’t make mistakes when forming our bodies.

He knit us together in our mother’s womb. I don’t agree with the argument that some people are cursed and forced into bodies that do not belong to their identity.

With that being said, I do agree with having a legal definition of sex and gender that supports this biblical view. I know a lot of people might passionately disagree.

I did not come to this opinion on a whim, but after researching the topic heavily as it is one that is close to my heart. I have many friends in the LGBTQ community, so I wanted to look deeply into the controversy of gender.

I do believe that some people are born with more of a feminine or masculine edge than what their biology indicates. Growing up, I

preferred playing Pokemon and Star Wars rather than with dolls; I liked my hair short, found boy’s clothes more comfortable and most of my friends were guys.

I received a lot of criticism from various people in my life for not fitting in the traditional “girly” stereotype, and I believe that is what is wrong with society. I personally believe in accepting the bodies that God has given us, identifying as the role he assigned to us, but not limiting ourselves to the bounds of typical gender roles.

As a woman, God has trusted me with the role of working hard, supporting my family and serving as a spiritual guide to my children.

However, God does not tell me that I am required to wear a dress, have long hair and be a housewife. So I don’t believe that this topic should be about

biological sex, but more so on the gender roles that society has laid out for us.

After reading more about Trump’s memo, I definitely disagree that transgender people should be discriminated against. We are all children of God. My heart breaks for those who feel that their body is a prison. It’s not easy going through life with people constantly mocking you and making you feel like a freak.

Although I might not agree with transitioning to another gender, it is our duty as Christians to love one another despite our differences. We need to include transgender people in our lives, support them in our friendships, but also to speak truth into their lives.

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Students cheer on the men's soccer team Tuesday night. Student turnout at both the men's and women's playoff games was strong, helping propel the teams to victory.

Wolverines march on

Men and women advance to PAC finals Price Styer Men’s Soccer Beat Writer

Aly Kruger Sports Editor

In an action-packed week, both Grove City College’s soccer teams advanced to the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Championship tournament final.

The men’s soccer team beat Washington & Jefferson College 3-1 Tuesday night in the semifinals.

The win gives the men a chance to win their first PAC title since 2005.

Senior forward Nate Curry scored at 4:42 on an assist from Noah Espenshade to give the Wolverines a 1-0 lead.

The lead grew to 2-0 on a second goal from Curry at 20:57 when he blasted a shot from

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Junior midfielder Noah Esbenshade volleys the ball against Washington & Jeffesron College Tuesday. The men won the match 3-1, giving them a shot at their first PAC title since 2005. the right ring on an as- were super excited to as a team, as the last sist from junior forward get two goals in the first 3 years we lost in this Christian Caporaso and 25 minutes and thrilled very semifinal game,” the crowd went wild. with Cap’s finish to said Curry. “Our team The momentum did make it 3-0. A huge all- talked about wanting not dwindle, as Ca- around team effort and to do something speporaso posted the Wol- I couldn’t be happier to cial for the guys who verines’ third goal on a share this moment with played before us, and for Coach Dreves who dribbled ball at 35:26, the guys.”

W&J found the net have invested so much assisted by junior dewith a goal by sopho- into this program. Now fender Alec Gehman.

“We were just ready more midfielder Drew we want to keep that to compete from the Williams at 80:44, but momentum going into opening whistle, and nothing could contend the final and continue every single guy on the with the Wolverine en- to break more barriers.”

The team faces Westteam had the mental- ergy that carried the minster tomorrow for ity that we would get team to victory.

“This was a huge the PAC Championout in front early and often,” Curry said. “We barrier we overcame ship Tournament final

Cross country surprises at PACs Drew Thibault ’18 The Grove City College men’s and women’s cross country teams met rain and mud, as they had in most races this season, in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Championships Saturday.

Waynesburg University hosted the race, which featured a mostly flat course filled with muddy, soft ground. The women’s race began at 11 am and saw the Wolverines fall just short of a conference title, placing second to the hosts. While a conference championship would have been a sweet ending to the year, the team was not at all discouraged and saw such a close race as vindication of hard work through a year of difficult circumstances.

Senior Rachel Martin led Grove City, placing second overall with a time of 23:52 for the 6k distance. Joining Martin on the PAC All-Conference First Team were senior Maggie Bauman in fifth in 24:22, and junior Heidi Hoffman in sixth in 24:39.

The men’s team was out to defend the PAC title won in 2017. However, the team had gone through a huge amount of shuffling from the previous year, as only three of the top seven

Senior Ryan Budnik led Grove City’s cross country teams with a third place finish att the PAC Championships.

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runners remained from 2017.

Not expected to factor into the top three teams, the Wolverines surprised even themselves with a 3rd place team finish, narrowly beating out Geneva. Washington & Jefferson College and St. Vincent College both returned almost all of their talented squads from last year and finished first and second as expected. Grove

City was led by senior captain Ryan Budnik who finished third overall behind W&J’s Harley Moyer and Geneva’s Josh Duffie, both seniors. Budnik battled through the tough conditions and is looking forward to the regional championship in two weeks for a chance to qualify for the NCAA Championships.

“The best cross country race of my college career was at DeSales two years ago so I’m very excited to get back on that course again,” Budnik said, referring to his 2016 regional race that saw him place 67th. Budnik earned PAC All-Conference First Team with his run and was joined on the All-Conference team by senior Moses Greenspan, who finished 17th to earn All-Conference Honorable Mention. Grove City’s top seven was rounded out by junior Michael Martin, sophomores Dave Vaccaro and Malachi Lyon, and freshmen Einar Trosdal and Nathan Warrick.

Both Grove City teams will now focus their attention on either next weekend’s NCAA Regional Championships hosted

by DeSales for the varsity team, or this weekend’s Grove City Twilight 5k for the rest of the team.

game. The Wolverines defeated Westminster 3-2 in the finale of the regular season.

Grove City is the top seed in their division for the first time since 2001. A win tomorrow would earn Grove City a berth in the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament.

The women’s team rolled over Chatham University Wednesday in route to the finals of the tournament.

The Wolverines defeated the No. 4 seed 2-0 at home in the semifinals of the tournament. The win is the team’s 14th straight, ninth straight shutout and takes their season record to 16-3.

Grove City also gave 26th-year head coach Melissa Lamie her 300th career victory with Wednesday’s win.

She is the 26th active NCAA Division III women’s soccer coach to attain 300 victories.

Grove City scored twice in a seven-minute span during the first half to assert control of

the match. Freshman midfielder Maggie Williams opened the scoring at 21:26 when she headed in a free kick by senior defender Claire Kocur. It is Williams’ team-leading 12th goal of the season.

Senior forward Krista Heckman doubled the lead to 2-0 at 28:05 as she scored her 10th goal of the season. Sophomore midfielder Michaela Burke assisted Heckman’s goal, her sixth assist for the season.

In goal, sophomore Columbia Harkrader stopped six shots to record the shutout. Grove City held a 13-11 edge in shots. Each team had four corner kicks.

Grove City will host either No. 2 Washington & Jefferson or No. 3 Westminster in Saturday afternoon’s title match, which will start at 2 p.m. Grove City aims for its first conference title since 2001.

It is the first time since 2009 that Grove City will host the conference title match.

Women fall in four sets Mallory Trumbull Volleyball Beat Writer The Grove City College volleyball team dropped a four-set decision to No. 4 seed Geneva in the quarterfinals of the President’s Athletic Conference Championship Tournament Tuesday, ending the Wolverine’s season.

The scores of each set were 14-25, 25-17, 2520, and 25-19.

Grove City’s lone senior Laura Buchanan led the team with a total of 14 kills in the match.

Junior Maria Boris tallied up 10 kills for the fifth seeded Wolverines. Buchanan was able to provide 4 blocks to Grove City’s defensive efforts while Boris added 3 blocks.

Cassidy Kohmann, a freshman setter, had an outstanding 27 assists for the match.

Sophomore Brooke Sorenson was able to

serve a team high of 3 aces. Junior Katie McClymonds led the Wolverines’ defensive efforts with an outstanding 35 digs.

Junior Emma Hartshorn added 21 digs and sophomore Abigail Neal collected 13 digs.

Buchanan ended her career with a total of 1,218 kills, third highest in program history.

Grove City College Athletic Director presented Buchanan with a commemorative ball, in honor of reaching 1,000 career kills, before the Wolverine’s match against Waynesburg University Oct. 24.

The match was also Grove City’s Senior Day. The Wolverines end the season 7-19.

Their 7-9 record in PAC play earned them a fifth-place finish.

Grove City finished with a 2-5 home record and 4-8 record on the road.

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Football four in a row

Aly Kruger Sports Editor

When sophomore wide receiver Cody Gustafson caught a pass in the endzone with 26 seconds left in the game, it was more than just the winning touchdown for Grove City College’s football team.

The catch was also Gustafson’s third touchdown reception of the day, a Grove City record.

Gustafson’s stellar performance propelled the Wolverine’s to a 30-27 win in a home thriller Saturday over rivals Saint Vincent College.

Gustafson’s catch capped a 12-play, 59yard drive that used 6:35 of game clock. The Wolverines went four for four on third downs during the drive.

Grove City opened the game with 7-0 lead at the end of the opening quarter when freshman quarterback Josh Ehst threw a fiveyard touchdown pass to Gustafson. Saint Vincent answered with an eight-yard touchdown run by

Sophomore wide receiver Cody Gustafson taking the ball up the field against Saint Vincent College Saturday.

Gustafson's three touchdown receptions in the game set a record for Grove City. sophomore running back Mike Stasko, although the Grove City lead was preserved with a blocked extra point by senior defensive tackle Connor Lowe.

Grove City then pushed the lead to 13-6 with 3:02 remaining in the half when Ehst tossed a six-yard touchdown pass to a leaping Gustafson in the back of the end

zone. Saint Vincent tied the game at 1313 with seven seconds remaining in the half.

With a fumbled snap at the Grove City nine, Stasko lateraled the ball to sophomore quarterback Aaron Austin, who raced into the end zone to seal the tie.

The Wolverines opened the second half with a 17-play, 89-

yard touchdown drive that consumed almost eight minutes. Junior running back Wesley Schools scored on an eight-yard touchdown run with 7:17 left in the quarter. Saint Vincent failed to answer the score and, at the 2:24 mark of the third quarter, freshman kicker Nick Morrow booted a 33-yard field goal that gave Grove

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City a 23-13 lead.

Saint Vincent surged ahead in the fourth quarter as junior running back Quincy Mays scored on touchdown runs of seven and five yards, giving Saint Vincent a 27-23 lead.

Gustafson’s three touchdowns give him 12 for the season, which surpasses the former single-season

record of 10 set by Dave DiDonato in 2003.

Gustafson caught eight passes for 72 yards. Schools ran for 122 yards and a score on 29 carries for the Wolverines, giving him his 13th 100-yard game in the last 14 outings for Grove City.

Although Saint Vincent owned a 296269 edge in total yardage, it was not enough to suppress the team that seems to be on fire. Grove City did hold a 30:2129:39 edge in time of possession after having the ball for exactly 19 minutes in the second half. Ehst went 13 of 19 for 119 yards.

Junior defensive end Chris Wolfe recorded a sack for the Wolverines while junior linebacker Luke Salerno and freshman linebacker Parker Kilgore combined on a sack. Sophomore safety Patrick Mark had 10 tackles and senior linebacker Sam Henson had nine stops.

The Wolverines visit archrival Geneva College tomorrow at 7 p.m.

Week Eight shakes it up WOLVERINE WEEKLY HONORS Matt Horner

Contributing Writer Week eight of the NFL was packed with action.

Struggling teams like the Philadelphia Eagles and Seattle Seahawks got big road wins, but the best games of the week were the Green Bay Packers at the Los Angeles Rams and the New Orleans Saints at the Minnesota Vikings.

Aaron Rodgers led his 3-2-1 Packers into the LA Memorial Coliseum to square off against Todd Gurley and the undefeated Rams on Sunday in America’s Game of the Week.

The Packers had a very strong start to the game and led the Rams 10-0 for most of the first half, but the Rams had a huge momentum swing when they punted the ball and pinned the Packers at the one-yard line late in the second quarter. On the ensuing play, Aaron Jones was tackled for a loss and the Rams got two points from a safety. LA then received the ball and scored a touchdown to make the score 10-8 at halftime.

In the third quarter, the Rams led 23-13 before Aaron Jones scored a 33-yard touchdown to bring the deficit to three points headed into the fourth quarter. After the Rams kicked a field goal, the Packers responded with a 40-yard touchdown

by Marquez ValdesScantling to take a 27-26 lead. The Rams took the lead with a field goal with 2:05 left in the game. This is when the Rams made the play of the game.

Just when everyone expected Aaron Rodgers to put together another game-winning

drive, the Packers’ Ty Montgomery decided to return the ensuing kickoff, instead of taking a touchback, and fumbled the ball.

The Rams recovered the fumble and won the game 29-27 after Todd Gurley was able to run out the clock.

For the Rams, Gurley finished the day with 114 rushing yards and six receptions for 81 yards and a touchdown, leading the team in both receiving and rushing yards.

Quarterback Jared Goff was 19-35 for 295 yards passing and three touchdowns. For the Packers, Aaron Rodgers was 18-30 for 286 yards and a touchdown.

Aaron Jones rushed 12 times for 86 yards and a touchdown. Davante Adams led the Packers in receiving with five catches for 133 yards.

The Rams improved to an NFL-leading record of 8-0 in the slim victory.

On Sunday Night Football, Drew Brees led his Saints into Minnesota to face Adam Thielen and the Vikings. This game was a rematch of the NFC divisional game last season when Vikings receiver Stefon Diggs scored on a play that is referred to as the “Minneapolis Miracle” to send his team to the NFC Championship.

In this game, Drew Brees was handed a short field many times and failed to do much with it, throwing for only 120 yards with a touchdown and interception. Running back Alvin Kamara added to the Saints’ effort by having 13 carries for 45 yards, seven receptions for

Cody Gustafson Sophomore wide receiver Cody Gustafson earned the league’s Offensive Player of the Week award. Gustafson caught three touchdown passes in Grove City’s come-from-behind 30-27 win over visiting Saint Vincent to earn their fourth consecutive victory. He now has 12 touchdown catches this year, surpassing Dave DiDonato’s record of 10 touchdown catches in 2003.

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Todd Gurley, above, led the LA Rams to a key victory over the Green Bay Packer Sunday.

31 yards and two total touchdowns.

The play of the game for the Saints was when P.J. Williams scored a pick six in the third quarter. This single play really put the Vikings away as they failed to overcome the 30-13 deficit that they faced in the fourth quarter with just over nine minutes left.

Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins had an impressive 359 yards, two touchdowns and an interception on 31-41 passing.

Wide receiver Adam Thielen continued to be the hottest receiver in football as he had at least 100 yards for the eighth consecutive game to begin a season.

This is the longest such streak in NFL history. Thielen also had a touchdown in the losing effort. Stefon Diggs had a big game with 10 catches for 119 yards and a touchdown.

The Saints improved to 6-1 on the season and an impressive record of 4-0 on the road.

The Saints will take on the Rams at the MercedesBenz Superdome in an anticipated matchup of the NFC’s top two teams this Sunday.

Franklin Tropiano Senior forward Franklin Tropiano earned Offensive Player of the Week. Tropiano scored in both of Grove City’s conference wins last week.

He scored Grove City’s second goal Wednesday in a 3-0 win at Saint Vincent. Saturday, he opened the scoring in the Wolverines’ 3-2 Senior Day win over Westminster at College Field.

Luke Greenway Freshman goalkeeper Luke Greenway secured Defensive Player of the Week distinction. Greenway earned his third PAC Defensive Player of the Week award after posting a 2-0 record. Greenway made one stop in 64 minutes of action during last Wednesday’s 3-0 victory at Saint Vincent. His five shutouts, 0.76 goals against average and .794 save percentage all lead the league. He owns a 13-1-3 record this season.

Luke Mason Freshman Luke Mason is the Men’s Swimmer of the Week. Mason made his collegiate debut Oct. 13 at the Grove City Fall Classic. He earned two wins, helping Grove City to the team title. In Saturday’s 171.5-125.5 dual meet win over visiting Allegheny, Mason won the 500 in 5:00.32, then took the 200 IM in a time of 2:00.22.

Emily VanderWeele Freshman Emily VanderWeele received Rookie of the Week in women’s swimming and diving.

VanderWeele won the 1000 Saturday against Allegheny, posting a time of 11:43.56. She also finished second in the 500 (5:47.01) and fourth in the 100 free (58.10). VanderWeele took fourth in the 1650 (19:51.20) at the Grove City Fall Classic in her collegiate debut Oct. 13.

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