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Friday, March 29, 2019
Vol. 104, No. 16
Fuller tells students to commit
Students Relay for Life
Fiona Lacey Staff Writer
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Freshman Justin Corbin, junior Emily Modliszewski and senior Rachael Mossgrove walk in solidarity during Relay for Life March 22. The event, hosted by the Sigma Theta Chi sorority, raised money for cancer research.
NoTwoplace for hazing fraternities face college sanctions
Rio Arias
News Editor The Beta Sigma and Nu Lambda Phi fraternities will not participate in this year’s All-Campus Sing after violating Grove City College hazing policies. The fraternities violated the College’s hazing policy and Greek Unity Week (GUW) Guidelines this year, according to the Office of Student Life & Learning. The College banned both groups from participation in Interfraternity Sports for a year. Both groups will also serve two years on probation, pay a $250 fine, complete 100 hours of commu-
nity service, participate in training, restructure their Greek Unity Week activities and meet with College President Paul J. McNulty ’80, among other punishments. Several members of both fraternities received individual punishment as well, ranging from disciplinary notice to suspension. Dr. John Coyne, associate dean of Student Life & Learning, said that both groups cooperated fully with the investigation. Coyne said that he confronted the Betas about their Greek Unity Week activities, while the Nu Lambs self-reported an incident of hazing. Both groups fully accept-
ed the College’s sanctions. “We ended GUW early and took some time to process what happened, then had a meeting as a group where we voted unanimously to draft a letter to our advisor Mr. Cirelli that night,” senior Jared Shields, a Nu Lamb member, said. He explained that the letter detailed the incident of hazing, and was a way that the group could hold themselves accountable. “Cirelli advised us to take the situation to Coyne” Shields said. He emphasized that had the group not gone to the College, the situation could have been quite different. “Coyne was absolutely
fantastic throughout the whole process and receptive to the fact that we took responsibility,” Shields said. The Betas and Nu Lambs met with Coyne to discuss the incidents that occurred and the sanctions given by the College, including a ban from participation in AllCollege Sing or Interfraternity Sports for one year. “Everything was handled in a professional manner and I appreciate the straightforwardness we had from the school,” Zachary Burns, president of the Betas, said. In the future, Coyne hopes the groups will work to “emphasize care for the HAZING 3
Zeta! Zeta! Zeta!
After a charterless year, the girls are back in black Rio Arias
News Editor The Tri-Zeta sorority, formerly known as Tri-Sigma, returned to campus after a charter loss of one year. The group is the College’s oldest sorority, founded in 1917. “Although not having a charter for a year wasn’t ideal, we handled the situation with grace and humility,” Katie Craig, president of the Zetas, said. The group celebrated their return with a photoshoot in the Hall of Arts and Letters (HAL) Courtyard, and social media posts. “The girls are so excited to be in letters again,” Craig said, looking forward to things like room draw. The Zetas will participate in All-Campus Sing 2019, and were allowed to hold practices as an independent committee until Tuesday,
KAREN LEDUC
Tri-Zetas senior Karen LeDuc and sophomore Janae Powell embrace in HAL courtyard Tuesday. The sorority, the oldest on campus, returned this week after a year on probation. March 26 when their charter was returned.
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Grove City College professor of economics Dr. Caleb Fuller ’13, gave the last Freedom Readers Lecture of the year for the Center for Vision and Values. Speaking to a wide array of students, faculty and visitors of the College, Fuller focused his lecture on the economic idea of “credible commitments.” “I really enFuller joyed being able to talk in that venue,” Fuller says. “Unlike most classes, this brings together a wider array of students that may not be familiar with economics. I see it as an opportunity to talk to them about where you can go with economics.” Fuller, a graduate of Grove City College himself, believes that economics can be used and understood by more than mere economics majors. “I want to speak to you tonight about three different things- promises, privacy and patronage,” Fuller announced at the start of the evening. Speaking on the subject of credible economic commitment, Dr. Fuller argued that the more cost risked by a person to ensure economic commitment, the more trustworthy and economically reliable he or she will appear. The problem of incredibility, or the lack of commitment, leads individuals and companies to achieve less. Credible commitments are crucial to companies who seek to rely on those they partner with or receive commitments from. Therefore, Fuller argued, if one wants to appear credible, one must place more cost on himself to appear reliable and likely to keep his commitment. Once the other party sees the cost placed on the one who commits, they are more likely to believe he will follow through on his commitment. Fuller’s audience of students was heavily engaged according to junior Noah Gould. “[Fuller] tied seemingly unconnected ideas together to illustrate how credible commitments make possible many mutually beneficial exchanges,” Gould said. “Economics is somewhat popularly to be conceived as money or dollar signs, but it’s actually about how it is that human beings can better achieve their goals,” Fuller explained. He believes these bigger ideas on business and financial commitments can really act as models for students in their own financial decision-making. Fuller expressed gratitude to Dr. Paul Kengor and the Center for Vision and Values for giving him the platform to speak on this important idea in economics.