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The Collegian: The GCC Newspaper
Friday, April 26, 2019
Collegian The Grove City College Student Newspaper
Vol. 104, No. 19
Nominated for greatness Meet the man and woman of the year nominees Paige Fay
Community Editor The nominations are in for Senior Man and Woman of the Year. This award is presented jointly by the leadership honoraries Omicron Delta Kappa and Mortar Board. Nominees are selected based on scholarship, leadership and service. Both students
and faculty vote on the candidates. The winners will be announced at this week’s awards convocation, to be held Thursday in Harbison Chapel. It is one of the highest awards that Grove City College can bestow on students and their names are recorded on the memorial plaque on the boulder outside Harbison Chapel.
The men’s nominations include: • Josh Barham, an economic major with a Spanish minor. Barham has served as a Resident Assistant for three years and a Fellow for the Institute for Faith and Freedom. • Nate Curry, a marketing management major with a minor in communication studies. He is a member of
AEX housing group and the business manager for The Collegian. • Ethan Fry, an economics major with minors in business and philosophy. He has been a member of the football team and the Nu Delta Epsilon housing group. • Daniel Gibson, a mechanical engineering major and is a member of the Omicron Xi Fraternity. He is also a mem-
Paige Fay
Community Editor
RICK DAYTON
Senior pitcher John Bini is mobbed by his teammates Wednesday after notching his 24th career victory, a Grove City College record. Bini gave up just one hit in his complete game start at Waynesburg, leading the Wolverines to a 6-1 win. For more, go to page 12.
Catholic convert converses in Crawford Staff Writer
Fiona Lacey Staff Writer
Dr. Scott Hahn ’78 spoke to Grove City College this week on how Catholics and Protestants can overcome their differences. Hahn, a prominent author and public speaker, has personal experience of this divide. He is well known as the raging Presbyterian who turned zealous Catholic in the 1980s. Addressing the crowd in Crawford Auditorium, Hahn admitted that though he converted to Catholicism in 1986, he had no complaints about his time at the College. In fact, he said, it strengthened his spiritual life and formed his mind well for the future. He reminisced about memorable arguments with Protestant friends during his time at the College. Hahn in part attributed his deepened spiritual curiosity
to his New Testament professors at the College, including Dr. James Bibza, professor of biblical and religious studies, as well as his seminary professors and personal research. The Newman Club, a College organization of Catholic students, hosted the event. Hahn opened with prayer, before presenting a defense of Catholicism to the predominantly Protestant audience. He focused on the idea that the New Testament is a rhyme of the Old Testament, meaning that the New Testament fulfilled the prophecy of the Messiah. Defending this, Hahn argued that the 12 tribes of Israel mirror the Christ’s 12 disciples, while Mount Sinai, which Moses climbed to receive the Ten Commandments, mirrors the Sermon on the Mount. The sacrificing of animals is no longer needed now that Christ fulfills the Passover.
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Journalism at war
Setting a record feels oh-so good
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ber of Student Government Association and Orientation Board. • Bryce Kulik, a mechanical engineering major and serves on Young Life Ministry. He has also developed a new ministry with Bon Appetit for food recovery and is a member of AEX housing group.
The eucharist and sacrifice on Calvary fulfill one another. Hahn explains that if the eucharist was just a meal, then the crucifixion would hold no power, emphasizing the validity of Catholics’ conception of the eucharist. Dr. Hahn brought in a large crowd, with collegeaged adults from various locations and families who came from out of town. Many in the crowd noted that it was a time of real unity and unanimity. “The Catholic community is so small on this campus and being here can feel alienating sometimes,” sophomore Paige Wilson said. “To come here and listen to a Grove City graduate speak in a way that was so theologically rich and distinctly Catholic meant so much to me.” Freshman Jim Kopmeyer emphasized Hahn’s perspective. “Not only did he offer CONVERT 3
Two seasoned journalists mused on the state of media in the age of fake news last week at Grove City College. Charles Wiley, a prolific war correspondent, and Tom O’Boyle, a former Wall Street Journal staff writer and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette editor, spoke to a packed Sticht Hall at 7 p.m. April 16 on the question, “Can journalism be saved?” Both argued that journalism is in a bad position, driving more by political agendas than by objectivity. “The slanting of news media today is just mindboggling,” Wiley said. “Not only is the slanting mindboggling, but it’s destroying journalism. It’s destroying the American people’s faith in journalism and it’s just terrible.” O’Boyle discussed journalism’s values. He stated that a newspaper is a country talking to itself, so if someone doesn’t like the message, they don’t like the society it reflects. When done well, he said journalism acts as the “national watchdog” to help keep the country in check. “Journalism can be heroic if it is practiced well,” he said. However, O’Boyle also had much to say about journalism’s vices and had doubts about whether journalism can be saved. He worried that journalism has taken a turn into a “disinterested search of truth” and now rejects a
sense of normative values by condemning religion. To fix this problem of poor journalism, O’Boyle encouraged media to take on a sense of methodology to encourage a more objective approach to news. He pointed out that now journalism has taken on a reader-centered approach and gives readers what they want instead of what they need. Wiley furthered O’Boyle’s analysis by comparing journalism to an intelligence agency for the president: both give their clientele the best information they can so their clients can do their job. He stressed that now basic facts have crossed the line into opinions about a few facts. In the fight against false information, Wiley said that America’s greatest weapon is its pocketbook. Journalism can only be saved if Americans don’t support what the media companies put out. He stressed a need for a publication that gives objective and unbiased news. Until that publication is created, he said that foreign news is the next best thing for international events. Prior to the nighttime panel, Wiley met with The Collegian staff to talk about journalism and his own life as a reporter. He told the staff that when reporting, being yourself is the best way to get people to talk. “I tell people what I think,” JOURNALISM 3
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Renowned journalists Charles Wiley and Tom O’Boyle spoke to students about the importance of journalism and the need to recover the lost art of balanced reporting. Wiley also met with Collegian staff before his talk to encourage aspiring journalists to stay committed to unbiased journalism.