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Friday, September 27, 2019
Vol. 105, No. 5
Students object to the text Western Civ. book open to interpretation
Erin McLaughlin Contributing Writer
Some students say Grove City College’s Western Civilization textbook expresses a socialist and anti-Christian perspective that undermines Grove City College’s values. They don’t like how “A Concise Survey of Western Civilization” by Brian A. Pavlac presents socialism, Stalin, the Bible, American exceptionalism and other
subjects. With some exception, professors on the committee that selected the textbook counter that the presentations are, in context, historically accurate. The committee consisted of Drs. Gillis Harp, Mark Graham, Paul Kengor, Andrew Mitchell, Paul Schaefer, Jason Edwards and former professor Robert Clemm. Several books were considered, but professors emphasized the low cost and
short length as the motivation for selecting Pavlac’s book. Harp noted that Pavlac’s text was “the least bad” and “not grossly inaccurate.” Even so, Harp noted several places where Pavlac was historically inaccurate. Graham went further, saying that he knew 12 places where he thought Pavlac was “dead wrong.” “If somebody were to write a Grove City style Western Civ textbook, it would look different from this in fundamental ways,” Graham
said. Senior Ally Rapson said that the book “goes against Grove City’s values and vision. The fact that it’s being required of most Western Civilization professors would lead one to conclude that Grove City supports these views.” Dr. David Ayers, the Interim Provost, said he has received student complaints saying that the text promotes “Soviet communism” and is “anti-American and
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For many in Grove City College’s music and theatre programs, Ketler Auditorium is a second home. Recently, many in the department have voiced concerns about updating the multi-purpose space. Certain technical aspects of the auditorium—such as lighting systems and wiring—have not been updated for several years. “There are different products available now that would make life easier in a lot of different ways,” Technical Director of Pew Fine Arts Center Daniel Wolfe said. “We were just hoping to move on to different solutions that would be a little bit easier to use, give us a better look and ultimately be safer to use since they are newer.” The biggest concern is the band shell that sits behind the band and choir to help with acoustics during performances. According to Wolfe, it was added in the 1970s. The shell is made of very heavy wood and is more difficult to move compared to modern band shells. “It’s very heavy, so if we had a new one that was lighter it would be safer. Not that this one is unsafe, but there’s
anti-Christian.” He said that “our professors and administrators care deeply about input from students, and that we take that into account as we review what we do in our courses, including the text we require.” Ayers also noted that most professors use texts containing “content with which they disagree, and often profoundly.” The issue, he said, is how they balance that in their classroom CIV 3
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formances and which require some troubleshooting. “A lot of it is just figuring it out as we go along,” Johanna Young ’19, a stage tech
The Institute for Faith and Freedom’s (IFF) monthly Freedom Readers lectures have officially returned, kicking off Tuesday with a talk on early American Socialism by Folsom Hillsdale College’s Dr. Burt Folsom. Addressing a room packed with students, professors and Grove City residents, the distinguished conservative fellow critiqued the government subsidizations and praised free market capitalism and competition, telling the story of 18th century steamship tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt and his competitor steamship operator Edward Collins. “Raise your hand if you’ve heard this story in your history textbooks?” Folsom asked the audience. No one raised their hands. Folsom nodded and made his point. “That’s what I mean. No one
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Junior Meghan Walsh rehearses her lines for “1776,” the Theatre Program’s musical this semester, in Ketler Auditorium, which needs maintenance according to students and staff. a certain amount of danger with something that weighs so much when we could have another option that doesn’t weigh so much,” Wolfe explained. According to senior Caro-
lyn Connors, a media services student tech in the theater, the old technical systems can cause some inconveniences that are especially noticeable for the theater media services technical team during per-
Polk’s closing sends ripples Anna DiStefano Community Editor
Fiona Lacey Staff Writer
The state is shutting down Venango County’s Polk Center, a home for the developmentally disabled founded in 1893, Teresa Miller, Pennsylvania secretary of human services, announced last month Miller’s announcement caused concern among Polk’s employees and residents, as well as the students of Polk Christian Outreach, a ministry led by Grove City College students. The ministry visits Polk’s residents weekly. Despite the recent news, both students and residents look forward to continuing the development of those special relationships every Wednes-
day night. “Polk gives us the opportunity to serve an underserved group in our community. We get a great opportunity to love these people as Jesus did,” Katie Rish, senior conservation biology major and vice president of Polk Christian Outreach, said. Reverend Jay Montgomery, a chaplain on contract with Polk, has been leading the College’s ministry since 2006. “It’s a very special relationship the people have developed through the years with [the students]. They enjoy meeting with you, [hearing you] say hi and maybe even remembering their names,” Montgomery said. Montgomery began working at Polk in the 80s, when around 2,000 people resided
at Polk. Today, Polk houses only 194. The decline in part explains the state’s rationale for closing the center. According to Montgomery, many residents have lived most of their lives at the center, including some who came at three years old and are now approaching their seventies and eighties. For those who live and work at the center, Polk is its own community, to which Grove City College students contribute. On ministry nights, students teach a Bible story, sing songs, color and visit the residents with whom they have built longtime relationships. This special time, according to senior Shelley Downward, is one where residents POLK 5
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The students of Polk Christian Outreach pose on the grounds of the home for the developmentally disabled. The state recently announced it is shutting down the home, causing consternation among students, staff and residents.
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The why, not the how
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Impeachment will backfire Writing is the kind of thing we need
James Sutherland Editor-in-Chief
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced on Tuesday the beginning of impeachment proceedings against President Trump. They are investigating, in large part, whether Trump asked the Ukrainian government to investigate Joe Biden, his political foe. The announcement comes with a thousand interesting angles, all of which will be played out in the coming weeks. But here is what is most interesting for the moment: what are the political ramifications of Pelosi’s announcement? We are already in election season. The Democratic primary is in full swing, and Trump never left campaign mode. This investigation does not begin on the eve of a presidential election; it dropped a bomb into the middle of one. Frankly, it is hard to see impeachment playing out in the Democrats’ favor. Firstly, impeachment itself is politically risky. Ron Elving, writing for NPR Tuesday, notes that impeachment has almost never been popular. During President Clinton’s impeachment, support for the proceedings rarely reached a majority of the country, even as a vast majority of the country thought Clinton was guilty. The polls tell the same story under Trump. Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight found a nearly identical pattern with the Russia investigation: most people think Trump was guilty, but most did not support impeachment. Perhaps Democrats’ hope
lies in a death by a thousand blows. Elving’s article pointed out that it took a long time for the country to come around on impeaching Richard Nixon. Citing a 2014 Pew Research study, Elving notes that it took a long string of events before the public fully turned on Nixon. Maybe Trump is in a similar situation, wounded after a long string of unpopular controversies. Democrats control the House and seem to be on the political ascendancy. Perhaps Trump’s power has eroded enough to make him vulnerable, as Nixon was by the summer of ’74. More likely, however, it is exactly the opposite. This impeachment gives Trump and his base something to rally around. This gives Trump’s voters a reason to turn out en masse in 2020. They are not just voting for four more years of a recovering economy and conservative justices. Now they are voting to keep their man alive. That feeling is not hysteria, by the way. Ocasio Cortez and numerous Democratic presidential candidates have made their intentions to impeach and arrest Trump crystal clear. Maybe that kind of rhetoric ignites the Democratic base. There can be no doubt that it ignites Trump and hise base. Democrats may think they are scoring a political victory with impeachment. But they may also be very, very wrong. They may be inflaming Trump’s base and deflating an already demoralized country that just does not want more drama. If those two facts are true, there is little hope for the Democratic candidate in 2020.
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Much of your grade schooling focused on teaching you how to write: dot your i’s, cross your t’s; i before e, except after c; and never start a sentence with “and.” And hopefully, by the time you get to college, your know-how is more than sufficient. But in this didactic flurry, we never stopped to ask, much less answer: Why. What’s the point? Now, I submit to the reader four major reasons for writing. First, writing, compared to speaking, offers more control. For the bashful or perfectionist (I myself happen to be both), in the heat of the moment, the right words just don’t come. However, with a deferred audience – even if that audience is just me – I can spend all the time in the world (well, unless there’s a deadline) putting everything in its right place. This then satisfies, as put so well by Elizabeth George, the desire “to have written.” Second, related to the last point, writing is just so good for you. Sure, reading will get the gears turning, but writing fires on all cylinders. And
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September 28, 1979 “World News Brief” by Joyce Morrison On Monday of this week in 1979, the Swiss government announced that wildly popular Soviet figure skating duo Ludmilla Belousova and Oleg Protopov defected to the West. The “aging darlings of the Russian ice rink” were the fourth and fifth in a string of popular Soviet performers to seek political asylum in September alone. Before them, ballet dancers Alexander Godunov, Leonid Kozlov, and Valentina Kozlov all defected while on tour in the US (point of interest, Godunov would go on to become an actor and play one of the terrorists in Die Hard). September 29, 1989 “Campus Question” Collegian writer Chris Ockerman asks, “Forty years ago, you could spot a freshman right away by his beanie, namecard, and armband. Nowadays, what are some dead giveaways of a freshman?” Amy Luke, Carol Nelson, Stephanie Smith, and Jenny Kolsen: “They have Crimson pride.” (Yikes!) Christen Harry, Kathy Hair, and Denise Holmes: “They buy all the supplementary books for key courses.” A choice that would surely bankrupt any humanities major. Glenn Cameron and Denise McNulty – “They go
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this mental workout translates quite nicely into the rest of your life, like developing oral speaking skills. And unlike a crossword or other brain games, someone might read your work. On a different level, writing is a sort of meditation which can truly edify a person. Third, obvious for anyone counting all the I-me-mys in this essay, is that writing is great for self-promotion. It’s the rush that some (not I) get when they see their byline in print. It’s the garish showingoff of a newly learned word, like “garish” (with varying success). It’s the possibility that somebody might listen, or even care about what you have to say. Lastly, writing can delay one’s death. This quote is attributed to many people (it wasn’t Banksy), but David Eagleman probably put it best: “The third [death] is that moment, sometime in the future, when your name is spoken for the last time.” And this is perhaps the most compelling reason for writing, particularly publicly. You don’t need to be a Times best-seller. Just write something: a diary, a letter sent to a lover. Preferably something deeply personal. At the very
least, put your writings’ hiding spot in your will. That’s public enough. My dad passed away in 2015. One thing I found out about him after his death (as so many facts about a person tend to surface posthumously) is that he had always wanted to write a book. I don’t know what he wanted to write about. His experience as a pastor? His testimony? (He was a beatnik and a heroin junkie when he was my age.) His overflowing knowledge of Paul’s epistles? I guess we’ll never know. I mourn the many life experiences that were left unwritten, dying with their authors. When was the last time you sat down with your grandparents and really probed their hard-won wisdom? When it comes to asking, I know I haven’t. The fact of the matter is that writing is seldom fun and often painful. The problem is, however, that the alternative is even more painful. The one thing I do not want is to reach the end of my song thinking, in the words of Pink Floyd, “Thought I’d something more to say.”
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worker in her four years at the College, said. “If something goes wrong, you troubleshoot your way around it. But something always works out.” The College has taken some measures to maintain the auditorium. Recently, the house lighting—the lights
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An advertisement from the Sept. 27, 1939 Collegian. Apparently, Ed sez that spelling is not important. to class at 9:30 on Saturday morning.” Doug Wilkinson – “They look in the Crimson for the answers.” September 24, 1999 “Dr. Gordon grateful to be at GCC” Twenty years ago to the week, our own Dr. T. David Gordon, professor of religion and greek, was “enjoying his transition from teaching graduate school to joining the Religion and Philosophy department here at the Grove.” After 13 years at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton, MA, he joined our illustrious campus after a longtime interested in the college through friendship with former GCC profesthat shine over the audience—and the auditorium roof were replaced. In addition, the audio and video systems were updated to newer technology. According to Wolfe, these additions will benefit the theater department in the long-term. “Since the space is used so often for all kinds of events that promote the college, I hope people will see this as an opportunity to make the
sor Dr. Andrew Hoffecker. Furthermore, at the time he was working there, about three to five graduates made there way to Gordon-Conwell, and according to Dr. Gordon, “the best advertisement for a school is its graduates.” Stepping easily into his role as professor of Greek and HUMA courses, he found that he appreciated his “bright, capable students,” the “courteous and cordial,” and the “pleasant and laid-back area.” Collegian staff writer Anna VanSlembrouck predicted that “Dr. Gordon is planning on staying at Grove City College for quite a while,” and thankfully, she was correct!
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student work place behind the face of the college a safer facility with some technical updates and a new bandshell,” Senior media services student tech Emma Larison said. “We try to look at this room as a college resource, not just a theater or music resource. Whatever we do also helps everyone else as well,” Wolfe said.
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Sept. 27, 2019
Starting the year on a high note
This week in the markets
Contributed by the Crimson Collegian investors
The Fed intervenes This past week, the repo market shocked Wall Street as overnight interbank lending rates spiked to ten percent, prompting the Federal Reserve to step in. Such a central bank intervention hasn’t happened since 2008, just before the last liquidity crisis. In this writeup, I will cover what is going on in the most important market you have never heard of: the repurchase market. Everyone has heard of the stock market and the bond market, but the repurchase (or repo) market has flown under the radar. That is now changing as this small but important segment of the economy is showing severe signs of distress. What is the repo market? The repurchase market is the place where banks go to get quick loans overnight from other banks. Because banks are in the business of lending, they often do not have cash. This means that they sometimes need to obtain cash quickly—sometimes as fast as overnight— to cover minimum cash requirements. Banks looking for fast cash use other safe assets, such as securities like treasuries, to collateralize the short-term borrowing and promise to purchase back these securities at a later time. This repurchase market is massive: about $3 trillion per day is used in this purchase system. The Federal Reserve, the central bank of the U.S., attempts to control the rate of interest at which these banks lend and borrow with each other. Currently, the Federal Reserve is targeting a rate of 1.75 percent to two percent. This rate has been rising steadily over the
past three years as the Federal Reserve has hiked their target up from the previous post-recession lows of zero. With a target of less than two percent, investors were shocked on Monday when the interest rate on this $3 trillion market spiked to almost ten percent, which is five times above what the regulated rate should be. In response, the federal reserve stepped in, providing well over $200 billion in cash injections to the banks by the end of the week. Even then, it was clear that it was not enough money. Forced into a corner, the Federal Reserve has announced an unprecedented daily support of $75 billion through Oct. 10. In other words, the Federal Reserve is going to increase the money supply by $1.5 trillion in the next couple of weeks, lowering the purchasing power of money for regular people like you and me. The turmoil in the repo market is a sign that banks simply do not have all the cash they need, and worse, that the Federal Reserve has no control over the system. Analysts are concerned that this could be the first sign of an impending economic shock or even a liquidity crisis. Analysts will be watching the repurchase market more carefully now to see what happens next, especially as the Oct. 10 deadline approaches when the Federal Reserve will have to announce its next move. In the meantime, this is certainly a canary in the coal mine for economic woes ahead.
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Dr. Burt Folsom with Robert Rider, executive director of IFF. that he alone has compiled. “Folsom’s point is espeThis guy is a genuine expert cially important for students and great speaker,” Kengor to understand,” senior Erin said. He also joked about McLaughlin said. We, as a the crowd’s enthrallment student body, she said, need with Folsom’s free market “to be able to defend our valideas. “I was out in the hall, ues.” This talk helped stuand I almost walked in two dents in doing so. or three times because of the Sophomore Zach Urbytes clapping. I thought the lecechoed the sentiment. “The ture was over. No, it was just government just does not do people clapping.” as well as the private sector. Folsom and his arguments Those who are funded, like were more than well-received that night. “That doesn’t hap- Collins, just end up being pen very often,” Kengor said. less efficient. I found Fol“Especially with a mere eco- som’s talk fascinating.” Like Urbytes, many stunomics professor.” dents went away with more Many Grove City students understand free markets knowledge than they expectwell, recognizing that the in- ed to gain that night. “I want to come back to stitution of Grove City College itself remains without more of these things,” Urgovernment subsidization. bytes said. “I think he does a great job with socialism,” Mitchell stated. He added that exposing students to various forms of socialism adds context to today’s political debates. Graham agreed that Pavlac was describing the times but added that he believed some tenets of socialism are still applicable today. “I totally disagree with Karl Marx and find it to be a Godless creed. But did it do some good for the modernday worker? I think so,” Graham said. There are problems with any man-made system, Graham reasoned. For instance, he said that “there is a way in which capitalism can be Godless. And where it is, I reject it.” Graham, Mitchell and Harp, along with Interim Dean of the Calderwood School Dr. Paul Kemeny and Political Science Professor Dr. Caleb Verbois all said Pavlac was speaking in the context of a larger political movement, not choosing sides. Harp said Pavlac was “talking about a political movement,” and not performing “a critical assessment of success or failure.” Harp said that Western Civilization might be revisited and that the book will likely be reordered. Students also took issues with a quote about the Bible. “Scholars began to read the Bible as a flawed compilation collected by human beings over hundreds of years,” Pavlac wrote. “This method reasonably explained many of the Bible’s contradictions, inconsistencies and obscurities. From the Book of Genesis alone, odd passages such as two versions of the creation of humans, different numbers of animals Noah took into the ark, or the unusually long lives of the first humans could be attributed to fallible human records.” Senior Tianna Weist
believed this to be one of the more egregious quotes. “I felt like the book was opinionated,” she said. “If he was just talking about what others thought at the time, he should have specifically noted that that was what they believe – rather, it seemed like the author’s voice, which I don’t think is appropriate.” “Everything in that statement is true,” said Graham. “Scholars began to read the Bible that way.” Pavlac is writing about a time period. Harp agreed; he saw this as another accurate description of how people thought at the time. Additionally, professors disagreed over Pavlac’s definition of American exceptionalism and his characterization of the West. Pavlac argued that “Americans could behave as badly as the rest of the westerners,” and that Americans are typically overconfident. “This concept of moral superiority to the other Western and world cultures is called American exceptionalism,” Pavlac concludes. Kemeny conceded that American exceptionalism “does typically assume a sense of moral superiority.” Verbois also remarked that the book contained very little American history. “He doesn’t think about America being essential to the modern version of Western Civ in the way that we might.” Tyler Gustafson, a senior, argued that Pavlac disparaged American history. “Pavlac consistently demonstrates a perspective that downplays traditional American values. These quotes emphasize his own understanding of history, rather than what happened.” “The point of historical scholarship is not to beat an ideological drum. Right? It’s to be critical… It’s not to celebrate the particular genius which is America,” Harp explained.
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Falling into theatre One Acts showcase student writing
Anna DiStefano Community Editor
The Fall One Acts will feature two student-written productions this weekend. Tau Alpha Pi, the theatre honorary, will sponsor the annual show, which will feature three one-act productions. This year, however, two of the three performances were written by Grove City students. Senior Emmy Larison originally wrote her show “Parable Fest” for Professor Betsy Craig’s playwriting class her freshman year. In the time since, she has edited the work with feedback from both Craig and Dr. Barbour, TAP’s advisor. “Professor Craig and Dr. Barbour are doing excellent work providing opportunities for student writers to hone their craft and actually see their work performed,” Larison said. “24 Hour Theatre has been an amazing project the past few years, and I feel it really built up to this year’s return of Fall One Acts featuring two shows that were originally written for Professor Craig’s playwriting class.” “Parable Fest” reimagines Jesus and His disciples as an acting troupe preparing to
Students prepare for Tau Alpha Pi’s annual One Act shows in the Little Theater. perform the parables of the New Testament at a festival in Jerusalem. Trouble hits when half of the disciples are caught in a storm in the Sea of Galilee, causing problems for Jesus and the rest of the disciples. As a comedy, the show is full of Bible jokes and silly humor. Students will also perform 2019 graduate Benj Eicher’s one-act, “Bernard is a Banker.” Another comedy, Eicher’s show was also originally
written for Craig’s playwriting class. “I won’t give anything away, but both “Bernard is a Banker” and “Parable Fest” have a way of bringing the audience into the action,” Larison said. Though sponsored by TAP, students do not have to be members of the honorary to participate in the performances. Additionally, the one-act genre allows busy students to be involved in the
Chopped: dorm edition Taylor Russell
Contributing Writer It’s a cold Saturday morning at Grove City College and you’ve decided not to cross the frozen tundra to Hicks. Little do you know endless possibilities are available to you through your dorm room appliances (chiefly your microwave). You opt to cook the day away. Breakfast Crack an egg into a mug, scramble it with a fork and pop it into the microwave for about a minute. There you have it: scrambled eggs from the comfort of your own dorm. Make sure to cook up some bacon to go along with that. Line a plate with paper towels, lay two or three slices of bacon down and microwave until crispy! The possibilities are almost endless. Not every recipe will be a winner but that’s all the fun of trying. Lunch If you’re feeling adventurous, you can even attempt to make sweet potato chips. These might take a little more prep time, but they’ll be worth it. Peel a sweet potato, thinly slice it, toss the slices in olive oil and line them on a plate. Add some salt and microwave them until crispy. As you munch on your sweet potato chips and stare out the window watching the snow fall, consider ways to share some of your wonderful dishes with friends. Dinner You call up five of your closest friends and plan a wonderful dinner. You decide on a four-course meal that includes a side of acorn
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College’s theatre program. Freshman Clark Mummau is excited for the opportunity to perform. “I did theater in high school, but I thought I’d be too busy to do the musical. I found out about One Acts at the Org Fair and ran to auditions as soon as the Org Fair ended,” Mummau said. The One Acts serve as an artistic outlet made up of a diverse mix of students drawn together by their in-
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terests in theatre and performing. “The program has a wide variety of people involved, from all kinds of majors and all levels of theatrical experience, and they all make a hugely supportive community,” Larison said. “Some of the best friendships in my life were formed on this stage, and I hope friends keep finding each other here.” “I’ve met great people and had so much fun with them through the rehearsal process,” Mummau said. “That’s what is so great about theater: it causes you to grow as a person.” The cast and crew look forward to sharing their work with audiences and providing evenings of fun entertainment. “Since the time I started writing ‘Parable Fest,’ my intention has always been simple: I hope people laugh,” Larison said. “So, the best part of the show, for me, will be any time somebody watching can’t help but laugh. If you guys enjoy it, I’ll be through the roof.” The Fall One Acts run at 6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. tonight and Saturday in the Little Theatre of the Pew Fine Arts Center.
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Senior Josh Weinland enjoys a baked acorn squash topped with butter and brown sugar, fresh from the microwave. squash. For this side, puncture the skin of the acorn squash with a fork then put it in the microwave for eight minutes. Let it cool for about two minutes before cutting it in half to serve. If you add butter and brown sugar, this dish will make even the most skeptical veggie fans fall in love. It’s a hit! Your friends will love you and your microwave cooking. Dessert Now that you’re all full and there are still four hours left in Open Hours, you decide to treat your friends to a deli-
cious dessert. What could be more delicious then chocolate fondue? You could have gone with a lava cake or a nice cobbler, but this fun family style dish is sure to be a hit. Grab a microwave safe bowl, add your favorite chocolate chips, break out the marshmallows and strawberries and dip away. The possibilities are endless! Need more ides for dorm room recipes? Try Tasty or Buzzfeed. Skip Hicks, pick up a recipe and try something new!
According to an anonymous source, the Career Services Office has been pumping a potent hormone into the air around campus. This mist creates an intense desire to find a job on the part of students. Thus explaining the phenomenon of freshmen forgetting they have three more years of school and haunting the Career Fair. For students from the ages of 21-22, the desire is most intense. Common side effects are increased anxiety, blood pressure and heart rate. Common behavior when inflicted by the hormone includes but is not limited to frequently updating LinkedIn, editing your resume constantly and asking random strangers to “join your network.” Although the CSO was ranked highly this year, and the College had a job placement rate of 96 percent, it has ambitions to improve even further. In order to overtake other colleges, the office has partnered with the chemistry department to create a more potent formula with less side effects. When approached by the press, the CSO declined to comment. These efforts have one goal: getting students into
the door for the mother-ofall campus events–the career fair. According to those close to the President, there have even been talks about giving chapel credit to students who attend the career fair, including double chapel credit for landing a job. One senior, who declined to be named, said “This is probably the most important day of my life career-wise. It will probably determine, like, the next 10 years of jobs for me.” This sentiment is echoed by superstitious students who have begun to rub the nose of the Wolverine statue, nicknamed ‘Hugh,’ as they enter the IM rooms to meet their hopefully future employer. Some students have already procured a job over the summer. Sam Smeekins, one such student, said “It’s really easy to get a job these days. I just worked so hard on my summer internship at Smeekins, Smeekins and Hunt that they gave me a permanent position.” But not everyone can engage in ‘networking’ like young Sam. As one senior said, “Someone has to be the four percent.”
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Freshmen got talent Class of ’23 shows off their skills Fiona Lacey Staff Writer
Orientation Board exposed the talents of the freshman class last Friday, hosting the annual Freshman Talent Show in a packed Crawford Auditorium. With only eight acts, the show kept the crowd interested, showcasing everything from Broadway duets to cello solos. Starting off with a contestant’s performance of a nostalgic classic, Kermit the Frog’s “Rainbow Connection,” the show proceeded with a flute performance of the Greatest Showman’s “Rewrite the Stars,” a piano rendition of Disney’s “Once upon a Dream” and a duet of the Christian hit, “Broken Vessels,” to name a few. A few classical pieces were also performed by a longtime celloist and pianist. The last two acts hit the heartstrings of many in the audience, with a romantic duet of a “Newsies: The Musical” number and a nostal-
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continued from 1 “get to be with other Christians.” “They can’t wait for [the college kids] to come back after spring, Christmas, and autumn break,” Montgomery said. “They are asking almost from the moment [they] get on the bus, ‘Now when are they coming back?’” During the first week back this semester, 88 residents attended the Polk Ministry, which made up almost half of the residents of Polk Center. Last week, that number was 91. Just by the numbers, Grove City’s ministry to the residents of Polk has been an enormous success. Due to the drastic nature of this change for Polk’s inhab-
gic rendition of A Great Big World’s “Say Something.” Contestants did not sign up simply to showcase their skill, however. According to most, they were there for the experience. “I think it’s more of what you love than what you’re good at,” Caleb Husovich, freshman and third place winner, said. “I’m good at it, but I also love it.” According to Husovich, he’s been working on this piece for almost a year. He just wanted an opportunity to perform. “If people just do what they love, who cares what other people think to some extent, you know?” He, nevertheless, laughed about seeing well-known theology and history professor, Dr. Carl Trueman, in the audience before the show. “I was like, ‘Oh no.’” More contestants agreed: The contest really wasn’t that big of a deal. “I feel the exact same I did as when I woke up this morning,” second place winner,
Justin Folger joked. Both he and his partner, Audrey Glickert, made it in the top three with their “Newsies” duet, but each expressed that they only signed up to have fun. The two even said they were never originally planning to audition. “We were goofing around on the piano in MAP South. We were like ‘Oh, that actually sounds kind of okay. Let’s work on it,’” Glickert said. The pair wanted the experience, and they got it. “The rest is history,” Folger said. After impressively performing movements of Beethoven’s “Sonata Pathetique,” Emily Bauer said she was uneasy but not because of the competition. “I was more nervous about doing my homework tonight,” she said. Bauer also had some words of advice for students who might be hesitant to audition. “Sometimes people don’t want to sign up for these things.” But the larger
itants, however, Montgomery said the process of Polk’s closing will take as long as it takes. In the wake of the news, Polk residents and its staff of nearly 500 people are left waiting. Some residents are leaving the Center to move into group homes, but these residents will miss Polk’s genuine spirit and character. “For some of them the group homes worked,” Montgomery said. However, it remains a hard task to find just the right spot for each individual as residents begin to move out of Polk. “It’s that continuum. What one location could provide, another couldn’t,” Montgomery said. Grove City College students are rolling with the
punches: Polk Christian Outreach will continue. The students will keep sharing their faith and developing their cherished relationships with the residents, to whom they now refer to as friends. “I realized we can really use this time of unknowns as a chance to come alongside them,” Downward said. “We can spread the gospel to them and share God’s light in that way.” “They are beautiful,” senior biology major Caleb Johnson said. “You can really see how God loves them. Once you get to know them and realize they’re no less human, they have a way of pointing to God and giving God glory that other people overlook.” Though there remain many unknowns as to the Polk Center’s future, both
“I think it’s more of what you love than what you’re good at. I’m good at it, but I also love it.” Caleb Husovich
the acts, the better the turnout, Bauer said. “I convinced my friends to do it, and I was like, well, I guess I can do it too. I think it’s better when more people participate.” The same went for Sarah Gann, the flutist who performed an unconventional yet lovely arrangement of “Rewrite the Stars.” “A couple friends told me I should do this,” Gann said. “Whatever talent you’ve been given, don’t sit on it.” The freshman talent show was a success not only for its performances, but also for its performers, who, frankly, were there to have a good time.
residents and students will continue to cherish their time together, learning from and sharing their lives with each other. Referencing a Bible study about the homes promised to us in Heaven, Montgomery recalled one resident’s profound statement about Polk’s community. “I asked, ‘What kind of dwelling place do you think Heaven is?’ And the woman said, ‘Must be Polk.’ If you put it in that perspective, that’s kind of cool. Most people don’t think of Polk as a sort of Heaven, but there are some, because it’s home.”
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Young Life is a purposeful party Young Life is a based on a relational ministry where leaders go into local high school and middle school communities and build relationships with students. Young Life is based on the four Cs: Contact Work, Campaigners, Club and Committee. Each of these four Cs play a role in the ministry; they work together to create positive experiences for the kids. Grove City’s Young Life focuses on three of these Cs: contact work, club and campaigners. Sophomore Addie Slate explained contact work as “When we hangout with our high school or middle school friends at the school or at sporting events.” Grove City students serve in the Grove City, Mercer, Hermitage, Sharon, Hickory, Sharpsville, Slippery Rock, West Middlesex and Wilmington school districts. “Club is the ‘party’ aspect of ‘party with a purpose,’” Alex Echard, area director for Young Life Penn West, said. At club, they play crazy games, sing songs and share a small gospel message. It is focused on integrating the gospel into fun without changing the message itself. Campaign is a deeper study of the Bible. It is for the students who want to go deeper and learn more about Jesus and what a relationship with Him looks like. “Young Life has been such a major blessing in my life, both when I was a student and now as I am a leader. The ministry puts so much focus on what God is doing, not what we are doing, and that is the most important thing you can ask for in a ministry organization. Plus, it is super fun,” Echard said. “It is hard to pick one favorite part of Young Life, but I would say that contact work is one of my favorite things to do as a leader. Walking up to a group of girls I’ve never met before is terrifying but getting to show kids love who don’t even know me is amazing,” Slate said. “As I get to know kids better each week, it is incredible to watch them begin to ask question and wonder why a college kid is coming to spend time with them during lunch.” Young Life is a highly relational ministry for people who loves working with high school and middle school students. The ministry is an opportunity to connect with the surrounding community and share the Bible.
Through the lens,
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Unbe-leaf-able fun McDonalds “fresh” pies, a wild bucking pony on the loose, balloon animals and a petting zoo: just a few of the exciting things at this year’s Harvest Festival. Despite the summer-like temperautres, campus came out to enjoy the fall festivities. At the top of the Quad sat the photo booth where friends gathered to document their wild fall antics. These are just some of the crazy and fun photos that students took. Don’t worry, no pumpkins or colored corn was hurt in the process.
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Diversity dilemma Alejandra Flores Contributing Writer
Diversity: such an interesting word in this modern age. It is a word that makes many shift uncomfortably in their seats. But why? Is it ignorance? Lack of exposure to culture? Racism? Fear of saying the wrong thing? Misrepresentation? Justin Jose, director of the Office of Multicultural Education and Initiatives, wanted to bring diversity out into the open. His provocative White People posters caused many allegations for and against his ideas and motives, with people saying things such as, “I’m so happy you’re bringing more conversations about diversity to this campus,” or, “Why are you trying to make our school more liberal?” Comments like these prove that conversations about diversity are needed. Many people showed up for the anticipated documentary. The film did an excellent job of unpacking ideas such as cultural ignorance, the problem of colorblindness, what privilege really means, the untruth of reverse discrimination and what it is like for whites to experience being the minority. Primarily through interviews, the documentary told real life stories and used tangible examples to make compelling
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points. Examples include our common use of the word “ghetto,” how most whites have at least 91 percent white friends and how 96 percent of college scholarships are available to white students. The provocative film “White People” was not only supposed to bring cultural awareness to many present issues, but also to help recognize identity. “It is valuable to learn about yourself and your own ethnic identity before learning about others,” Jose said. He wanted to emphasize that discussions of race and diversity extend not just to speaking of minorities but to every people group, includ-
ing white people. With a 93 percent white student body in a rapidly diversifying nation, it is crucial for Grove City College students to be equipped and ready to navigate issues of ethnic diversity after graduation. Jose hopes to provide thought-provoking opportunities to do just that. The “White People” documentary was the first in a series of events, the next being “What does the Bible say about race?” Jose hopes to help provide the best possible experience to minority students at GCC, and to help students who are white learn about their ethnic backgrounds and how to
engage in fruitful conversations about diversity. According to collegefactual.com, a database of statistics about colleges, GCC ranks lower than the national average in regard to ethnic diversity. The low percentage of minority students at GCC begs the questions: How much does GCC prioritize a diverse student body? Does the college cater to a certain people group? Or does it even matter how diverse the college is? Unfortunately, many still question the idea of having to talk about diversity, claiming it is better to “not see color” because it “only divides us,” suggesting it is better to “fo-
cus on what unites us.” The problem, however, is that a person’s color often does affect their experience. For a person to say they do not see color is to say they do not see the richness of culture, the beauty of God’s creation, the varied experiences culture fosters and the injustices color can bring. However, barriers such as white guilt, injustice and racism make it a very unnerving conversation for both those in the majority and the minority. But what does it mean to be culturally aware? And is Grove City headed in the right direction? Or is it unaware of the stereotype it seems to give off?
Vaping should stay legal Jonathan Skee Contributing Writer
In the wake of reports of several young people dying from vaping, it has become clear that vaping products are not as “safe” as we once thought. States like New York and Massachusetts have acted swiftly to place various bans on the products. Walmart was spooked enough to declare that they will not sell e-cigarettes anymore. The Trump administration has even discussed a federal ban on the devices. While it may be the case that these devices need to be further regulated, there is a much bigger wakeup call that should come from these reports. There exists a much larger crisis out there that has been neglected for far too long: the tobacco crisis. Our government and our society have utterly failed to control tobacco and the consequences are astounding. According to the U.S. Surgeon General and Center for Disease Control, tobacco is far and away the “leading cause of preventable death in America.” Every year, products like cigarettes, ecigarettes, cigars and chewing tobacco kill about half a million Americans. Most die from tobacco-induced cancers or heart diseases. To put this number into perspective, that’s nearly six times the number of people that die from opioids. It is also more than twice the number of deaths from motor accidents, murder, suicide, AIDS
and all other drugs—legal and illegal—combined. And these comparisons do not even factor in the people who are injured or debilitated by tobacco-induced diseases. The economic and environmental impact of tobacco products only adds to the devastation. Tobaccoinduced illnesses cost our economy an annual $300 billion in healthcare and lost economic productivity. Tobacco products are also the most littered item on Earth and the tobacco industry is responsible for emitting four times the amount of carbon emissions produced by automobiles each year into our atmosphere. Overall, the tobacco industry is a net loss to the global economy according to the World Health Organization. With these facts in mind, it is mind-boggling to wonder how our government and society can tolerate tobacco while simultaneously declaring a “war” on drugs like cocaine, heroin and marijuana which are statistically far less harmful than tobacco. And why is it that we label the 70,000 annual deaths from opioids a “crisis” while barely acknowledging the 480,000 annual deaths caused by tobacco? Frankly, if our government was consistent, tobacco would be listed as a Schedule I controlled substance and banned before dawn tomorrow. But our government and society react more to the emotional distress of sudden strikes than the empirical realities of slow-killing toxins. This is why a handful of vaping deaths have ignited a
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national panic while tobacco quietly continues to seduce, poison and destroy hundreds of thousands of lives each year with no ban in site. Some argue that tobacco should continue to be permitted because it is the “choice” of the smoker and the smoker is the only one who bears the consequences of that choice. This assessment, however, fails to consider the role of nicotine, which is well-known as a cause of addiction. Someone who smokes in order to satisfy an addiction and stave off withdrawal syndrome is hardly making a “choice” out of their own free will. Surveys show that the vast majority of smokers know that tobacco products are bad
for them and want to quit. The problem is that most are unsuccessful in their quit atwtempts because of addiction. Free will, therefore, is not actually being respected by these products. It is also important to note that over 41,000 people die from secondhand smoke each year. These are people that, unlike smokers, did not use tobacco products at all but are forced to suffer the consequences anyway. Family members trapped in the homes of smokers are often the victims of lethal secondhand smoke-related diseases. In legal terms, their deaths would be the equivalent of negligent homicide... so why do we tolerate it? As a conservative, I am a
proponent of the free market and believe that it is important to limit government intervention as much as possible. But as a student of the social sciences, I am also a numbers guy, so when I see a substance that kills half a million Americans each year somehow still has a stamp of approval from the market and the government, that is an issue. It is especially problematic given that we ban products like vaping that are statistically far less destructive than tobacco. If we see a few deaths from vaping as enough of a reason to ban it, then there is no excuse to continue to allow tobacco products to freely circulate in our society.
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A new Canaan Israel fails its Christian allies
Joshua Sikora Contributing Writer
Christians in the United States are usually fond of the state of Israel. They provide a variety of reasons and justifications for lending their support to the nation, ranging from religious to political. However, regardless of one’s views towards the concept of a state for the Jews, the way the current government of Israel acts should keep any Christian from offering their support. Perhaps the most abhorrent act that can be committed on Earth is the act of abortion. Any Christian worth their weight in salt opposes abortion, and this provides a reason why Christians must not support the state of Israel. Not only is abortion legal in Israel but is provided by the government for free to any woman who requests it. No Christian should lend their support to a nation so wicked as to have such a policy. While the abortion issue may be enough to keep any well-respecting Christian away from support of Israel, there are certainly other issues that add weight to opposing the current state of Israel. The treatment of Chris-
tians by Israel is also a disgrace for a nation many Christians support so strongly. Israel has a history of banning Christians living in Palestinian territories from being able to spend holidays in Jerusalem. While the policy flows from allowing travel to forbidding it, Israel has historically shown they are willing to prevent Christians from being able to worship in the holiest city in the Christian faith. Beyond this, Israel is known to be hostile to Christian missionaries within its borders. Israel has been known to arrest Christian missionaries, requiring them to post bail and pledging to not engage in missionary work. It has also removed missionaries from the country and prevented missionaries from entering the nation for the sole “crime” of conducting missionary work. While so many Christians offer support for the nation of Israel, Israel itself has responded with contempt for Christians and has actively worked to hamper the spread of the religion and the ability of Christians to worship at holy sites. Support for Israel by Christians is support against spreading the message and worship of Christ. Evidence continues to mount against supporting Israel as it currently exists. The foreign policy of Israel builds this evidence further. In re-
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cent years, Israel has been engaged in fighting with the forces of the Assad government in Syria. For those who have only consumed mainstream media information about the situation in Syria, this may seem like a good thing. However, opposition to the Assad government is anything but good, or something a Christian should support. Unlike many states in the region, including Israel, Assad’s Syria is not a declared state for a particular group or religion. Syria is a secular nation that protects all religious groups: Muslims, Christians, Druze and even Jews. As we have seen, Israel is not as fond of Christians as Syria is. Warring against Assad is fighting against a government who protects Christians in a region where persecution is common for followers of Christ.
It also helps terrorists groups like ISIS and Al-Qaeda, as it provides military support by harming their largest enemy in the area. These terrorist groups are well known for persecution and murder of Christians, as well as innocent civilians of all faiths. Any assistance to these groups can hardly be supported by Christians. There are also apartheidlike conditions for Palestinians in the West Bank. Palestinians in the West Bank have no rights in Israel, as they are considered an occupied people taken over in a war they did not fight. The West Bank has been occupied since 1967 by Israel. Palestinians living in this area are totally at the mercy of the Israelis in any hope of rights. Perhaps the most glaring issue here is the Israeli settlers forcing Palestinians off their land to construct their
own homes there. These Israeli settlers have absolutely no claim to the land and force civilians with no connection to terror groups to relocate by force of the Israel Defense Force. This act is a combination of both greed and selfishness and negatively affects innocent people, uprooting their lives. Any rights to property in the West Bank are imaginary, unless one is an Israeli seeking new land. The way the Israeli government operates is horrifying to anyone with a concern for the sanctity of life, protection of Christians or human decency. Whatever claims could be made for the need for a state of Israel, they should not be applied to what is currently being done in the Holy Land. The current Israeli government should not be viewed favorably by Christians but should be viewed only with hostility and disgust.
The Grove’s academics remain rigorous Ian McGrew
Contributing Writer Grove City College, the home where “Faith and Freedom Matter,” takes pride in providing academic rigor for each student’s benefit. When viewing Grove City College’s website, one can find the College’s mission. The prestigious Christian institution indicates it “equips students to pursue their unique callings through an academically excellent and Christ-centered learning and living experience.” As a current senior political science major and national security minor at Grove City College, I believe the College utilized rigor to fulfill its stated purpose successfully. Classes, regardless of the department, major or minor, can find numerous ways of challenging students. Teachers structure their classes with rigorous assignments to push the students to accomplish unthinkable learning objectives. I firmly believe that finding alumni or students on campus who would argue that Grove City College is not academically rigorous would prove a difficult task. I have also found Grove City College to be rigorous in additional ways besides academics. Upon arriving on campus, students are encouraged to challenge themselves by joining a wide range of clubs and activities capable of contributing to one’s personal development. Whether it be political organizations, clubs, fraternities, housing groups or sororities, students have access to a vast selection of groups to choose from for furthering their growth. The “on-the-go” culture creates an ad-
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ditional layer of rigor for Grove City College students. While looking academically impressive on paper is crucial, today’s standards for finding “dream-worthy” employment demands experience outside of the classroom. The “on-the-go” culture of the College, therefore, arises from students attempting to balance schoolwork, extra curriculum and social life. Students are always on the move because of the multiple activities that fill their days in addition to classes. As a result, students find themselves engaged in a multilevel grind as they strive to keep their heads above water. Impressively, many Grovers wield the “on-the-go” culture to their
benefit and become well-rounded individuals. Grove City College is capable of creating leaders, teachers, innovators, managers, analysts, artists, servants and much more. Reflecting upon my time at the Grove, overwhelming is an accurate way of describing the past four years. The challenging experience, however, has formed me into the man I am today. Joining a fraternity, excelling in classes and partaking in a mentorship program has furthered my personal development. The time I have dedicated to campus organizations and the Political Science department has turned into leadership, teamwork, research and analytical skills. I have experienced the various forms
of rigor that Grove City College provides stretching me thin. Nothing left in the tank, however, forced me to push myself beyond what I thought was possible. As a result, I am stronger than ever. The various forms of rigor Grove City College offers have shaped me into a durable and resilient worker prepared to go the extra mile. I can confidently graduate, knowing I can succeed in the workforce, because of the challenging atmosphere I have survived and learned to excel in during my four years at this College. Grove City College’s rigor and “onthe-go” culture, while overbearing at times, is a blessing for future success.
Entertainment
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Cate Blanchett shines as a once-brilliant, now homebound architect in “Where’d You Go, Bernadette.” The movie, adapted from Maria Semple’s 2012 novel, is director Richard Linklater’s first movie in two years.
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After a string of critically acclaimed yet box offices bombs, Richard Linklater returns with his adaption of the 2012 novel, “Where’d You Go, Bernadette” by Maria Semple. “Where’d You Go Bernadette” tells the story of an elusive architect who hates people, hates leaving her house and hates the parents of the children from her daughter’s school. The film stars Cate Blanchett as Bernadette Fox, who has not worked as an architect since her child’s birth, mostly due to failure of her last project.
Bernadette, despite being a renowned architect, lives in a dilapidated house and neglects its maintenance. Her husband Elgin, played by Billy Crudup, is a Microsoft genius who is concerned with Bernadette’s well-being. He discovers that she has unknowingly been providing personal information with “Manjula,” which turns out to be a Russian money scamming ring. Bernadette, because of her loss of faith in what she used to believe in, is now placing her trust in strangers. Perhaps this is because she is afraid of any form of failure, even if it is personal. The main catalyst of this film, however, comes
after Bernadette’s daughter, Bee, reminds her parents that they promised to give her anything if she achieved a perfect report card. Bee wants to travel to Antarctica because of her school project, but Bernadette is reluctant and makes up excuses for not going. But when push comes to shove, Bernadette knows that she cannot renege a promise made to her beloved daughter. Elgin, because of Bernadette’s recent escapades, does not believe that she is fit to travel with them and suggests that she receives psychiatric help. This is where Bernadette plans to escape. To clarify, “Where’d You
‘Where’d You Go, Bernadette’ is not Linklater’s strongest film. Still, it is a sentimental look at familial love and redemption. Go, Bernadette” is not Linklater’s strongest film. Still, it is a sentimental look at familial love and redemption. Blanchette and Crudup both display the love and strife that goes into any functional marriage. Elgin has seen his wife neglect herself and her passion over the years in order to raise their child, and he now sees that allowing Bernadette to not follow her dreams is also neglect. But, helping
Bee become the intelligent and charismatic teenager that she is has been a grand achievement for both Bernadette and Elgin. Throughout the film, all three come to realize just how important and integral they all are to each other. Unfortunately, despite “Where’d You Go, Bernadette” seeming to be a lovable story about family, it did not perform well in the box office.
Singh makes the big jump
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The impressive career path from YouTuber to network host certainly proves Singh’s capabilities as a content creator and businesswoman.
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Self-made YouTuber, Lilly Singh, premiered her first late-night talk show on Sept. 16 Comprised of sketch comedy, games, musical performances and conversations with guests, Singh was reported to be highly involved in the development of her show. The first visitors of the week included Mindy Kaling, Kenan Thompson, Chelsea Handler and Tracee Elliss Ross. The set design of her show is unique, as the background set included a bright neon skyline and an intricate geometric desk as the center. “A Little Late” replaced the previous running of NBC’s “Last Call” with Carson Daly that had been in syndication for the past 17 years. Notably, the show’s debut was uploaded to YouTube before airing on television due to the community support Singh has accomplished on the platform and in an attempt for the network to reach a younger audience. Singh assured her fans beforehand that she has no intention to discontinue uploads to her original You-
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Youtuber Lilly Singh celebrates her new tv show with fellow NBC late night hosts Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers. Singh’s show, called “A Little Late with Lilly Singh” replaced Carson Daly’s “Last Call” as the third in NBC’s late night programming. Tube channel. The entertainer brings much needed diversity to the comedy scene. She is one of the few females to have the honor of holding a late-night show position. Her ethnic background and internet support additionally presents a refreshing perspective to the
late-night slate. Singh started her career under the account of “Superwoman” on YouTube which, over time, gained almost 15 million subscribers. The “Superwoman” channel featured theatrical skits and collaborations with celebrities such as the Dwayne John-
son, Selena Gomez, Priyanka Chopra and even Bill Gates. The 31-year-old is known for exuding a bold and realistic personality to her viewers. Additionally, Singh is the owner of her own production company, “Unicorn Island Productions,” and wrote a book titled “How to Be a Bawse: A Guide to Conquering Life.” It turns out that the highly watched Youtuber can double as a New York Times bestseller. The impressive career path from YouTuber to network host certainly proves Singh’s capabilities as a content creator and businesswoman. It seems as if television and YouTube viewers alike will welcome their new late-night queen of comedy.
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Bump in the road
Wolverines fall to Case Western Collegian Staff Grove City football picked up its first loss in nearly a year Saturday, falling 52-14 at Case Western in Presidents’ Athletic Conference play. The loss, which leaves the Wolverines at 1-1 in the PAC, broke a nine-game win streak spanning two seasons. The Spartans smothered Grove City defensively, shutting down the pass and run game. Senior running back Wes Schools ran for just 63 yards, losing his 11-game streak with at least 100 yards. Schools scored a touchdown and sophomore quarterback Josh Ehst threw for 163 yards, including one touchdown and two interceptions. The Wolverines start to the game was bright. After giving up a touchdown on Case Western’s opening drive, Grove City marched back down the field with a 73yard drive in four minutes. Schools capped the drive with a two-yard touchdown run, leveling the game at 7-7. On the next drive, senior cornerback Jackson McFall picked off Case Western during a goal-line stand. The game quickly slipped out of Grove City’s hands, however. Case Western responded to McFall’s interception with their own defensive turnover, taking Schools’ fumble to the house to lead 14-7. Case Western took control of the game from there, scoring 28 unanswered points over the next two quarters as they raced to a 42-7 lead. Grove City pegged the score back briefly in the third when Ehst dropped a 25-yard touchdown pass to junior wide receiver Cody
News Men’s Soccer The Wolverines fell to Carnegie Mellon last Friday losing 3-0. The Wolverines bounced back Wednesday night to take a much needed win at Baldwin Wallace with a score of 3-2. Men’s Golf Grove City finished at the middle of the pack at the Penn State Altoona Invitational last Saturday taking 6th/15 totaling a team score of 327. Senior Luke McKeogh and junior Mike Chahoy led the Wolverines each shooting an 80. Women’s Golf Grove City placed sixth out of seven with a team score of 434 in the Westminster Invitational. Sophomore Madeline Temple guided the Grove City effort finishing 30th overall carding a 101. GCC
Junior free safety Patrick Mark poised for action in last week’s 5214 defeat against Case Western. Gustafson, finishing off an 11-play, 75-yard drive. But Case Western responded with a touchdown and a field goal to seal the victory. Gustafson caught three passes for 41 yards, while fellow junior receiver Cameron Drake grabbed three passes for 106 yards. Grove City totaled 284 offensive yards. While the score looks rough, there are bright spots for Grove City. Case Western is one of the best teams in the country: they missed out on the top 25 of D3football. com’s national poll by only a handful of votes. On top of that, Grove City’s defense turned in a strong performance. They held Case Western to just 381 yards, with only one play longer than 20 yards. The Wolverines’ defense had to work from poor field position for much of the
game, after Case Western turned Grove City over in its own territory. Grove City will need to take heart from those bright spots. Tomorrow they host Washington & Jefferson College (W&J). W&J began the season as PAC favorites and the only nationally ranked team in the conference. They fell out of the rankings this week after falling in a huge upset: Carnegie Mellon stole a 20-13 win over the Presidents in a home game Saturday. W&J will be out for blood after the upset, but they are also vulnerable. Tomorrow may be Grove City’s best shot at breaking into the upper echelon of the conference, and maybe, just maybe, grab a PAC title. The game kicks off at 1 p.m. on Robert E. Thorn Field.
Young studs shine
Connor Schlosser Sports Editor
The benchwarmers are here. Half a dozen of the NFL’s 32 starting quarterbacks have lost their job to their respective understudies in the past three weeks of this 2019 season. Closing in on the fourth week of NFL action, fans have seen their favorite franchise players fall to injury or ineffectiveness, replaced by younger, inexperienced greenhorns. The Steel City is without Big Ben. Ben Roethlisberger is likely out for the remainder of the season with an injured right elbow, needing to undergo Tommy John surgery. Whatever will Pittsburgh do without their tenured 37-year-old? Never fear, Mason Rudolph is here! The Oklahoma State product is entering his sophomore year in professional football finally getting his opportunity out of the shadows of Big Ben. Rudolph has shown promise since taking to the turf midgame in week two. The 24-year-old Rudolph surpassed projections in week three’s loss to San Francisco stringing together a solid performance for 174 passing yards, two passing touchdowns, and 15 rush-
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ing yards. Although it is still very early in the season to project a ceiling for Rudolph, expect him to hold down the fort in Pittsburgh while Ben recuperates, and the Steelers ponder their future. The Big Easy can’t catch a break. Beloved New Orleans Saint Drew Brees is out for six weeks with a torn ligament in his throwing hand. Upon Brees’ injury midgame in week two, backup Teddy Bridgewater came in to relieve the Saints legend. Bridgewater is not new to the starting job throwing the pigskin. In fact, Bridgewater was at one point seen as the promising new face of the Minnesota Vikings franchise, until they decided that Kirk Cousins would look better in the purple and gold for the long-term. Bridgewater piloted the Saints in their win against the Seahawks in week three tallying 177 passing yards, two passing touchdowns and 12 rush yards. Unless Bridgewater starts producing upwards of 250-300 passing yards a game consistently, expect Brees to take back the wheel after he heals. Eli Manning has finally taken a back seat in the Giants offensive scheme. After a shoddy performance in the first two weeks, New York decided to breathe new life into their playmaking with their newest rookie from
Duke. 22-year old Daniel Jones appears ready for the reigns. In his week three full-game debut, Jones shocked the league with his stunning 336 passing yards, two passing touchdowns, and two rushing touchdowns in the Giants’ thriller win over Tampa Bay. Jones was able to launch two 40yard completions in week three action proving his range. With the recent ankle sprain injury of rushing backbone Saquon Barkley, expect the Giants to rely more on Daniel Jones for his passing game to produce this newly guided offense. These are just three of the handful of transformations each franchise has undergone. Jacksonville rookie Gardner Minshew guided the Jaguars to their first win in week three after the loss of injured Nick Foles in week one. Cam Newton has suffered a handful of injuries and most recently his foot kept him out of week three, with undrafted Kyle Allen filling in with a solid backup performance. The Jets of New York have had to rely on poor-performing Luke Falk to fill the absence of a mono-plagued Sam Darnold. With many of the big names falling to injury, this “year of youth” may be looking more like a long-term reality.
Men’s Tennis The Wolverines took care of business against Franciscan winning 8-1 last Wednesday. The Wolverines dominated Franciscan in winning all singles matches and only losing one match in doubles. Women’s Tennis Grove City came up short on the road losing to Franciscan 7-2 last Wednesday. Junior Madi Reed won the only singles match for the Wolverines and won the only doubles match with fellow junior Morgan Happe.
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Volleyball (10-3) W, Saint Vincent (3-0) W, Alfred (3-0) W, SUNY Potsdam (3-0) L, Lebanon Valley (3-1) W, Hilbert (3-0) W, Penn State Behrend (3-0) Women’s Soccer (2-4-2) L, Hardin Simmons (3-0), T, Mary Hardin-Baylor (2-2) W, Baldwin Wallace (3-1) Football (2-1) L, Case Western Reserve (52-14) Men’s Soccer (2-6-1) L, Carnegie Mellon (3-0) W, Baldwin Wallace (3-2) Men’s Golf 6th/15 – 317 @ Penn State Altoona Invitational Women’s Golf 6th/7 – 425 @ Westminster Invitational Men’s Tennis (2-0) W, @ Franciscan (8-1) Women’s Tennis (4-1) L, @ Franciscan (7-2)
Schedule Football Sept. 28 vs. Washington & Jefferson Volleyball Sept. 28 @ Washington & Jefferson and Geneva Women’s Soccer Sept. 27 @ Thiel Oct. 1 vs. Mount Union Men’s Soccer Sept. 27 at Thiel Oct. 1 at Buffalo State Men’s Golf Sept. 30 @ Westminster Invitational Men’s Tennis Sept. 30 @ Allegheny Invitational Cross Country Sept. 27 @ Chatham Invitational
WOLVERINE WEEKLY HONORS Faith Keating Freshman Outside Hitter PAC Rookie of the Week
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Winning against the odds Women strike tournament success to continue streak
Emily Rupczewski Contributing Writer
The volleyball team continued its hot start to the season in the last two weeks, winning five of its six games while dropping just one set. The Wolverines now sit at 10-3 overall, with a 1-2 record in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference. For a team ranked second to last in 2019 PAC preseason coaches’ poll, the women’s volleyball team shows no signs of accepting that assumed fate. The Wolverines made a clean sweep of Saint Vincent Sept. 18 to start the run, easily winning in three sets scoring 25-23, 25-12, 25-22, picking up their first conference win. The team spent the weekend in Alfred, N.Y., finding success in the Saxon Classic. The tournament weekend consisted of other teams from upstate New York such as Alfred, Hilbert and Potsdam. Lebanon Valley College and Grove City made up the Pennsylvania teams. The team ultimately went 3-1 in the tournament, losing only to Lebanon Valley. The Wolverines fell in four sets after a hard-fought third, narrowly losing 30-28. However, the Wolverines effortlessly put away Hilbert in three sets, scoring 25-15, 25-7, and 25-9 in the Saxon Classic finale. In their victory lap against the Hawks, Grove City was impressively able to work 14 players into the six-player court. Statistically, the weekend was particularly balanced, with arguably equal contribution from each player.
“The good thing about our team is that we have a big team, and used almost everyone this weekend,” freshman outside hitter Faith Keating said. “Our whole team is so encouraging and joyful on and off the court, cheering for everyone on the floor. Everyone on this team is always excited for each other whether they’re playing or not.” Grove City followed up the successful tournament with a home sweep of Penn State Behrend Tuesday. The Wolverines have been noticeably upbeat, considering their 10game win column is already greater than their total number of wins from the entirety of 2018’s season, where the Wolverines went 7-19 overall. The team’s success is built upon a strong, faith-based, encouraging and hard-working team culture. The team’s love of the game and love for one another can be felt on and off the court. Those in attendance at the “white out” game could feel the energy the girls brought to the court: energy fueled by their passion for the game and belief in one another. The Wolverines tallied another win to their record Tuesday vanquishing Penn State Behrend 3-0 at home improving to 10-3. Grove City is looking to add to their conference win column this weekend as they face two more PAC rivals, Washington and Jefferson and Geneva, battling it out at a tri-match in Latrobe, Pa. Their next home match comes over homecoming weekend, as Grove City prepares to take on Chatham Saturday, Oct. 5 at 11 a.m.
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Senior middle hitter Maria Boris flies up for to make contact with the ball during the Saxon Classic last weekend. Grove City went 3-1 at the conference. Paired with two sweeps on either end of the tournament, the Wolverines went 5-1 in their last six.
Past Texas, now it is time to grind
Joanna Thorpe Copy Editor
The women’s soccer team met a pair of challenging matchups in Abilene, Tx., last weekend, resulting in a loss to Hardin-Simmons and a draw with Mary HardinBaylor. The team opened their trip to the Lone Star State Friday, with a hard-fought match against nationally ranked, non-conference opponent Hardin-Simmons. The Cowgirls dominated the field offensively, scoring back-toback goals in the 28th and 31st minutes and capturing a 2-0 lead. Hardin-Simmons’ dominance continued into the second half, advancing the ball down the field and into the goal, scoring again at the 63-minute mark. The 3-0 defeat did not dispirit morale. “We have had a difficult start to the season, but we knew coming into it that we would face a lot of challenges during our nonconference season,” senior midfielder Brooke Thomas said. “We have faced a lot of tough teams and spent a lot of time on the road. While this has been taxing, we know that it will prepare us well for our conference season. As a team, we are focusing on learning from the teams that we play and growing in perseverance and skill.” Moving on to their second match, a face-off with Mary Hardin-Baylor Saturday, the Wolverines came determined. Following their competitors’ opening goal in the 26th minute, Grove City put two swift scores on the board. A penalty kick by sophomore defender Lizzy Swoboda equalized the match in the
76th minute, while junior midfielder Michaela Burke scored her second goal this season to grab the 2-1 lead at the 80-minute mark. The Wolverines could not hold the lead long, however, as their offensive efforts were immediately followed by another successful shot of Mary Hardin-Baylor’s, bringing the game to a 2-2 standstill. The first overtime period saw two successive strikes by Grove City. Burke’s first shot drifted wide in the 93rd minute, followed closely by another wide attempt by freshman forward Hailey Weinert in the 95th minute. High energy plays dictated the second overtime period, as both teams sought a final, favorable stride to end the long game. The Wolverines had an opportune but unsuccessful corner kick at the 100-minute mark, with a wide shot by senior midfielder Ruby Mattson following one minute later. Harkrader rejected an on-frame shot fired by Mary Hardin-Baylor in 101st minute. The closing offensive play came from the feet of Thomas, who took one last, on-goal shot, falling into the opposing goalkeeper’s hands. “Although it’s frustrating to lose, especially in games where we know that the outcome could have been different, our team proved this weekend that we can play the type of soccer we want to,” Swoboda said. “There were moments where our passes were connecting and we were playing as a team, and that is exciting to see. The scores prove that we still have a ways to go, but we can be hopeful about what is to come.” The Wolverines feel op-
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Junior goalkeeper Columbia Harkrader punts the ball during Grove City’s 3-0 loss to Hardin-Simmons this wekend. timistic moving forward, knowing conference play and a newly renovated field are in their near future. “The team played very hard this weekend. Back to back games are always tough, especially against such strong opponents. While we may not have gotten the results that we wanted, I am proud of our play this weekend. We struggled after going down in our first game, but the team continued to battle,” said Thomas. “In our second game, we came back from a deficit to earn a tie against a strong opponent, and while it wasn’t a win, it was a very encouraging result for the team. We showed a new level of mental toughness and
Turf ’s Up
Connor Schlosser The renovation project on Grove City College Field, the home of both the men’s and women’s soccer teams, is finally complete. After the long, wet summer delayed the progress of the field, the wait is finally over! The new field features fresh
turf, drainage systems and brand-new lighting. The first game on the new turf will be played by the women’s team at 7 p.m. Tuesday. The men’s team will have their first taste of homefield advantage this season at 7 p.m Oct. 12. The field will have its official dedication on at 10 a.m. Oct. 5.
heart in our play that hasn’t been there in our past several games, and the team is returning to Grove City very encouraged for the games that lie ahead.” The women’s team took
the 3-1 win against Baldwin Wallace on Tuesday improving to a 2-4-2 record. The Wolverines will look to build momentum against conference opponent Thiel at 4:30 p.m. today in Greenville, Pa.
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