The Collegian – February 21, 2020

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Vol. 105, No. 14

Year of Jubilee

Faculty to speak at annual conference David Zimmermann Staff Writer

WES KINNEY

Last week students gathered in the Student Union to paint a banner for ArtsFest. The weeklong event included banner painting, a beauty talk and live art opportunities.

The joy of beauty Jessica Hardman Copy Editor

Dr. Paul Munson held a “Beauty Talk” last Friday as part of the annual Artsfest.

What started as a casual Q&A in 2013 blossomed into a student participatory talk, titled the “Beauty Talk,” led by Dr. Munson to serve as an introduction to Artsfest on campus.

The purpose of the talk is to shape the way

students view the beauty of God’s design and the talents with which he has equipped each individual.

Dr. Munson began his discussion by reading Psalm 33:4-10, then gave four theses on the historical Christian understanding of beauty. The first thesis presented was that “it is false to say that beauty is in the eye of BEAUTY 3

The annual Jubilee Conference kicks off tonight in Pittsburgh, where attendees will have the opportunity to hear from speakers President Paul Weaver McNulty ’80, interim chaplain Dr. Dean Weaver ’86 and professor of Christian ministries Dr. Donald Shepson III. Since 1977, thousands of Christian college students have been attending Jubilee to learn how they can live faithfully in ev- McNulty ery area of their lives, including their future vocation. Sponsored by the Coalition for Christian Outreach (CCO), this year’s theme is “Everything Matters.”

With great memories of Jubilee when he was younger, McNulty hopes to pour into students with his vocational workshop on government and law. As a former U.S. Deputy Attorney General, he will discuss his career in Washington, D.C. and how public policy can be pursued from a Christian perspective.

“The most distinctive thing

about Jubilee is an application to vocation. The specific study of various ways in which we serve professionally and the connecting of redemption to all of these various vocations or callings makes Jubilee unique,” McNulty said.

Unlike other Christian conferences, Jubilee connects faith to everything else in a college student’s life, taking a more holistic approach to its message.

“The unique thing about Jubilee’s understanding, which Shepson I appreciate greatly, is that it is grounded theologically,” Shepson said.

“Way beyond the question of ‘What am I going to do with my life,’ it addresses the question of ‘Who am I going to be?’ I think that’s the most important question in life. It is a question about understanding ourselves as created in God’s image.”

Shepson will speak in a workshop on the importance of spiritual disciplines in a Christian’s life.

Speaking from the main stage, Weaver said that he is excited and honored to be engaging with over 4,000 students alongside many JUBILEE 3

Ranked in the Review Lauren Ness Copy Editor

Once again, Grove City College is featured in the Princeton Review’s “Best 385 Colleges” as well as “Best Value Colleges” guidebooks.

The Princeton Review is a well-respected college admission services company that many parents and students look to for sound advice. They offer valuable insight into colleges across the nation, in addition to tutoring, admissions counseling and preparatory resources for students applying to college and graduate schools. Their mission: “to help students knock down barriers and achieve their academic goals,” according to their website.

President Paul J. McNulty commented, “The Princeton Review affirms what we already know; Grove City College is an elite higher education institution.”

The “Best Value Colleges” guidebook weighs over 40 data points from 656 colleg-

es, highlighting the top 200 that have proven affordable, academically outstanding and able to provide strong career prospects for graduates. In other words, the chosen colleges are “truly the most exceptional in the nation” when it comes to these categories.

“We strongly recommend and salute the colleges we present here for all that they do to help their students with need afford to attend them while delivering an amazing college experience that’s worth every penny,” the Princeton Review’s website states.

Additionally, each year the Princeton Review compiles 62 college ranking lists, based entirely on the voices of students attending the college via surveys. As a “consensus-based assessment,” each list displays the top 20 colleges.

Grove City College is featured in the Best Northeastern list, ranks 12th in the Best Career Services and has risen to eighth in the REVIEW 3

THIRD EYE PIES

Juniors Katie Mizner and Megan Murray pose with sophomore Morgan Seivers at Third Eye Pies, a make-your-own pizza restaurant that opened in Mercer this January.

Restaurants meet demand Megan Murray Contributing Writer

How often do Grove City College students complain to each other that they have to drive all the way to Hermitage for Chipotle? Or that Blackout Burger is too expensive? Or maybe they are

sick of eating Coffaro’s all the time?

Jared Seivers has heard your cries. Both of his daughters have attended Grove City College and he has picked their brains to find out what the average college student craves most. And what do we want? Good. Cheap. Food.

We asked and he delivered.

You’ve heard of Seivers’ Lemonade or maybe Seivers’ Farmers Market, but what you don’t know is that the Seivers family is behind the newest restaurants in Grove City. Seivers has opened three new local restaurants RESTAURANTS 3

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The award-winning Grove City College student newspaper, Feb. 21, 2020

From the Editor’s desk

Matters of mortality Grace Tarr

Editor-in-Chief I just wrote a letter to a friend who is dying.

That letter is probably the last thing I will ever say to him.

It causes me to pause amidst the bustle of the semester and post-graduation planning and remember my own mortality.

We are all attached to life by a thread, but we walk around like we are permanent residents of this earth.

Perhaps that is in part a mercy, if we were painfully aware of our mortality at every moment, we might become paralyzed by our fragility. But we can easily lose sight of what truly matters while we rush through life.

The spring semester has always fascinated me because all the seniors are collectively preparing to leave campus. Now, as a senior, I am struck by how fast the time flew by and I understand now why seniors talk about the stress of planning the next chapter.

Some are leaving college to start married life, others are moving to the big city or moving home and many still don’t know what the future looks like. The prospect of the future is both exciting and anxiety ridden.

For me, graduation is nerve-wracking because I succumb to the pressure to “make something” of my-

self. Many of us feel this pressure, whether we are freshmen or seniors.

It is good to feel the power and promise of our vocation. To go into the world and do something significant with our lives is noble and cannot be belittled to a mere wide-eyed, youthful enthusiasm. The pressure to make a positive impact in the world can be overpowered by our insecurities and ambition. If we let our drive control us, it blinds us to what matters most.

The news of my friend’s diagnoses stopped all of that. Death is the great equalizer.

I don’t suppose I have uncovered the secret to life at the age of 21. I know a lot about what does not matter in the end, but I am still trying to formulate what does ultimately matter.

What I do know is that I will remember my friend’s kindness and the time spent together.

I often hear people talk about spending quality time with friends and family: I am more concerned with quantity time. It’s the little things, the time spent working together and exchanging stories over tedious work, that build a true friendship.

The greatest gift we can give each other is our time.

I don’t know what to say to a friend who is dying. So, I said thank you. I thanked him for giving me his time.

That is the most extravagant gift.

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Technically addicted The stuff of science fiction is reality Josh Tatum

Perspectives Editor In the late David Foster Wallace’s 1996 novel “Infinite Jest” exists a titular film, also known as “The Entertainment.”

It is said to be so consummately enthralling that “whoever saw it wanted nothing else ever in life but to see it again, and then again, and so on.”

This eventually resulted in the viewer’s vegetablization

and/or death. Such a thing is not so far off as you might think, except it is rather a figurative, worse death.

Take myself as an example.

It will disgust you to know that in the month of December last year, I, according to “RescueTime,” a time-tracking app I use, spent a total of 246 hours and 59 minutes on my laptop. This comes out to about 33.2 percent of the actual month of December 2019 or a hair under eight hours per day, on average. It may also not surprise you to know that an overwhelming majority of this time was spent do-

ing nothing at all resembling work. January wasn’t much better, and so far in February, I am up to about 160 hours as of Wednesday.

Please know that I am not airing my dirty laundry for my own selfish catharsis (okay, maybe a little), but to make a point.

Wallace was primarily alluding to television, but it was also in 1996 that the late Dr. Kimberly Young wrote her seminal paper which first made internet addiction a definite category in the same TECHNOLOGY 9

This week in Collegian history

The world at war

Jules Wooldridge Staff Writer

February 21, 1940 News Flashes “The war continues; and the wishful thinking which, early in the war, led to predictions that the German people would soon rebel against their Nazi masters, and thus give the Allies victory, is fading.”

Poor conditions in Germany had led many to believe that German citizens would not stand for the Nazi government for long; author Clem Kyle joins millions of Americans in realizing that this was not the case.

“It becomes more apparent, therefore, that the war on the Western Front will go on, and that in the months to come, it will not be as quiet as it seems now. Germans have become used to having their freedoms clipped bit by bit… There will be blood and pillaging and bombing.”

February 16, 1960 Attlee Addresses Students This week 60 years ago, former British Prime Minister Clement Attlee spoke to an audience of Grove City students on the topic of the similarities between “the

world’s two leading democracies,” Great Britain and the United States.

Mr. Attlee also spoke on the British labor party’s pragmatic approach, which would “continue as a bulwark of the labor party.”

He also expressed “warm

feelings of friendship” for Mr. Truman and President Eisenhower and compared Britain’s House of Lords to a “bottle of champagne which had been left open for seven days.” Apparently, the House of Commons was a better time for him.

“Beware Conscription” February 17, 1970

“Beware Conscription” February 17, 1970

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Economic scholars convene

College to host conference Michael Martin Copy Editor

The Economics Department has an important weekend ahead of them as Grove City College will once again host the sixteenth Austrian Student Scholars Conference.

Open to those of all academic disciplines, this conference – beginning Friday afternoon and Saturday night, February 21-22 – will see undergrad, graduate students and professors alike from colleges and universities across the globe gather to discuss economics based in the traditions of the great Austrian School of intellectuals.

Formed in Vienna during the late nineteenth century, the Austrian School of Economics now primarily exists in the United States and Britain. The School’s principles are primarily rooted in methodological individualism praxeology or the idea that the actions and motives of individuals are the exclusive driving factors of social phenomena.

Austrian Economics found a home at Grove City College when the Board of Trustees – lead by J. Howard Pew – took Hans Sennholz on as head of the Economics Department in 1956.

Sennholz was the protégé of Austrian School economist, Ludwig von Mises, one of the most prolific economists of the twentieth century. Under Sennholz’s lead, the College became the world’s leading undergraduate institution for Austrian economic studies.

After von Mises’s passing, his wife, Margit von Mises, made Grove City College the permanent home of von Mises’s papers in 1978. The von Mises Archive includes 20,000-pages of writings including von Mises’s four un-

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the beholder,” the second was that “Genesis one presents the historic Christian doctrine of beauty,” the third was that “humans desire and dread beauty,” and the fourth was that “joy is more than a sensation.”

“Creation is God’s self-revelation that speaks, and that is why we are made to know God. That is why people long and fight for it,” Munson said to explain the Christian’s view of beauty.

He emphasized that beauty is the thing we long for most, yet it reminds us that we need God: our sins alienate us from this source of joy.

Molly Marino, a junior mechanical engineering major who attended the “Beauty Talk,” said, “In a world where

finished manuscripts.

The 2020 Austrian Student Scholars Conference will feature Jeff Deist, president of the Mises Institute, delivering a talk titled “Mises’s Élan Vital” at noon on tomorrow.

Additionally, keynote lectures will be delivered by Drs. Christopher Coyne and T. Hunt Tooley to open and close the Conference at 7:00 p.m. on tonight and tomorrow night respectively.

In addition to engaging in economic discourse with visiting scholars, the Conference also gives students an opportunity to submit papers for competition judged by a panel of select Grove City College faculty.

If accepted, students present their papers in a regular conference format. The first, second and third place winners are awarded with cash prizes of $1,500, $1,000 and $500 respectively and an incredible resumé booster.

Competition papers topics vary from theoretical analyses to concrete economic studies with practical application.

At last year’s 2019 Conference alumnus Benj Eicher ’19 took first place for his paper “An Economic Analysis of Tipping: An Austrian Framework,” an examination of American tipping culture.

“When I won I was absolutely shocked,” Eicher commented. “There were so many incredibly smart people that submitted papers and it felt to feel like I was even on their level…it felt so nice to have [my paper] recognized at this esteemed conference. I actually cried!”

Grove City students competing for this year’s cash prizes are seniors Lydia Brant, George Daugharty, Kyle Davidson, Noah Gould and Yannis Petrzak, junior Tegan Truitt and sophmores Wesley Gaines and Brendan John.

we are rushing to get things done, we need to challenge ourselves to slow down, look and remove ourselves from distractions.”

To appreciate the beauty around us, Dr. Munson gave four steps: to be attentive, to be patient, to use our memory and to make connections between those memories that point to a meaning behind them. It is through this meaning that joy emerges.

“Joy is more than the sedation that passes for entertaining. Joy is finding the meaning in everything around us in His glory and knowing that in Christ we are reconciled to that glory,” Munson said.

Dr. Munson articulated that God has enabled his creation to create and appreciate the precious gift of art.

It is a means through which God can be revealed to us.

INDEPENDENT TACO

A customer poses with a taco from the new local restaurant, Independent Taco. The restaurateur, Jared Seivers has opened three new dining experiences in the area over the past six months.

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within the last six months.

As a resident of Grove City himself, Seivers saw the need for these restaurants when nobody else did. Seivers is a firm believer that residents of Grove City shouldn’t have to drive 35-40 miles to get our favorite foods.

Seivers, with the help of his supportive family and friends, opened his third restaurant on Jan. 31 called Independent Taco in Mercer, Pa. Seivers says, “The restaurant is more of an Ellie Street truck vibe with its cool colors, bright reds, neons and rustic marquee letters.”

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continued from 1 Best Schools for Internships compared to last year’s ranking of 11th. The college boasts impressive statistics; within six months of graduation, 96 percent of recent graduates are either employed or enrolled in a post-graduate program.

“My roommate and I both took advantage of the servic-

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of the world’s top Christian leaders. His discussion is entitled “The Moment That Changed Everything.”

Weaver said that Jubilee is a beautiful conference because it is a “three-day snapshot of the Kingdom of God,” where believers of every diverse culture come together to worship and live the next few days together.

Shepson noted, “The diversity is beautiful because it is a small taste of heaven

Grove City Chipotle-lovers will flock to this new Mexican grille that is right in their backyard.

On Jan. 15, Seivers opened Third Eye Pies also located in Mercer.

“We originally started the concepts to create a highbred concept between Mod Pizza, Blaze Pizza and Subway, a store that lets you walk the line get fresh ingredients and have a fast pie in less than five minutes,” Seivers said.

Seivers gives credit to his wife, Amber, for inspiring the idea of “opening up your Third Eye” and creating your own vision of what you want to eat. At Third Eye Pies you are the artist, designer and creator of your experience.

These restaurants started with the opening of The Holy Cow in Slippery Rock in August 2019. The restaurant is a “fast-casual” burger joint. At the price of $12 a customer can get any main dish with a side.

Seivers is not stopping there. His goal is to perfect the menu strategy and overall culture of the concepts.

Within three to five years he hopes to expand to at least 20 of these restaurants across Pennsylvania. The final goal would be to take the restaurant franchises to a national level in five to ten years and, hopefully, be able to open a few restaurants overseas.

es at the Career Services Office and were given so much practical help. It’s exciting that the college is being reviewed so highly, especially when we can confirm that the CSO is one of our best services,” sophomore Anna Bigham said.

The college received an academic rating of 84 on a scale of 60-99 based on class size, students’ assessments of professors, class discussion and

other factors. Additionally, students commented on the friendly, encouraging atmosphere and engaging, supportive faculty.

The Princeton Review’s website quotes from student’s survey feedback: “the majority of the students here apply their spiritual relationship with God to all activities on campus, whether it be academic or social.”

to be worshiping God with brothers and sisters from other cultures, tribes and languages.”

Weaver also expressed his wish that the College will be better represented by diversity one day.

Along with the three College faculty, other Christian leaders such as poet Jackie Hill-Perry and author Andy Crouch will be speaking to the student body. According to Jubilee’s website, a worship concert led by Christian hip-hop artists KB and Pro-

paganda will take place tomorrow night as part of the conference.

This year, about 80 students from the College will be in attendance. Shepson hopes that more students will be able to experience Jubilee well into the future.

“It’s amazing to be in a crowd of 4,000 college students sold-out for Jesus, to hear them worship and to give their hearts and minds to the Lord. That experience is life changing. That’s one of the values of going.”

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COLLAGE COFFEE

Junior Caroline Dudt, founder of Rolling Pin Bakery, helps make crepes during Crepefest last week.

Crepes, coffee and Collage

Grover cooks up confections Katie Leon

Contributing Writer On Thursday, students and Grove City residents gathered for Crepefest, hosted by The Rolling Pin Bakery at the Collage Coffee and Art House.

Collage was filled with hungry customers anxiously awaiting their meals. From sweet crepes, filled with strawberries, Nutella and whipped cream, to more savory styled crepes, with ham and hollandaise sauce, there is something for every foodlover.

Junior Caroline Dudt, owner and founder of the Rolling Pin Bakery, has been providing the crepes since the event’s creation in May 2018.

“It was originally my wife’s idea to collaborate with Caroline,” owner of Collage Coffee, Joe Funte, said. “Caroline likes baking French desserts,

and we thought it’d be a fun way to serve food at Collage.”

Dudt, with a passion for baking, is an active member of her community, selling a variety of baked goods at the Grove City Farmer’s Market every Thursday.

“That’s actually where I met her, at the Farmer’s Market” Funte said.

“We were selling Collage coffee beans, while her booth right next to us was selling items from her bakery.”

Her Instagram page, @therollingpin_bakery, advertises some of her delicious offerings such as “pepperoni rolls, cinnamon rolls, paleo recipes and bagels.” Her Instagram also serves as a form of contact for her services, due to her bakery’s lack of location.

She handles everything through the internet or the Farmer’s Market,

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After meeting junior Caroline Dudt at a local famer’s market, Joe and Emilty Funte, owners of Collage Coffee, wanted to utilize her skills. where, according to Sunte, she met the owners of Collage Coffee.

“We thought it would be a great way to collaborate with her,” Funte said.

Every month since then, Caroline and the Suntes pick a Saturday to sell crepes with their coffee to the Grove City community.

“It’s very popular and exciting,” Funte said. “The energy’s just great.

It’s a wonderful meshing of great people, craft coffee and superb sweet and savory crepes,” Funte said.

Funte added that each anticipated Crepefest was also a great way to

A seasonal message from the First Lady...

Eating in Eden

Brenda McNulty First Lady

When Eve was in the Garden of Eden she was enticed to eat the forbidden fruit by its delight to her eyes. That’s because we humans are hard-wired to prefer food that looks appealing.

The MAP Cafeteria McNulty has recently undergone an appealing makeover, have you noticed? If you haven’t made a trip over there yet, I highly recommend it.

First of all, the walls are now an airy shade of dove white, and with the curtains removed, the light streams in. It makes everything feel crisp and clean, but not an-

tiseptic or cold. Tasteful posters have been applied to the walls in various areas and updated track lighting graces the ceiling. Helpful display screens describe menu items in each food line.

One of the most impressive changes is how beautifully presented the food is in each section. In the hot line, plated main course entrees sit on sauces that have been swiped across the plate. The salad area begins with plated salads, making it easier for those in a hurry, while further down the line those moving at a leisurely pace can still build a custom-made creation.

The hot sandwich section has been upgraded with crusty artisan breads from a bakery in Pittsburgh and the pizza crusts have been thinned down to accommo-

date the health-conscious who desire a taste that doesn’t leave them feeling like a stuffed calzone.

This is one of the things I love about our food service team. They have been encouraged over time to not waste food, so they’re trying to make everyone happy. Smaller portions mean less food is thrown away. But both Hicks and MAP remain all-you-caneat cafes, so the football team should be happy, too.

Smaller portions allow for food sampling as well with less waste.

Speaking of sampling… the day I visited MAP it was Valentine’s Day and the dessert area was cleverly adorned with heart shaped candies, miniature cookies and berry cheesecake shooters with tiny spoons.

The former dessert section

reach more of the surrounding community.

“I mean, we sell more crepes than coffee that day,” Funte said. “On those days, we bring in people that may never have been to Collage before.”

With devotion and skill, Dudt and Funte have been able to provide students and Grove City residents with delicious crepes, coffee and other treats since May 2018.

Both plan on their continued crepe collaboration and hope to keep reaching the community in this new and creative way.

had been replaced with another eye-catching area of flavored waters in glass beverage dispensers with little spigots.

The thing I was the most excited about was the change in the gluten-free line. Since I have Celiac disease I cannot eat wheat, barley or rye. As you can imagine, most dining venues are an obstacle course for me. It used to be that I’d arrive in MAP and head to a gluten-free area that had bread in bags, a jar of peanut butter, and a pot or two with some limp, unseasoned, hot items. It was not very appealing, and I only eat there once or twice a semester! Now the hot food line mirrors the same food others get to eat, only it’s been prepared without gluten, which isn’t that hard to do - different soy sauce, cornstarch instead of flour, and GF breading or none as needed. What a feast for the eyes!

I highly applaud the professionals of Bon Appetit (and I hope you will too) for listening to our needs

and being open to keeping up with the changing nature of our eating patterns.

Their latest attempts certainly make this college’s food even more appetizing and a joy to sit down to eat.

This is one of the biggest changes President McNulty and I have noticed since we were students here. At that time, we’d be given entrees that we called “mystery meat” and the most exciting dessert we had was the soft serve ice cream machine--chocolate or vanilla.

When we won a lower level court case back in the late ’70s the president ordered thin sirloin steaks for every student, an unusual treat in a day when most families seldom went out to dinner.

The fact that Bon Appetit and the administration are listening to student needs and wants when it comes to food demonstrates an atmosphere of caring, and that is what makes GCC so special. Let’s not take it for granted.

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Students arrange spontaneous worship

Scott Amon

Contributing Writer On the night of Valentine’s Day, a dozen souls trekked to Harbison Chapel in temperatures dipping below ten degrees. These students were not motivated out of their love for chapel credits, but by the opportunity to set their busy schedules aside to worship God through song and prayers.

Spontaneous Worship is a new addition to Grove City College’s campus. It was founded last August by seniors Adam Bannister and Amanda Mittelman. The group meets every night of the week, except for Saturdays, inside Harbison Chapel at 11 p.m.

Spontaneous Worship, Mittelman says, originally started as a way for friends to worship together.

“We wanted an easy way to let our community of friends know when they could join us so we could have more times of corporate worship together.” Much to Mittelman’s surprise and delight, the group gained ground rapidly and now has nearly 350 members in the group’s Telegram chat.

The group’s spontaneity, Bannister says, comes from the flexible structure of their worship. “What makes it spontaneous is the fact that the worship is planned but there is room for the Holy Spirit to move throughout.”

Mittelman adds that “Whoever’s leading might […] play instrumental sections between or during songs, encouraging others to pray, meditate, or even read Scripture in the midst of our worship.”

At Spontaneous Worship, students are encouraged to worship in whatever way is most comfortable. “We try and keep the style very open to allow people to worship in whatever way they feel comfortable,” Mittelman says.

For some, this means standing and singing along with the hymn, while others may prefer to sit and read from their Bible. Still others pre-

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Students sing during Spontaneous Worship last Friday. The group has grown to over 350 members since its beginning in August.

“We try to keep the style very open, so they can worship in whatever way is comfortable” fer to stand off to the side where they can move more freely. Additionally, the Chapel lights are dimmed so students have the option to join in the worship or leave whenever they need.

Mittelman attributes part of the group’s success to humankind’s desire to worship the Creator. “I believe that ‘the chief end of man is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever,’ and I believe worship is one of the main ways we can do this.” Worshiping is an important part of a Christian’s life where “we are inviting God to have greater control of our lives, to work powerfully among us, and to send us out in His love and strength.”

Many Christian denominations will feel at home with the music sung at Spontaneous Worship, Bannister says.

The music ranges from traditional hymns to more modern Christian songs.

However, Mittelman notes

that not everyone will immediately connect with the style of worship. “I don’t know if Spontaneous Worship immediately appeals to all denominations, but we certainly try to make sure that all denominations feel welcome to worship with us,” she said.

To emphasize the importance of worship, Mittelman shares her personal story of how being a part of Spontaneous Worship guided her through a difficult time when a family member was diagnosed with cancer over winter break. Mittelman realized after returning to campus in the spring that Spontaneous Worship had helped her more than she first recognized.

“I realized that worshiping almost every night during the fall semester had prepared me to receive the news and hold fast to my faith,” she said.

Spontaneous Worship has a wider impact on the campus by providing students a time to momentarily set aside their homework and praise the Lord.

“Our hope is that the worship every night primarily glorifies God,” Bannister said. He adds that he sees Spontaneous Worship as a place where all types of stu-

dents can feel the presence of God. “This space created for the Holy Spirit to work is shaping the lives of many, and this fire being lit will have an impact only God knows.”

Though both Bannister and Mittelman are seniors, students need not worry that Spontaneous Worship is leaving campus with them, as they have four other nonsenior leaders. Additionally, Bannister and Mittelman are “reaching out to more worship leaders on campus to hopefully get even more people involved in helping to lead each night.”

Students interested in participating in Spontaneous Worship are encouraged to join the group’s Telegram, where the songs to be sung at the worship are listed. Bannister encourages students to attend a few of the nights to see if they enjoy the group.

“If you are interested in being a part of Spontaneous Worship, please come simply as you are and join us as we worship our Savior for what He has done for us.”

Above all else, Bannister would like to remind students to “pray for your fellow classmates, family, faculty, staff, etc. and seek His kingdom first.”

What’s the first thing you listen to when you get in the car?

Honestly, the phone…

I’m in a lot of community groups and I use my brief car ride home to check in with folks that I work with in those areas.

What book are you reading for fun?

I have three books in progress right now, and they are all pretty serious… so, for fun… garden and seed catalogues. I’m not really a good gardener but I can dream!

What is a piece of advice, quote or verse that you identify with right now.

Mr. Rogers said it best: Life is for service.

What is the best restaurant to go to with your family?

That’s a toss up between Nonni’s and Blackout Burger. We know the owners and people who work at both, and it’s nice to go someplace where you walk in and immediately feel connected to friends and your community.

What movie makes you cry?

Almost every movie makes me cry. Now I’m depressed even thinking about it. Let’s go with movies that make me laugh: Talladega Nights… comedy gold.

What’s one thing you are looking forward to today?

It’s a Monday. All day.

I’m looking forward to Tuesday.

What virtue is most important to you?

Honesty (in case you can’t tell from these answers), with courage as a close second.

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14. CLI alternative 15. Mean 16. “From my point of view,” in a text 17. G-string?

20. “___ a Rebel” 21. Pause sound 22. Dole out lumps 24. Some chess results 31. R.N. locales 32. Like some needles 33. Matterhorn, e.g.

34. Car corralers 35. Art genre for Marcel Duchamp 36. A form of protest, with “in” 37. Boiling anger 38. G preceder 39. Plunk or plop lead-in 40. Dashboard stat.

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52. Black Speech-ists 53. Suffix with different or exponent 55. Shapiro of NPR 56. The G-15?

65. “Look at that!”

66. Like many ringtones 67. Skirt edge 68. “i” topper 69. Nail infection?

70. Explosive letters DOWN 1. Came before the chicken, maybe 2. “C’mere ya big ___” 3. Rockwell star event 4. Stutters 5. 15-across, for short 6. One-year-old sheep 7. Indoor rower, slangily 8. Banter (on) 9. Like some assault (Abbr.)

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61. Tonic mixer 62. Free Software Movement letters 63. George S. Patton, e.g.

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College musicians take the stage in Olde Town

Photos by Emily Bostaph

Wednesday night Collage Coffee and Art House hosted two students that just released albums on Valentines Day. Mike Reese and Edward Doyle spent two hours talking about their albums - “One Day at a Time” and “On My Own,” respectivley. Doyle had much to say about the night “This was such a great experience…as a musician playing shows can be a tough gig,” he said. “This show was great because we were able to interact with the crowd as well as share our music with our fans.”

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Reese was excited to be able to play a show after his latest release. “We had a great turnout…thanks to all of the students that came out to support our art” Reese added.

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The hopeless hopefuls

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The Dems are in trouble, Trump is thriving Erin McLaughlin Contributing Writer

The Democrats’ only common denominator for the past four years has been the mantra “Orange Man bad.”

Hardly an inspiring cri de coeur.

And that’s the sticking point.

The Democrats have been on defense these past four years. Not a particularly winning strategy.

Their woes materialized in the New Hampshire primary.

The votes were split. Each candidate attracted a different demographic.

The Democrat Party is obviously not a united party.

Yet the Democrats refuse to acknowledge the cracks.

Bernie Sanders, the current Democrat frontrunner, thinks he won the New Hampshire primaries. NBC exit polls show that Bernie’s initial first-one-through-thegate elation and hoopla is unmerited. As Ben Shapiro

noted in his post-primary analysis, Bernie didn’t actually win New Hampshire.

New Hampshire proved a net loss for Bolshevik Bernie, who squeezed out 25.7% of the vote. Buttigieg came too close for comfort, sliding in at 24.4%.

Bernie’s 1.3% leg up on Buttigieg blushes when compared to the 22.4% lead he lorded over Hillary in the same 2016 primary. He lost 75,232 votes in four years.

Ouch.

That’s almost 50% less.

And to add insult to injury, Bernie’s strongest support, his young base, didn’t show – another point that Shapiro celebrated. MSNBC reported the youth’s numbers in the primary dropped from 19% reporting in 2016 to 11% this year.

The good news doesn’t stop there. A lot of key demographics didn’t support Bernie. Amy Klobuchar, in third place overall, won the female vote, with Buttigieg in second. Bernie only landed third. Klobuchar also

garnered the majority of the over-65 vote, historically the most active group on Election Day. But the man for whom voters most excitedly came for was – surprisingly – President Donald Trump.

Trump outmatched every Democrat candidate on the ballot and garnered a shocking record-breaking number of votes, both in Iowa and in New Hampshire. He bested former presidential incumbents Obama and G.W. Bush with 31,000 votes in Iowa; but that number pales to the 129,696 votes he nabbed in New Hampshire- a tally not seen for four decades.

Only 55 thousand turned out for Obama his second time around. Trump won around 55 thousand more votes than Bernie got this year.

Bernie does have a passionate base. This is one of the most obvious reasons why the Democrat Establishment is actively pushing Bernie out in favor of the more moderate candidates.

And that’s why so many

moderates littered the field, with Klobuchar, Biden, and Buttigieg each vying for the same votes.

Not to mention Bloomberg, who is becoming the new Establishment darling.

Mayor Bloomberg maxed out on contributions to the DNC before entering the race.

Accordingly, the Establishment awarded Bloomberg a spot in the most recent debate, explaining away any suspicion on the basis that Bloomberg’s polling numbers increased in Nevada.

Uh-huh.

Bloomberg’s confident that his money will buy him the candidacy and eventually win him the White House.

He’s running his mouth on millions of dollars’ worth of TV ads in Super Tuesday states, assuming that his money and massive campaign efforts will give him the edge he needs to clench the win.

Bloomberg’s proud of how much he’s putting his face out there. But he’s up against

the PR master.

Trump has not stopped campaigning since the 2016 elections.

According to a CNN article this past December, Trump has hosted 85 rallies since his 2016 win. And since that article, the number is now closer to 100. Every time Trump’s face sees the light of day, the media report on it.

Free tv time, all the time.

Bloomberg’s billions may not be the savior the Democrats are hoping for.

Nonetheless, we will see in the coming weeks if a moderate is able to rise above the fray and nab the candidacy.

Doubtful - but we’ll have to wait.

If Bernie keeps his lead-as many suspect he will- it may be up to the DNC to finagle another somewhat convincing excuse for crowding Bernie out.

In the end however, the DNC must caulk the cracks and regroup to face the big Orange Man. That’ll be one heck of a trick.

Cancer and koyaanisqatsi Joshua Tatum

Perspectives Editor The driving force behind the past 250 years of Western civilization’s growth has been industrialization. As filmmaker Godfrey Reggio put it, we have transitioned “from old nature […] into mass technology as the environment of life.” That is, we have a “life out of balance” or, in the Hopi language, koyaanisqatsi.

This transition – while invigorating – is not without both its positive and negative effects.

A good metric on such effects are lifespan and disease.

First in lifespan, using the data most consistently available from the 18th and 19th

centuries: infant mortality rates and life expectancy at birth. Second in disease incidence, one can look at the trends of chronic diseases like cancer: the current leading cause of death in the United Kingdom and China.

In the United Kingdom, since 1760, infant mortality rates have fallen from 174 per 1,000 (17.4 percent) to 4 per 1,000 (0.4 percent) and life expectancy at birth has more than doubled from 34.2 to 81.2 years. On the individual level this translates to – on average – a further half-century for a person to write, travel, learn, and simply live life to the fullest. One can see in the broad brush of these statistics, that due to industry-spurred improvements of living standards and medical infrastructure, these dimensions of life have improved.

Along with this increase in lifespan, however, is a dramatic increase in cancer incidence to the point where it is unlikely that any reader is ignorant of this cruel scythe. According to the British Journal of Cancer, from those born in 1930 to those born in 1960, the cancer incidence rate has increased by 15 percent for males and 10.8% for females. These devastating figures translate to a baby being born today in the United Kingdom with a 50 percent chance of eventually developing cancer. Unfortunately, the United Kingdom is far from alone in this epidemic.

China, for example, which, in a post-Mao, capitalistically-inclined state has with the full force of economy and spirit, dove into industrialization as a way of life.

However, as has often been the headline of the environmentally concerned, China is now an epicenter of environmental pollution which can be directly correlated to its booming industry.

Naturally China’s industry-spurred pollution does not fail to dramatically affect her citizens. Truly, as Reggio puts, “technology has become as ubiquitous as the air we breathe.” According to a paper by the Review of Economics and Statistics, when controlled for smoking, diet, and even air pollution, water pollution alone has raised the digestive cancer death rate in China by 9.7 percent. Water pollution in China is now considered to be the highest it has been in human history with an estimated 70 percent of Chinese surface water “unfit for human use.”

Identifying the common strain of this epidemic between the United Kingdom of the 18th century and present-day China is now trivial: the unexamined, unregulated emergence of industry. China is but one of many developing countries.

It is important to ensure that the more mature, developed countries are maintaining relations and providing age-gained wisdom to these blooming industrial powers to the end of sustainability and health.

Also, as technology allows us to grow older, the probability of developing cancer increases. Under the weight of our senior years, one is left with the responsibility of ensuring our lifestyle choices – including smoking, eating, and exercise – are properly balanced.

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Opening up open hours

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Students weigh-in on campus intervis policy Andrew McDevitt Contributing Writer

Grove City College’s open hours policy is not a popular regulation among the majority of Grove City students.

Grove City’s open hours policy limits the day and time that each gender is allowed to visit the dorms of the opposing sex.

When asked about the open hours policy, student response was varied, but there was one unifying aspect: extend them.

Some students find it to be a wise policy. Sophomore Ethan Pierson said

“I’ve always been fine with it; thought they were appropriate for avoiding temptation.

If anything, I’d have only one day a week without open hours, which would be more convenient, I think.”

Junior Zack Taylor was able to offer a comparative perspective. Taylor transferred to Grove City from Kent State University, a large state school. “I like them, I think they provide a good structure and safe space for each gender. In my previous school there was no such thing as open hours. It was kind of uncomfortable for me when your roommate’s girlfriend would sleep over”,

according to Taylor.

Taylor was in favor of extending open hours though, saying “I would make them longer on the weekend and start Wednesday at like five.”

Senior Resident Assistant Liam Von Berg believes that “open hours are a vital part of our campus community.

They are a good reason to limit interaction for the purposes of academic discipline.

By having limited hours to hang out in each other’s dorms, the college allows for an easy way to hold residents to an accountable standard while at the same time giving leeway for de-stress.”

Even those who support the policy endorse decreasing its restrictions. Junior Char-Leigh Bates would like them to be “every day 5-10 p.m. weekday and same for weekends. Also, no shoe in the door. Kind of annoying and weird.”

The outspoken majority was far more critical of the policy. Sam Beiler ’19 offered a real-world perspective. He believes that “they lead to an unhealthy atmosphere where all male female friendship is seen as romantic,” and that they should be “allowed from noon to midnight every day.”

Junior Eric Dudgeon

was strongly against them, saying “they make me forget I’m a grown adult that can make decisions for myself.

Scrap them entirely.”

Junior Austin Ion said, “they are outdated and ridiculous” and that there should be “more open hours every night until midnight, no shoe in the door.”

Junior Sydney Travis pointed out that it is “annoying that they don’t go later because college students don’t go to bed at midnight.

Also, you should be able to close the door because we’re adults and what we do is on us.”

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continued from 12 2:02.59. Junior Tony Kraus secured fifth with a time of 2:03.10.

Mac Hancock, junior James Hancock, sophomore Reid Blackstone and Mason closed the meet by placing third in the 400 freestyle relay with a time of 3:10.90. James Hancock also ended in sixth place in the 100 free at 48.23.

The women’s swim team came to reclaim their PAC championship title from Westminster after last year’s loss, and their dominating 972-point victory did just that. The Wolverines ended the four-day conference with a 122-point edge over Westminster, who placed second with 850 points.

Saint Vincent finished in third place with 719 points.

Grove City’s strike back began with the first-place victory of senior Anne Shirley Dassow in the 200 butterfly with a winning time of 2:03.95, exceeding the NCAA Championships provisional qualifying standard.

Freshman Sydney Laughlin also secured first-place, taking the top time of 2:24.96 in the 200 breaststroke.

Two Grove City performers received runner-up honors on Saturday night. Senior Kimmi Wendelschaefer earned second place in the

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1650 with a time of 18:23.04. Freshman Rachael Wallace finished second in the 200 butterfly at 2:11.29.

Wendelschaefer also placed third in the 200 breaststroke in 2:29.46, while classmate Brittany Byer took third in the 200 backstroke at 2:09.84. Freshman Rachel Ledford finished fourth in the 200 backstroke with a time of 2:10.41. Freshman Sarah Gann secured fourth in the 200 butterfly at 2:16.73.

Sophomore Jenny Baglia took fifth place in the 100 free at 55.04, one spot ahead of freshman Reese Trauger, who recorded a time of 55.85 seconds.

To top Grove City’s success in the championship, head coach Dave Fritz received the PAC’s Coach of the Year award. Others to earn conference honors were Griffin, Laughlin and Dassow with PAC Newcomer of the Year (for the men and women’s teams) and PAC Swimmer of the Year, respectively.

In total, the Wolverines have won 28 all-time conference championship titles: 20 PAC titles and eight PennOhio conference titles between 1955 and 1968.

Before closing a successful season in the pool, several Grove City competitors will participate in Kenyon College’s Fast Chance Invitational tomorrow in Gambier, Ohio.

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league a s continued from 2 drugs, sex or food. This was in the time when the most interesting things in cyberspace were chatrooms, multiuser dungeons and newsgroups.

Now, of course, the distractions – in all their infinite-scrolling, everflashing, ever-pop-upping glory – are more miring every day.

My point is this: I do not consider myself to be a particularly especial person, so my suspicion is that I am not the only one stuck in this death spiral. In fact, according to survey data from a 2019 Hootsuite study, the average American spends six and a half hours on the internet per day. I guess this makes me above average.

It is said that we live in an “attention economy.” Whose attention?

Yours and mine, and as much of it as possible.

It is also said that if “James Joyce were alive today he’d be working for Google,” that is, the greatest minds of our day are being bought up to keep the rest of us glued and lethargic.

It is very convenient then that the likes of Bill Gates so vehemently advocate for teaching programming to grade-schoolers, saying, “The more

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we encourage different kinds of people to get interested in technology the better that future will be.”

This is deeply, incredibly frustrating.

It is also frustrating that this article will result in nothing, neither in myself nor in you. Both of us will continue to “kill time,” and being that, as Poor Richard says, time is “the stuff Life is made of,” killing time becomes its own bizarre form of dying.

It is also frustrating that this will only get worse and worse. Take, for example, a recent bit of Korean television by the name of “Meeting You” in which a mother, who had lost her seven-year-old daughter a few years prior, was “reunited” with that daughter in virtual reality.

You have to ask yourself, just like “The Entertainment,” “Why would you ever want to leave?”

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POPSUGAR

Netflix released “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before: P.S. I Still Love You” Feb. 12 as a sequel to its original “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before.” The movie is a continuation of Lara Jean’s and John’s relationship that began in the first movie.

P.S., it’s still good

Netflix original sequel lives up to first favorite Nora Sweeney Entertainment Editor

Much fanfare surrounded Netflix’s latest romantic comedy release, “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before: P.S. I Still Love You,” the sequel to the smash hit first adaptation of a trilogy of books by Jenny Han. After the overwhelming success of the first film, the second was eagerly anticipated.

The story follows main character Lara Jean, who we last saw in a state of romantic bliss. In this new phase of her

life, she must deal with the ramifications of events from the past film—of the five love letters her sister sent, another was shown to be delivered in the end credits of the last film. “John Ambrose McClaren,” the other letter recipient and presumed competitor for Lara Jean’s affections, is then reconnected with her through a volunteering program.

So begins her exploration of life “as a girlfriend” (to the last movie’s hero, Peter Kavinsky) while struggling with new feelings towards the new

man in her life. This is all ensconced in various entertaining subplots, with new relationships for her father and her best friend.

Released Feb. 12, just two days before Valentine’s Day, the film’s marketers tried to capitalize on the romantic season. But is it truly as capable of capturing the same effortless charm as the previous movie? Many returning viewers think not.

Personally, I tend to agree with them. Part of the issue seems to lie in the fact that it is an adaptation – many

viewers did not understand some of the nuance which is more carefully explained in Han’s text and became frustrated with the characters’ actions.

The introduction of Jordan Fisher’s character John Ambrose was interesting but lacked a certain level of depth and seemed shallow. The ending struck me as a little jarring, as someone who has read the book.

However, some positives were the continuation of the sweet family dynamic that drew viewers to the previous

film, complicated by the addition of the father pursuing a romance of his own. The film continued to wow with Lara Jean’s enviably varied wardrobe and colorful, eyecatching scenery. The music selection was appealing and even featured a new release by indie popstar Marina, “About Love” Overall, “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before: P.S. I Still Love You” is sure to please viewers of all ages and is a fun way to spend a couple of hours.

YouTubers plant 20 million trees Katheryn Frazier Contributing Writer

More than six hundred Youtubers are coming together in an initiative to plant twenty million trees by the end of 2020.

The effort was started by YouTuber Jimmy Donaldson, known as MrBeast, who often gives large amounts of money for stunt or philanthropic content.

Donaldson was prompted by fans on multiple social sites to plant twenty million trees after reaching a twenty million subscriber milestone on his channel.

The YouTuber sought to make the idea a reality alongside the community that supported his success and to prove that the platform could make an overall contribution to the world.

Former NASA engineer and Youtuber, Mark Rober, pointed out that planting this number of trees would not reverse climate change, but could serve as a constructive way to demonstrate that society is serious about climate change.

Currently, Rober is helping Donaldson fundraise.

YouTubers who are in support of the cause have been posting videos with the description #TeamTrees that encourage viewers to donate to teamtrees.org.

Rhett & Link, Jacksepticeye and The Try Guys are just some of the notable YouTubers who have uploaded videos in support of the effort.

The YouTube company is even lending a hand by covering the fees for all the transactions generated by the donations.

The collected donations will be given to the Arbor Day Foundation nonprofit for the purchase of the seedlings and future growth of the trees.

The foundation has stated that it

intends on restoring native trees to the environments they are planted.

Overall, tree planting will commence in January 2020.

Some critiques of the project derive from the head of horticultural science at the University of Bonn, who is concerned with whether the seedlings that are planted will grow to be trees and how they will be cared for since tree mortality is still possible.

Another critique expressed is the worry that the fundraiser only concentrations on trees, while other topics are just as influential or more effective to prevent climate control from increasing.

Nonetheless, if the trees reach a mature age potential benefits include additional oxygen, shade, carbon reduction, water filtration and habitation for wildlife.

Support to decrease climate change has been demonstrated from political rallies, changes in commercial products, and even the plastic straw debate.

Greta Thunberg, 16-year-old climate change activist, has spurred further discussion and attention on the subject.

The public, especially within the younger generation, has banded together through social mediums in a declaration that climate change is everyone’s issue and that there is only one Earth, which needs to be taken care of properly.

Needless to say, the notion to steward the Earth is going nowhere within society and YouTube is just another example of how that society wants to be environmentally conscious.

As of Dec. 20, 2019—they have reached their goal! The National Arbor Society plans to have all 20 million (and counting!) trees planted by 2022.

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Sports at a Glance News Men’s Tennis

The men’s tennis team fell to both non-conference opponents last Saturday against Earlham and Ohio Wesleyan 8-1 in both contests. Junior Alex Kidd and freshman Ryne Talko each grabbed a win against their opponents in singles against Earlham and Ohio Wesleyan respectively.

Men’s Track and Field

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Senior forward James Wells jumps for a basket over the head of Saint Vincent Forward Shemar Bennett. The Wolverines beat the Bearcats in a tight 68-64 match Jan. 29.

Late season struggles Men break 12-game win streak

Connor Schlosser Sports Editor

The men stumbled to conference rival Westminster Wednesday losing 52-74.

Senior guard Nate Peters led the Grove City effort with 16 points, while senior forward James Wells snagged seven rebounds.

Despite the 12-game win streak being snapped, the Wolverines still maintain their supremacy at first place in the President’s Athletic Conference.

The men did, however, find success against their rival Thiel in a 60-57 nail-biter last Saturday.

The Tomcats kept the Wolverines honest throughout the contest. Grove City got on the board first, but Thiel

got ahead of Grove City going into the second half with a four-point lead. The Wolverines reclaimed the lead early in the second and would not give it back.

Thiel would not give up, going on an unanswered 9-0 run in the final seconds drawing within one point of the Grove City lead. Thanks to a crucial block by senior forward James Wells recovered and secured by junior guard Justice Rice, the Wolverines sealed Thiel’s fate.

After sinking both clutch free throws off Thiel’s intentional foul, the Tomcats could not take the pressure in the final seconds committing a violation on the inbounds.

Wells led the charge with 21 points, while a pair of captains, senior guard Nate Peters and junior guard Justice

Rice dropped 13 and 12 respectively.

Wells and sophomore guard Ben Rose each grabbed four boards in the contest.

Wells and Rice also distributed four assists.

The Wolverines stand unopposed atop the PAC standings with a winning record of 13-3. Grove City reigns supreme for the regular season taking first place over all PAC rivals. However, by PAC playoff standards, the top eight of the nine conference teams will be granted playoff berths. So, each of those eight playoff teams practically have the same window of opportunity as top-seeded Grove City to win the title.

Grove City’s final regular season game and senior day will be tomorrow against Washington & Jefferson.

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Hall of Fame makes history Connor Schlosser Sports Editor

With each welcome into the Hall of Fame, we say goodbye to an era of sports.

This 2020 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame class, which was announced last weekend, is no exception. Eight finalists have been selected based on their accolades, accomplishments and contributions to the game of basketball.

Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett make up the unforgettable trio of NBA players represented in this year’s class. While one of the greatest of WNBA history, Tamika Catchings, will enter the Hall accompanied by four impactful coaches: Baylor’s Kim Mulkey, 800-career win Eddie Sutton, 1,000-career win Barbara Stevens and former Houston Rockets coach Rudy Tomjanovich.

It is not an understatement when Chairman of the Hall of Fame said, “We knew this class had the potential of being one of the most historic of all time.”

We all knew that Kobe Bryant was one of the greatest the game had ever seen and knew he would enter the Hall. But what we did not know was that he would not be here with us to deliver his enshrinement speech. After the tragic loss of Bryant and

his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, the world was heartbroken.

Kobe was an athlete of unmatchable skill on the hardwood; from his ability to score anywhere on one side of the court and his lockdown defense on the other, to his unparalleled focus in the clutch and inspiring work ethic. Eighteen All-Star appearances, five championships, and a League MVP later, Kobe had so much left to contribute to the world. It will be a solemn ceremony of honoring him and tears will surely be shed by his friends, teammates and most unfortunately, his family.

Kevin Garnett, one of Kobe’s toughest competitors and biggest rivals, was another unstoppable force in the game at the turn of the new millennium. Pounding his chest with streams of sweat pouring off his mug, KG was the explosive, loudmouth big man who never backed down from a challenge.

Like Bryant, Garnett was one of the few NBA players to enter the League directly from high school, being drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves at age 19 in 1995. His 21-year career was one of flair, strong post-up and tough-as-nails defense; a recipe that gave Garnett 15 All-Star appearances, 12-

time All-Defensive honors, a League MVP and a Defensive Player of the Year Award.

But perhaps Garnett’s most prized title is that of “NBA champion.” KG would win his first and only championship with the Boston Celtics in 2008, vanquishing Kobe’s Lakers where he would famously scream, “Anything’s possible!”

Five-time champion Tim Duncan made a legendary career, not out of finesse or flair, but fundamentals.

Duncan was never known for pounding his chest or soaking up the spotlight. He rather stayed reserved and focused, concealing emotion behind his poker face.

His even-keeled demeanor worked well enough to earn 15 All-Star appearances, 15-time All-Defensive and a pair of League MVPs. Perhaps Duncan is one of the most respected basketball players of all time simply because of his humility and sportsmanship. Now as an assistant coach of his beloved Spurs, Duncan continues to give back to the game we all love.

These titans of the game defined an era in basketball.

We honor their lives and accomplishments and now watch the new generations forward the game into a new era.

The men’s track and field team finished in the middle of the pack, placing sixth out of 14 teams in the Baldwin Wallace Invitational. Junior Seth Ray helped lead the Wolverines by winning the high jump.

Women’s Track and Field

The women’s track and field team fell to 14th out of 15 teams in the Baldwin Wallace Invitational. A quartet of Wolverines took fourth in the 1600-meter relay for Grove City’s top finish.

Results Men’s Swimming

W, Westminster (162-132)

Women’s Swimming W, Westminster (183-111)

Men’s Basketball (16-8) W, Thiel (60-57) L, Westminster (74-52)

Women’s Basketball (22-2) W, Thiel (90-47) W, Westminster (79-76)

Men’s Tennis (2-6) L, Earlham (8-1) L, Ohio Wesleyan (8-1)

Men’s Track and Field

6th/14 – 49 points @ Baldwin Wallace Invitational

Women’s Track and Field

14th/15 – 10 points @ Baldwin Wallace Invitational

Upcoming Swimming

Feb. 22 @ Kenyon Invitational

Men’s Basketball Feb. 22 vs. W&J

Women’s Basketball Feb. 22 vs. W&J

Men’s Tennis

Feb. 29 @ Mount Aloysius Mar. 2 vs. Adrian Mar. 3 vs. Houghton Mar. 3 vs. Wartburg Mar. 5 vs. Muhlenberg

Men’s & Women’s Track and Field Feb. 22 @ Raider Tune-Up Feb. 27 @ PAC Indoor Championships

WOLVERINE WEEKLY HONORS

Anne Shirley Dassow Senior Swimmer PAC Women’s Most Valuable Performer Award

Elias Griffin

Sydney Laughlin

Freshman Swimmer PAC Men’s Newcomer of the Year

Freshman Swimmer PAC Women’s Newcomer of the Year

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Swimmers strike back College sweeps PAC championship

Joanna Thorpe

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Copy Editor

The men’s and women’s swim teams strove to the top of standings at this season’s Presidents’ Athletic Conference championship, taking first in team points and finishing with merited success.

The men’s swim team found itself atop standings for the second consecutive year with 1,085 total points.

The Wolverines humbled competition with a 233-point lead over runner-up, Westminster, who finished with 852 points. Saint Vincent finished third with 685 points.

Three swimmers rose to the challenge and took first place during Saturday’s concluding matchups. Junior Michael Moosa finished with a victorious time of 1:54.85 in the 200 backstroke, while sophomore Luke Mason led a 1-2-3-4 sweep in the 200 breaststroke, recording a final time of 2:07.04. Senior Josh Wakefield clinched the win in the 200 butterfly, finishing with the best time of 1:55.76.

In the 200 backstroke, sophomore Noah Berkebile grabbed second with

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Sophomore Peter Millar catches a breath during the freestyle race. Sophomore Noah Berkebile, Millar and junior Jason Alexander took second, third and fourth for the Wolverines in the 200 backstroke at the PAC championships last weekend. a time of 1:55.91, followed by sophomore Peter Millar in third at 1:57.69 and junior Jason Alexander in fourth at 1:57.94.

Senior Ben Slate finished runner-up in the 200

breaststroke in 2:07.97, while freshman Elias Griffin earned third in 2:11.14.

Freshman Mac Hancock took fourth in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:12.48.

Placing with Wakefield in

the 200 butterfly, senior Caleb Miller took second with a time of 1:59.24, followed by sophomore Will Hannon, who placed fourth in SWIMMING 9

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ing basketball at a young age.

“I started playing basketball in third grade, but I didn’t really fall in love with the game until ninth grade,” Bowen said. “That’s when I really dove into everything.”

The late inspirational coach Jim Valvano from North Carolina State was a figure of admiration for senior forward Jess Book.

“I remember watching an ESPN “30 for 30” on coach Jimmy Valvano and being so impressed by the way he encouraged his team despite dealing with the hardships GCC of cancer,” Book said. “BeThe Wolverines celebrate a hard fought win against Saint Vincent this season. The Womens basket- cause of his ridiculous belief and love for his team, NC ball team maintains a strong 22-2 record.

State won a national chamConnor Schlosser get any baskets. On the of- level that really helped me to pionship and their story Sports Editor fensive side he’s not super learn the game and grow my continues to impact so many flashy but is just a strong skills a lot.” people.”

The ones we admire the player that can play any“After I started getting For Jess, her sister Cass most are sometimes the where on the floor.” interested in basketball, my Book ’19 is both a role model ones we are closest to.

But Balcom’s family has dad and I would play one on of resilience and leadership Whether it’s family or had more of an impact on one a lot so I could practice and is an encouraging influmentors, the ones who in- her life and love for the my moves,” Balcom said. ence in her life. vest in us make the most im- game.

“He would make certain “While here at college, she pact.

“I’ve always looked up to rules that would force me tore her ACL and worked We all have heroes we my older sister because of not to take right hand layups diligently to recover and be look up to, famous or not. her hard-working attitude all the time, and instead I her best self,” Book said.

And while the women’s bas- and her compassion towards would have to work on other “She led both by example ketball team is on a historic others,” Balcom said. “She parts of my game like my and through service to the run, some players took the also has a heart for helping pull-up jumper.” team, which is something I time to reflect on the influ- others and is willing to give Junior guard Jess Bowen try to emulate.” ences and role models that any of her resources, wheth- has watched the legendary Basketball started in the have impacted their own er it be her knowledge, time coach Geno Auriemma and third grade for Book. lives. or money to make a positive WNBA stars and games.

“I remember being so exFor senior forward Kate impact in someone’s life.”

“I would always watch cited to share basketball with Balcom, Kawhi Leonard Balcom’s parents intro- UConn women’s team and my dad and my older sister,” stands out as a pro player. duced her to the sport and Maya Moore,” Bowen said. she said. “We would always “I remember watching encouraged her to pursue Bowen’s love for the game play in the driveway and my 2014 NBA Finals between basketball. has expanded as a result of dad certainly taught me the the Miami Heat and San An“My mom signed me her participation at Grove basics at a young age. I certonio Spurs,” Balcom said. up for a basketball camp City. tainly owe my parents and “That series was when Leon- my freshman year of high “Since coming to college I sister for introducing me to ard really started to blos- school which ended up re- have had a new appreciation basketball and the continusom and hit his stride as an ally influencing my basket- for the game, and that’s due ous support they give along NBA player. He was a fan- ball career,” Balcom said. to Coach Fuss. Having her the way!” tastic defensive player and “Before this camp, I had just as my coach these past three From fame to family, our was charged with the task been playing for fun about years has been literally life influences impact us in inof guarding Lebron in the once or twice a week, but changing,” Bowen said. numerable ways. But it’s the finals. His on-ball defense attending the camp opened Being taller than her one’s who support and teach is very good, and he makes up the door for me to play friends in grade school, us that hold a special place the opposing player work to at a much more competitive Bowen saw potential in play- in our hearts.

It went down to the wire in Westminster with the Wolverines just scraping by 7976 in an overtime decision.

With second-seeded Grove City getting ahead of thirdseeded Westminster, Saint Vincent lies in between first place and the Wolverines.

Grove City had led the game for a majority of the first half, but Westminster drew closer towards the game’s end. Westminster went on a four-point run in the final minutes to tie up the contest and force overtime.

In the five-minute overtime period, the two teams traded buckets to tie it up with about 20 seconds remaining. Freshman guard Emma Vezzosi nailed a clutch dagger from downtown to give the Wolverines a crucial three-point lead.

After a recovery from sophomore forward Jessica Kimbrell, the Titans were forced to foul, sending Kimbrell to the line for two. After hitting both clutch free throws, the Wolverines allowed a Westminster layup but kept the Titans from robbing Grove City of the win.

Senior forward Kate Balcom, junior guard Jess Bowen and Vezzosi each contributed 16 points to the Grove City total.

Sophomore forward Allison Podkul collected a dozen rebounds, while Balcom and junior guard Jordan McConnell each distributed three assists.

The Wolverines continue to go the extra mile in outscoring their opponents. This time it was in a 90-47 landslide over Thiel.

Grove City got cooking early, going on an unanswered 13-0 run immediately after tip-off. The Wolverines kept their foot on the gas, finishing the first half 44-25. The Tomcats could not string together a run to counter the Wolverines momentum in the second half and continued to struggle.

Vezzosi led the Wolverines offense with a gamehigh of 17 points. Kimbrell chipped in 14 points, while 11 points were produced by Bowen. Balcom and Podkul each dropped 11 while junior guard Gretchen Elsey added 10.

Podkul led the Wolverines in the rebounding category with nine. McConnell led in assists with four.

The Tomcats have not won a single game this season and are stuck at the bottom of the President’s Athletic Conference.

At the top of the conference sits Saint Vincent with a conference record of 14-1, with Grove City just below at 13-2. In order to tie for the top spot in the conference, the Wolverines must win their senior day game against Washington & Jefferson and Saint Vincent must lose against Chatham.

The senior day game will be tomorrow at 3 p.m.