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Vol. 107, No. 2
In remembrance of 9/11 College commemorates 20th anniversary Ayden Gutierrez News Editor
“An act, I think, of great evil that will probably change the world forever.” The words of Dr. John Moore, the college’s President during the attacks of September 11, 2001, ring true to this day. The attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, were monumental in our nation’s history. With this year marking the 20th anniversary, the college hosted several events to honor all of those that we lost during the terrorizing attacks. The college released a virtual exhibit on Monday. Within that exhibit are quotes, photos, oral history recordings and an archive of first-hand accounts and recollections from our very own alumni, faculty and staff. President Paul J. McNulty ‘80 spoke on Wednesday in Pittsburgh at The Foundations in American Leadership lecture series, presented by the college’s Institute for
Faith & Freedom. Due to McNulty’s role as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, he oversaw the prosecution of dozens of terrorist cases, including Zacarias Moussaoui. A special Chapel presentation was held Thursday night in Harbison to allow students to consider the wisdom in remembering events that took place when they were small children, or in many cases, not yet born. Tomorrow, a special halftime tribute will be held during the night football game. Following the conclusion of the contest, a fireworks show will also be held on lower campus. During the various attacks on Sept. 11, 2,996 people were killed, two of whom had relations with the college. Grove City College alumnus Charles Droz ’71 was one of the 2,996 lost during the attacks. He was a passenger aboard the American Airlines Flight 77 that crashed into the Pentagon. On the morn-
ing of the attacks, Droz was on his way to Los Angeles to meet with clients for his job as vice president of software development for EMSolutions, an Arlington, Va., firm. Ruth E. Ketler was also a victim of the Sept. 11 tragedy. Ketler was Director of Research for Fiduciary Trust International. Her office was located near the top of the South Tower at the World Trade Center. Ketler was the granddaughter of Weir C. Ketler 1908, the college’s president (1916-1956) and Ellen (Bell 1914) Ketler. She was also cousins with many Grove City alumni, including Bruce W. Ketler ’71, who was a professor of business from 1977 to 2018. Today, September 11 is a day to recount the horrific attacks from a personal standpoint. Everyone has a story about where they were when the attacks happened. However, that cannot be said for over half of our student body. We are now at the point when students either
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Students plant American flags on the Quad in fall 2014 to mark 9/11. were not born yet or were too young to remember anything about that terrifying day. For these students, that
day lives on through the lives and stories of their faculty, REMEMBRANCE 9
Masking measures in effect Ayden Gutierrez News Editor
Students gather in Harbison Chapel to sing worship music together at the Opening Convocation chapel service.
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Chapel changes in the works What can the student body expect?
Ashley Ostrowski Copy Editor
How does one become wise? How does one live with wisdom in today’s world? What do these questions have to do with chapel? To start, there has been discussion about upcoming changes this spring semester regarding the chapel program, which is now called the Christian Formation Office. “What we’re about is far more than the chapel as a building or a series or service,” chaplain Donald Opitz said. “Christian Formation
describes the work of campus ministry on and beyond our campus.” The Christian Formation Office is also excited to announce that they have hired some new members to the team. Charis Byun has been hired as administrative and care coordinator, Daniel Snoke is now the Music and Worship Coordinator and Ben Makin has an interim role working with the Men’s Ministry and Mentor Program. As to the chapel schedule, the series will consist of three different chapels a week. There will be the usual Tues-
day and Thursday services, as well as a service on select Thursdays at 7 p.m. The chapel credits requirement has also been reduced from 16 to 12 for the fall and spring semesters. So, where does wisdom fit into all of this? “Wisdom is a key theme in the core curriculum review. We want to equip students with familiarity with the biblical idea of wisdom. In many ways, Jesus is a wisdom teacher. We want Grove City students to grow as wisdom leaders in their church, family, field and friendships,” Opitz said. The Tuesday chapel series
is on the Beatitudes and is called “Wisdom from the Source,” which explores the character of Christ and how we can follow His example in wisdom. Thursday morning services are called “Wisdom Lit for Life” and will explore the wisdom literature of the Bible. Thursday night services are called “Word to the Wise.” They are bringing in a variety of speakers to talk about learning wisdom and developing a Christian worldview for life. CHAPEL 5
Masks are back to their mandatory state starting today. President Paul J. McNulty ’80 sent an email to the campus community Wednesday night stating that masks are now required indoors until further notice. According to McNulty, 13 new students tested positive for COVID-19 by Tuesday of this week, adding to the 42 positive cases from last week. The COVID-19 Positive Test Dashboard, which was last updated Monday, shows the semester total has now reached 71 cumulative positive cases. “At that pace, we would be approaching 100 cases within the first three weeks.” McNulty said. “Keep in mind that we had less than 250 cases all of last year. We need to slow the spread of the virus for the sake of those who might be more vulnerable to its most significant threats and to manage our limited resources.” McNulty’s communication Wednesday explained that there are a few exceptions to the mask requirement. Masks will not be needed when one is: ■ Dining, but masks should be worn until one is actually eating ■ Exercising ■ Alone in an office or study area where there is obvious social distancing ■ In a residence hall room alone or with a MASKS 3