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Vol. 107, No. 15

WBN goes live

Campus radio now digital Haley Steele

Contributing Writer The Wolverine Broadcast Network launched Tuesday with a live broadcast in Breen Student Union.

The new streaming service aims to, “entertain and engage our listeners by uniting excellence, insight, and innovation through the production of creative student broadcasting.”

The college’s radio station, WSAJ, which was set to celebrate its 100th anniversary this December, is an icon of history not just for the college but also for Grove City, Pennsylvania.

When the station was forced off the air in 2020 due to COVID restrictions, students and the community told themselves that it was a short-term sacrifice.

However, when the radio’s six-person executive team came back to campus in the fall of 2021, they were met with the news that their faculty advisor had resigned, their radio antenna was broken and library renovations meant they could no longer fully utilize their broadcasting equipment.

Sophomore Maya Lindberg, the Marketing Director

on the WSAJ executive team since spring of 2021 and this year’s General Manager of the Wolverine Broadcast Network, talked about fielding the questions and complaints from the WSAJ community.

“We didn’t have answers to any of their questions,” Lindberg said.

The team attempted to reach out to the college staff, but amid the lingering COVID crisis they were met only by radio silence. The team decided to reach out to President McNulty. Lindberg says meeting with McNulty was both encouraging and discouraging for the team.

“He invoked passion in us, because he said you’re going to have to fight for this,” Lindberg said.

Committed to doing what they could for the radio, the students brainstormed ideas for what would be their next steps.

According to Lindberg, “As an executive team we spent hours meeting.” The students considered the heart of WSAJ and ultimately decided student broadcasting was the most important element to WSAJ. Dr. Vincent DiStasi, the Vice President for Informa-

Library renovation

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Ryan Young broadcasts on the new Wolverine Broadcast Network in their studio found in the TLC. tion Technology and Chief Information Officer, suggested online broadcasting.

The idea caught on. While the thought of having an FM radio station was still appealing, and the team wanted to nod to the history of WSAJ, they decided that their community had waited long enough.

Staff banded around the students, as they worked with

the college marketing team to rebrand WSAJ as WBN. The students are especially grateful to Justin Harbaugh, who worked to create the WBN logo, Kiley Miranda for contributing heavily to all social media efforts and junior Janessa Dawson and senior Miles Dorst, both of whom dedicated hours to digitizing all the station’s music and creating playlists for syndi-

cated broadcasting.

Reflecting on the hours of work that college staff and students have put into this, Lindberg said, “It’s been really hard to keep everything in the dark because this is such an exciting thing…

We’ve seen the Lord work so heavily in turning WSAJ into WBN and how He has anWBN 3

Resense to the moon Ayden Gutierrez News Editor

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The Henry Buhl Library renovations continue to be completed as the Learning Commons, a new study space, was opened to the campus community following spring break.

Two Grove City College sophomores, alongside their company, Resense, are finalists in a nationwide business pitch competition that could net them $50,000 in startup funding.

Ethan David and Luke Gilligan are finalists in the Washington University of St. Louis’ Olin Business School BIG IdeaBounce contest. The two are the only undergraduates to make the final cut.

Their proposal for Resense, a business that develops and delivers resources to aid people with dementia and memory loss and their caregivers, is one of 12 finalists in the contest – out of more than 160 entries. Their competition now consists of Ph.Ds., Ph.D. and MBA candidates, and graduate students from some of the nation’s top colleges and universities.

According to the duo, they came up with the idea in Lean Launchpad, a class taught by Entrepreneurship Professor Yvonne English ’97 that focuses on the lean startup method.

“We were tasked to create

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Ethan David and Luke Gilligan pose with their Resense Box. a team and explore a product idea from idea stage to physical prototype. Throughout that process, we realized the great need and opportunity that we had to help individuals with Alzheimer’s and dementia,” Gilligan said.

“Without Lean Launchpad, we would not even have come up with the idea.”

David and Gilligan are also part of E plus I’s VentureLab program, an idea feasibility lab that fosters

entrepreneurship amongst students. After a successful run in the 2021 Wolverine Venture Battle that saw the team take home over $6,000 in cash prizes, they have advanced their idea with VentureLab support. And they’ve done their research.

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The award-winning Grove City College student newspaper, Mar. 11, 2022

From the Tower

Art vs. propaganda

For various cultures and civilizations, stories have acted as a framework for making sense of the world by distilling abstract concepts into simple emotions to which people could relate.

All stories have a purpose, but there are two categories for what one intends to accomplish. A story falls into either art or propaganda.

So, what’s the difference between a story as a work of art and that of propaganda? After watching one of Jordan Peterson’s lectures on this very topic, I have been pondering this idea lately.

I’ll use film as the primary example to illustrate my points, but you could substitute this medium with any other involved in the storytelling process (literature, poetry, paintings, etc).

Peterson said, in short, that art has multiple layers of meaning which no audience can fully understand because “art is a process rather than an end product.” He said, “In a truly mythological story, you can never fully say what it’s about.” Even artists don’t fully know what they are creating because art is an exploration. There is no end goal.

Propaganda, on the other hand, plans on communicating a political, social or even religious message/agenda, because the so-called artist responsible for creating it “had the idea about what it should be before he made it.” The stories don’t evolve naturally in this case; they feel contrived.

A great, mythological film will engage the audience with its deeper, symbolic meaning of what it says about a specific culture, time period or life itself. Examples include classics such as “The Godfather” (a dark vision of the American dream) and “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy (an allegory for human nature).

Though most modern films aren’t literal mythologies, they are “myths” in the sense that the story is so rich in meaning that audiences can talk about them forever. There is so much to uncover that it may spark discussion even years from now.

A propagandistic film, however, explicitly states the lesson audiences should take away from it rather than letting the themes provide the narrative meaning. Some contemporary examples include “Don’t Look Up” (a metaphor for climate change) and any bad Christian movie (focused on preaching the Bible or converting audiences). These films are more concerned with ideology rather than creating good art.

There is no fun in being told exactly what to think. The film must let the audience engage with the narrative. Letting the story evolve rather than pushing a particular message is what makes a film true art.

A film always has a moral premise, but the artist can’t force it onto audiences. They can either accept or reject it.

That’s the beauty of art – and the difference from propaganda.

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From one corner of the country to the other Grace David Photo Chief

If I’ve learned anything this year, it is that God moves in ways we could never expect.

There have been plenty of moments that brought me to where I am today where God provided growth, guidance or a blessing that I could never come up with on my own.

One of the many ways that He makes Himself known to us is through mission trips.

Leaving the bubble of your home (or the infamous Grove City bubble) to serve the Lord and others in an environment different than your own can allow your heart to be completely reliant on God. For me, escaping the comfort of my daily schedule allowed me to be reminded of how important it is to place God first in my life, above everything else. Going on a mission trip places one in the posture of humble service with more of a selfless outlook on life.

I have never gone on a long term (well, a weeklong) mission trip before this semester.

Sure, I’ve served at local refugee centers or homeless shelters, which have been eyeopening, but I’ve never taken the opportunity to leave my hometown in search for God. It has been especially hard to do since COVID. However, God showed up and surprised me with the chance to serve on an Inner City Outreach trip through the college. Going to Arizona was definitely not on my radar, but it was in God’s plan.

Convincing my parents to let me fly on my own for the first time across the country was a task I did not want to do, but I knew that it would be worth it — and it was. I have never experienced quite the spiritual growth before like I did serving the kind community in Tucson, Ariz.

Arriving in a selfless state to focus on other people and the Lord rather than myself allowed me to see what God has been trying to tell me for a long time. Escaping the consistent structure of school and social activities let me see that I have been failing to place God first above every-

Green Eyeshade Award

War, computers, denial March 12, 1982 New computer systems major offered On this day in history, the college announced a new major to prepare students to apply the use of the computer to their academic interest. A computer system major would be released the following fall, which would offer eight courses worth 24 credit hours.

“The emphasis will be to instruct each student in the use of this valuable tool, what it does and how it can be applied to particular interest,” Dean Dr. T.H. Penar said.

The Grove City College Touring Choir is making final preparations for the longest and most notable spring tour in its history.

The choir’s southerly trip will be highlighted by their appearance at the Easter Sunrise Service in the Marine Stadium of Miami, Florida with world famous evangelist Billy Graham as the main speaker.

This week’s Green Eyeshade Award goes to Clark Mummau for his creative design work in the Perspectives section and his exceptional singing abilities.

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thing else.

Here, everything we do is so self-focused. Not that this is always a bad thing; that is just how it is. How are my grades? When is my next paper due? What is the next activity I get to go to? Naturally, our schedules revolve around us.

On a mission trip, you wake up every day and ask yourself: How can I serve someone else today? This is the kind of mindset I needed to be reminded of.

It is difficult, but when we focus on serving the Lord and others around us before ourselves, the beauty of the world around us becomes so much more apparent.

After going on this ICO trip, I was reminded that God knows me infinitely better than I know myself. He knew that I needed to fly from one corner of the country to the other to be reminded of his goodness.

No matter the reason, it is always a good idea to consider going on a mission trip.

Maybe you don’t need the same kind of reminder that I did, but who knows who the Lord could impact through you instead.

This week in history...

March 14, 1972 Choir prepares longest tour

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The Green Eyeshade Award honors student contributors that demonstrate consistency and excellence in their work.

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March 11, 1942 Faculty and students plan defense council Both faculty and staff began planning defense councils as World War II occurred.

Dr. Ketler appointed Professor Franklin H. Sumrall as the head of the national defense council on campus. The student council was also in talks of creating a student defense council after a few members attended a student council conference at Bucknell University. The idea was presented since many experts said Pennsylvania was a “strategic bombing point.”

March 12, 1952 Judicial Board gives 10 O’clock permits to men Calling all young men of the campus, you’re now welcome in the girls’ dorms until 10:00 every night. But after 8:30 quiet hours must be observed. The radio may be played softly, dancing that isn’t rowdy is okay ... There’s one activity that’s “out completely,” and that is “boodling.”

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Barr takes center stage David Zimmermann Editor-in-Chief

Three weeks before beginning his national media tour, former Attorney General Bill Barr gave the college a preview at the 14th annual Ronald Reagan Lecture.

Open to students, faculty and the public, the Institute for Faith and Freedom (IFF) event was held on campus from 7-8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 17, in the Pew Fine Arts Center.

Barr spoke on his early life and extensive career in law and government. The conversational interview was moderated by Dr. Paul Kengor, chief academic fellow for IFF and political science professor, and President Paul J. McNulty ’80, who met Barr while working on the domestic policy staff during the Reagan administration.

While working for the CIA, Barr earned his J.D. from George Washington University Law School. Soon after, he served as a law clerk, law associate, the Deputy Assistant Director for Legal Policy and the U.S. Attorney General twice (1991-1993 under George H.W. Bush and 20192020 under Donald Trump).

He’s led GTE Corporation and Verizon in the legal, regulatory and governmental affairs of the companies and has also advised other major corporations.

Notably, Barr is the second person in U.S. history to serve twice as Attorney General. The first was John Crittenden (1841 and 18501853), but Barr joked that he was the only one to hold the position in two different centuries.

Beyond the straight facts of his career, Barr told of many stories and experiences he’s

RESENSE

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“Luke and Ethan made it to the final round of a competition that started with a large number of entries from competitors that included doctoral candidates, active consultants and seasoned professionals. This is an amazing accomplishment for an undergraduate team and speaks to the relevance and potential of their venture idea,” English said. “Team Resense is going to do a lot of good in the world.”

As a result, Resense’s

Nick Grasso Staff Writer

President McNulty and Barr prepare for the evening Ronald Reagan lecture.

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walked away with from his time in Washington, D.C. While under President Reagan, Barr greatly admired the man and found him “affable” yet “tough” – someone that everybody could get along with but knew when to fight if the need arose.

Barr said President Trump was “all about fighting,” as opposed to Reagan’s more strategic approach to pushing back against the system.

He said Trump made many political enemies, as he had a “manic impulse to do what he thought was right.” According to Barr, there was no limit to Trump’s abrasive personality.

Originally Barr didn’t want to serve another term as attorney general due to personal reasons, but he decided to come back because he felt like Trump and the nation needed him. On December 7, 2018, Trump announced the former attorney general as his nomination pick. Barr joked that this news overshadowed his daughter’s

wedding that same weekend.

Barr also recalled his past interactions with then-Delaware Senator Joe Biden, now the current president. He described them both working well together and negotiating when needed. Today, though, he sees Biden as a highly suggestible leader, calling him an “empty vessel.”

A more light-hearted anecdote was when Barr met McNulty for the first time back in the 1980s. Looking for a new barber to cut his hair, Barr walked to McNulty’s office and asked him, “Who’s your barber?” Those were the first words spoken between the two.

The annual Ronald Reagan Lecture honors the 40th President by inviting guests who worked for, knew or have published important work on the political figure.

Past speakers include Brit Hume, Kiron Skinner, Bill Bennett and Michael Reagan, among nine others.

Due to the COVID pandemic, the event was the first

Reagan Lecture on campus since fall 2019.

It lasted 40 minutes past the scheduled end time, due to the various topics that needed to be covered and Barr’s verbosity. Questions were not asked by audience members at the end.

In addition to the evening lecture, Barr spoke exclusively to students and faculty of the college earlier that day. Examining Article II of the U.S. Constitution, he explained the history and significance of the federal government’s executive branch.

The event was held at 3 p.m. in the Staley Hall of Arts & Letters.

If you missed either event or want to hear more from Barr, listen to his interview with senior Libby Krieger on IFF’s Liberty Mail podcast.

You can listen to the episode on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube.

Barr’s book, “One Damn Thing After Another: Memoirs of an Attorney General,” is now available for purchase.

Memory Box is filled with activities that can engage and stimulate the brain and relieve the stress on caregivers, most often family members, to find something for their loved ones to do.

“The box includes different items and activities that are targeted to exercise and strengthen specific senses that are lost as the disease progresses with the goal to increase memory recall,” David said.

The contents run the gamut, from logical games and puzzles that exercise the mind, to essential oils that stimulate the senses, to adult coloring books to improve

focus and soothe agitation, with a goal of entertaining and engaging a challenging audience.

For their BIG IdeaBounce pitch, David and Gilligan put together a case for Resense that identified a need for their product and explained how the Memory Box could uniquely address it for a definable market and make a sustainable profit. They also had to explain how the prize money would be used to develop their idea further and demonstrate that they have the skills, experience and credentials to execute the plan.

“We couldn’t have done

it without Grove,” Gilligan said. “We are a part of the VentureLab program where we receive mentoring and guidance while developing our company. Throughout the last year, we have had countless meetings with the department’s professors, and they have been integral to our success from the beginning.”

The winner of the competition – and the $50,000 prize – will be determined in March, when the top three finalists will face off in-person at Washington University of St. Louis.

For more about Resense, visit resensebox.com.

WBN continued from 1 swered our prayers and been faithful in our pursuits.”

The team is very grateful to President McNulty ‘80 and Dr. DiStasi ‘88 for all they have done to make WBN a reality.

Lindberg said, “Without him (Dr. DiStasi) and President McNulty, this would not exist.”

Despite the excitement, it is understandable that some students will miss WSAJ. Lindberg acknowledged “WBN isn’t WSAJ.” However, she is excited about the opportunities WBN will give to students.

“It opens a million doors for us that we didn’t have before.”

The team plans to take advantage of the opportunities

MyGCC adds new service

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Maya Lindberg, Abigail Henrikson and Suni Missouri broadcast during WBN’s launch event on Tuesday. that a broadcasting network provides in offering talk and music shows, selected sports broadcasts and even podcasts, which will be available through the website. All programs were significantly

more limited through the FM radio.

WBN has a way to benefit all majors, whether through design and marketing on the website and social media pages or through talk shows

and broadcasts.

Lindberg said, “We are really here to cater to the students and be what they want.”

WBN is a resource committed to working with students to brand themselves, taking their passion and vision for a podcast or show and bringing it to fruition.

WBN is available as a link through MyGCC, on their own website and by downloading the Live365 App and looking them up. They are accepting DJ applications at the beginning of every semester. If a student is interested in applying to be a DJ or wants to get involved with WBN, they are encouraged to reach out to Lindberg. Her contact information will be available on WBN’s website and social media.

The college website, MyGCC, now features a new service called Limble.

This new addition enables students to be in direct contact with the campus’s maintenance team in case of an issue.

The newer and more functional Limble has replaced the previous maintenance servicing program, “SchoolDude,” which was lacking in easy communication between requester and respondent. With the new system, students can report maintenance issues directly, which will streamline the servicing process.

Jonathan DiBenedetto, director of Residence Life, was the leading man on this project. He said, “Our previous system hadn’t received a software update since 1999, and we felt it was time to find a system that could do a better job fitting our needs.”

This new update fits the needs of the college’s employees and students.

According to DiBenedetto: “Limble does a great job making it easy to track your work requests and allows maintenance to update those work orders using an app on their smart phone.”

Students and employees can easily access Limble right from MyGCC, where an active link will direct you to a streamlined form. There is also a feature which allows for a picture of the damaged or ineffective equipment to be submitted, a major improvement for the program and the maintenance team.

The new program is effective not only for the maintenance team and students but for the entire school as well.

DiBenedetto said, “The reporting features are fantastic and allow us to make important data-driven decisions that help us save time and money, which fits in well with the new strategic plan of the college.”

To notify the student body about the update, DiBenedetto sent out an informative email with information and instructions for submitting requests.

To access Limble from MyGCC, click on the Maintenance Work Requests link under the Quick Links section on the left side of the screen.

Junior Mike Izak said, “I’ve never submitted a maintenance request form, but I appreciate the school creating an update with the new Limble program.”

The campus maintenance team has worked tirelessly over the years to ensure the campus’s many amenities remain beautiful and functional. The college website says, “One of the many reasons students appreciate the Grove City College experience is because they know they’ll get the support they need to succeed.”

Grove City College is known for its outstanding aesthetic and efficient servicing system, and the maintenance team remains dedicated to providing exceptional assistance to the school as things run smoothly through them.

Community The Collegian, Upcoming Events...

What’s fresh at the Grove?

“A Doll’s House” Spring Play

7 p.m.

Friday and Saturday, March 11 and 12 Little Theatre

Touring Choir Concert 4 p.m.

Saturday, March 12 Harbison Chapel

College Republicans: Senate Candidate Dave McCormick 7 – 8:30 p.m.

Monday, March 14 HAL 108

Keith & Kristyn Getty Concert 7 p.m.

Tuesday, March 15 Ketler Auditorium

Christopher Scalia & Originalism with Cheesecake 7 p.m.

Tuesday, March 15 MAP Old Dining Room

Faith for Life Lecture Series “Faithfulness in Full Bloom” 7 p.m.

Wednesday, March 16 HAL 110

Office of Global Programs Open House 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Thursday, March 17 HAL 318

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DIII in the spotlight

Podcast highlights athletic department Sarah Soltis Staff Writer

With an undying love for athletics and a passion for podcasts, senior Maggie Williams recently kicked off her podcast, “Inside the Wolverine Den,” with the desire to show prospective students the ins and outs of the college’s athletic department.

“I think, oftentimes, D3 gets a bad rap,” Williams said, “which isn’t always the case, but that’s how I felt and what my experience was like when I came to college.”

The podcast offers everyday advice for athletes and insight into the athletics program for Grovers, prospective students and community members alike.

Williams, a marketing major and soccer player, launched “Inside the Wolverine Den” this semester as a part of Dr. Tim Sweet’s (’85) Seminar in Entrepreneurship class in which students must practice content creation of blogs, videos or podcasts.

“Content plays such a vital role in the growth and development of all businesses and organizations in our digitally-driven environment,” Sweet explained. “Startups, small businesses, corporations, non-profits, ministries and missions all require the development of original content for effective branding, inbound marketing, audience engagement and lead conversion.”

According to Sweet, content creation is “not just about creating transactional content, however. It’s about storytelling.”

Likewise, Williams’s motivation to start “Inside the Wolverine Den” involved her desire to share stories as well as to fulfill class requirements.

Williams grew up playing soccer and now plays on the women’s soccer team. This summer, Williams interned with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds, a semi-professional men’s soccer team, creating social media content and keeping track of statistics.

Her work with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds gave her background experience to

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Maggie Williams records her podcast, “Inside the Wolverine Den,” in the TLC podcast room. create “Inside the Wolverine Den,” as well as a passion for content creation.

“I was excited to go to work every day, and I got to create TikToks for a living – not many people can say that,” Williams said.

For “Inside the Wolverine Den,” Williams interviews coaches and athletes each week from Grove City’s athletic department. Topics of conversation range from “creating a winning program” to “the importance of culture” in athletics.

Sweet elaborated on the importance of being passionate about your work.

“I encourage students to develop content that is meaningful to them so that they can write or record with passion and authority,” he said. “As a student athlete, Maggie thought that interviewing some of our coaches would create an interesting opportunity for meaningful content, and I knew she was right.”

Williams said her record-

ing and editing process was “pretty basic.”

Williams records interviews on her phone and works on an app called Anchor to pair her recorded conversations and interviews with an introduction. After editing the material through Anchor, Williams’ podcast is released once a week on both Anchor and Spotify, and her material is forthcoming on the college’s online student blog.

Although dedicating sufficient time to the podcast challenges Williams, she values the opportunity presented by the podcast to converse with coaches. The first three episodes of “Inside the Wolverine Den” feature sports coaches Alec Jernstedt, Chelle Fuss and Melissa Lamie.

“Something I really enjoy about the podcast is that at the end of each episode I ask the coaches, ‘Is there anything you’d tell a prospective student about coming here?’ or ‘Is there any advice that

you would give to your athletes?’ and it’s cool to see the different perspectives that each of them give,” Williams explained.

“No matter whom I talk to, everyone is very focused on developing people and not necessarily focused on money,” she added.

Williams also appreciates the evangelizing opportunities that podcasting offers.

“In how I do the podcast, I’m thinking about how this honors Christ,” she said.

Going forward, Williams hopes to continue honoring Christ and discussing sports through podcasts and marketing.

As Sweet said, “Williams’ natural, conversational style and her ability to create an environment for others to tell meaningful stories is a terrific way for her to explore the medium, hone her interviewing skills and produce an interesting and relevant piece of content that has the potential to impact someone’s life.”

“Relationship hacks” on communication People always say communication is important, but what does that mean in my relationship?

Mysteriously, Famously Anonymous Grover

Dear Dr. Love

Dear Famously Anonymous Grover, Communication has been an essential piece of our survival since the dawn of man.

There are some useful goto phrases that helped me achieve instant success in this area; I like to call them my “relationship hacks.”

When you want to tell your partner that you want him or her to stop talking and listen to you, just say something like, “Man, it sure would be nice if you would curb your yammering skull cave.” Or if you want a fun, harmless way of getting your significant other’s attention, say something along the lines of, “I can’t do this anymore…” before proceeding to your point.

This perfectly dramatic line will stop your other half dead in their tracks and ensure you have their attention, in addition to providing a healthy amount of fear and chaos in the relationship.

It is not rocket science and the truth is, there are approximately zero relationship hacks. But humility, apologies, forgiveness and growth are all essential ingredients in a healthy relationship.

Communication is not about saying what you want to say well. It is about getting others to understand what you are trying to say.

If you want a shortcut to a toxic, stressful and immature relationship, I recommend passive aggression,

letting issues fester, holding grudges and being prideful in the misunderstandings and disagreements… works like a charm.

Good communication, though, takes time to develop and requires being thoughtful and reflective to learn from mistakes for improvement. Be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry (James 1:19).

Humbling yourself to apologize and to forgive when perhaps you still are a little sore from the hurt of a misunderstanding or tiff is critical so you can both move forward and love each other well. Laying down your pride and loving sacrificially are some of the hardest things

to do in a relationship. But, as you grow closer to Christ, you will learn to do it well and resist your temptation to be stubborn and selfish.

I do not mean to burst your parade, but communicating well takes time, patience, perseverance and effort. Now get out there and give it the good old college try.

Peace out,

Dr. Love Love M.D.

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Seven questions with…

Dr. Michael Coulter ‘91

Chair and Professor of Political Science and Humanities What do you listen to on the ride home?

Kim Ah Lee shares her experiences with moving to a new country and adjusting to a different culture at One Story.

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Vietnamese student adapted to Grove City culture Scott Amon

Contributing Writer Kim Anh Le, a student originally from Vietnam who became a Christian after moving to the U.S. during high school, spoke this past Wednesday evening at One Story’s eleventh episode.

Le, a senior electrical engineer with a computer concentration, moved to the U.S. when she was sixteen to finish High School. While most foreign students remain abroad for a time, Le desired to stay for more than just a year.

When Le first arrived to the U.S. she was an atheist, but within her first year of living here, she converted to Christianity. She said this has “shaped the rest of [her] life and how [she] lived.”

After finishing High School, Le decided to stay in the U.S. and attend Grove City College. One of the main

reasons she decided on GCC was the friendships she had already made in the area.

“I was blessed to also be involved in YoungLife and made a few good friends before I came to GCC,” she said.

Like many students, Le has faced a number of challenges while at GCC. One type of challenge that is unique to her and other students from abroad is not feeling at home anywhere.

“Once I leave my home country to immerse myself in a completely different culture, I always feel like I am living in between countries,” she said.

The constant back and forth between home and college always leaves her missing someone. While she is at college, she misses her family and while she is home she misses her friends. To make matters worse, whenever a family crisis comes up overseas, Le is not able to be there for them.

Attending college in the U.S. relieves pressure from being a straight A student, Le said. Now, she is able to pursue the subjects that interest her.

“I realized I could drop my minors and take pottery,” she detailed.

Most people in the U.S., not surprisingly, do not easily pick up on Vietnamese references, which adds to the difficulty of adjusting to American life.

“When in the U.S., I miss being at home and miss having conversations with people who grew up with me or who instantly understand a cultural reference without me explaining too much,” she said.

Le adds that to some extent many college students find themselves in the same boat: “I think everyone at college experiences this in one way or another,” she said.

Although Le has encountered some difficulties in her

transition to college, she has learned a lot along the way.

“This experience has taught me to cherish time with people who share even a small segment of my life and also to open up with people who don’t so that we can find ways to celebrate the differences,” Le concluded. Le will be graduating this May and will soon after marry her college fiancé.

As a campus-wide series, One Story strives to bring hidden stories to the spotlight, shedding light on the unique situations of students and faculty. The stories range from the heartbreaking story of losing a spouse to bone cancer to handling addiction.

Senior Ariana Nelson started the talks to help students build more meaningful relationships.

“I think everyone has that one story that we can’t not know about them, but equally, we are one through our stories,” she said.

Students serve the local community Emma Whiteford Staff Writer

While most of the student body is acquainted with ICO (Inner City Outreach) and other trips, last year a new mission entered the college’s ministry scene: PRM, or Project on Rural Ministry.

Begun by Dr. Seulgi Byun, this project was established to connect the college more with local community by serving churches planted in the surrounding rural context.

According to the PRM website, “This initiative aims to bolster the partnership of college, church and community by connecting three regional cohorts of pastors to an interdisciplinary team of faculty to examine and address together a wide array of social, economic and ministry challenges frequently encountered in rural areas.”

Funded by the Lilly Endowment for five years, PRM is partnered with 30 local churches, which are sorted into the Agricultural, Appalachian and Rust Belt cohorts.

From these partnerships stems a three-pronged mission – to send out short-term service trips composed of

student teams over spring break to the different regions, to adapt curriculum within classrooms so that the work of students can tangibly assist the needs of churches and to design internships that will send students into the churches to further serve and learn.

This spring break, two teams were sent out. One to the Rust Belt region, led by senior Thaddeus Perkins and sophomore Victoria Kim, and the other to the Appalachian region, led by juniors Jake Santis and Tess Dattoli.

Collectively, their vision statement was to glorify God by learning from and serving local rural pastors through mutual encouragement in the faith.

The trip sent to the Rust Belt region stayed on campus and commuted to five different churches in western Pennsylvania. The students visited the following: Living Faith Baptist Church in Fombell, Mosaic and First Presbyterian in Jeannette, Rose Point Reformed Presbyterian Church in New Castle and Mount Chestnut Presbyterian Church in Butler.

Throughout spring break, the students engaged in a

plethora of activities, from battling a youth group in a Nerf war to serving, painting and cleaning different churches. This enabled them to aid in “meeting spiritual needs by caring for physical needs,” according to junior Mikayla Gainor.

However, some of the most impactful experiences were simply talking with the pastors and hearing their visions and hearts for their community and congregation.

Many students were struck by the compelling example of faithfulness and patience within pastors who are devoted to planting seeds even when they may take decades to flourish and bear fruit.

Kim said, “It was sobering to witness self-sacrificing love — it’s amazing to hear it, amazing to see it, but would you do it?”

On the other hand, students on the Appalachian trip served at Pine Valley Camp, Union Rescue Mission and a multitude of churches of varying denominations and demographics.

In a similar vein to the Rust Belt trip, they served by meeting a handful of physical needs while also devoting

much time to engaging with the congregations and learning from the pastors about their passion and vision for serving the people of Appalachia.

These PRM trips emphasize the importance of serving where your feet are and understanding the rural context that surrounds the community, which every student on this campus is planted in for four years.

Furthermore, these shortterm trips are only one aspect of an expansive vision for deepening a connection that allows the college to promote the people who promote the Gospel.

While each student derived different lessons and takeaways from these two service trips, all came away moved by the work of God in the hearts and lives of people in these surrounding rural churches and communities.

Their takeaways can be summarized, by Perkins, as learning more about “building the small habits of day in, day out devotion to Christ” and “pressing into the people that are hard to love and loving them like crazy.”

Nothing really – I live two blocks from campus, but I listen to a lot of Americana/folk/older country music (Jason Isbell, Decemberists/Willie Nelson) and several podcasts on political science, psychology and learning Italian.

What are you currently reading?

“Geometry of Love: Space, Time, Mystery and Meaning in an Ordinary Church” by Margaret Visser. It is a fascinating book about the theological significance of church architecture and design.

What’s something you’ve been pondering lately?

How have mullets made a comeback? And why do 20-year-old males wear only a hoodie when it’s 10 degrees?

Favorite restaurant?

Green Pepper in Squirrel Hill (my favorite Korean place in Pittsburgh) or Da’ Vinattieri in Florence, Italy.

Name a movie that makes you emotional.

Up (mostly the first 10 minutes).

What are you looking forward to today?

Temperatures getting above freezing (written on 2/1/22).

Favorite class you’re teaching right now?

Biomedical Ethics – there are great issues to consider and there’s a range of majors in the class. It makes for great discussion.

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Tucson, love it or leave it One Grove City College Inner City Outreach mission group travels to serve in Arizona

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Photos & Text Grace David Photo Chief Every year, the college sends out multiple Inner City Outreach trips to cities inside and outisde of the country. One of these groups was sent to Tucson, Ariz., over spring break.

With the goal of serving the community and forming close bonds with those on the trip and in the local church, ICO Tucson explored the sunny southwestern United States.

The group repaired and constructed buildings, painted walls and murals, made packages for those in need, hiked a few mountains and camped in the Arizona wilderness — all to celebrate the glory of God.

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UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT’S OFFICE

NATO, stay back or get clapped Zachary Wood Contributing Writer

After months of anticipation about troop buildup near Russia’s western border, Russian President Vladimir Putin finally launched an invasion of Ukraine.

Before the invasion, Putin recognized the independence of the separatist provinces of Donetsk and Luhansk in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine. The invasion began as an incursion into the Donbas but has expanded into further western areas of Ukraine. Russian forces have reportedly taken the city of Kherson, but the capital city of Kyiv and the city of Kharkov have not yet fallen.

Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is unjustified, but it is important to understand why it happened.

Since the fall of the Soviet Union, over a dozen nations have joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), including states

near Russia’s border like Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

Despite promises that NATO would not expand into Eastern Europe, NATO has continued to expand toward Russia’s border for decades, and Russia understandably feels threatened by the military alliance standing right at its doorstep.

Discussions of admitting Ukraine to NATO have been ongoing for years and have recently escalated, despite warnings about the dangers of NATO expansion from figures like Patrick Buchanan and Ron Paul as well as foreign policy experts.

George Kennan, the architect of the containment strategy during the Cold War, said that NATO expansion would be “the beginning of a new cold war… I think it is a tragic mistake.”

William Burns, current CIA director and former U.S. ambassador to Russia, warned in a 2008 diplomatic memo entitled “Nyet Means Nyet: Russia’s NATO Enlargement Redlines” that Russia would perceive the addition of Ukraine to NATO as a potential military threat

and that NATO expansion could provoke a Russian response.

Despite the clear warning signs, the U.S. government and the West continued to push NATO expansion further.

Additionally, U.S. intervention in Ukraine has escalated tensions in Eastern Europe, contributing to the circumstances that led to the invasion.

According to foreign policy expert and Libertarian Institute Director Scott Horton, the Obama administration in 2014 backed a coup in Ukraine which overthrew the democratically elected President Viktor Yanukovych, who was neutral between the West and Russia, and replaced him with a nationalist anti-Russian government.

The regime change also set off the civil war in the Donbas.

More recently, both the Trump and Biden administrations have sold weapons to Ukraine.

The Ukrainian government also has failed to live up to the Minsk agreements of 2014 and 2015.

Wokeness and conservative hypocrisy Isaac Willour Staff Writer

For those of you who don’t spend copious amounts of time in the world of rightwing media (all you lucky souls), conservatives are really worried about wokeness.

To some, it is the cardinal institutional sin to allow even a hint of wokeness to surface in an institution without immediately battering it with a furious storm of tweets, slippery slope fallacies, and open letters (I really care about getting in trouble at Grove far less than I should).

The fact that the extent of wokeness is largely dependent on perception and varying definitions isn’t much of a deterrent. What matters is that we all need to get in our hunting party and kill the fox of wokeness before it starts teaching children Communist propaganda, even if we do accidentally shoot the neighbor’s cat in the process.

Let’s be clear here: wokeness is bad, and at no point should this be taken as support for irrational theories on gender or human interaction that many call “woke.” It’s

worth pointing out, however, that our tolerance for irrationality and our political biases tend to be conveniently connected.

A brief overview of public opinion on Black Lives Matter reveals that American support for the movement peaked at 67 percent in June 2020. As BLM-related riots broke out across American cities, support understandably dropped, falling to 55 percent in September 2020.

(It hasn’t changed since, but that’s a discussion for another time.)

Among liberals alone, however, the numbers are much higher. Eighty-five percent of Democrats and Democratleaning Independents maintain support for the movement. The lesson learned should be clear: months of rioting were not enough to dissuade the vast majority of the left from supporting BLM. The partisan agreement was strong enough to weather the storm — political biases were a convenient excuse. (This is the part where progressive readers throw down the paper to go take an implicit bias test.)

Like all political phenomena, this has a right-wing application too. An October Quinnipiac poll found that

59 percent of Americans believed that January 6th was an attack on the federal government. (This is the part where hardcore Republican readers throw down the paper and go watch OANN.) Sixty-six percent of Republicans are willing to say it wasn’t. The partisan agreement was enough to weather the storm — political biases were a convenient excuse.

We can turn political biases into idols that shine so brightly they obscure our view of reality. Mocking or fighting “wokeness” can be an idol. Fighting “ignorant right-wingers” can be an idol.

In my own political circles, I’ve found that criticizing political excesses on all sides with an air of haughty moralism can become an idol.

All the antiwokeness or antiracism in the world will not help us if we’re willing to burn bridges with our fellow Christians and image bearers because the political goal is worth the separation. To be sure, our political goals have moral components, and we don’t have to agree with our fellow Christians — obviously. But when we’re willing to discard moral principles as inconvenient to achieving our political goals, we’re in deep water.

According to Dave DeCamp of Antiwar.com, the Minsk agreements established a ceasefire in the separatist Donbas region on the condition that Ukraine would cede some autonomy to the Donetsk and Luhansk provinces; but the Ukrainian government has not lived up to their end of the agreement, leading to prolonged conflict in the region.

Putin himself has cited both NATO expansion and the Donbas situation as reasons for the invasion.

The U.S. government should do everything in its power to reduce tensions with Russia and prevent a world war. American and NATO involvement in the war in Ukraine would be a disaster for Eastern Europe, especially Ukraine itself, and it would mean the beginning of a direct conflict with nuclear-armed Russia.

An American war with Russia would be absolutely devastating to the U.S. and to Europe. The possibility of nuclear conflict could mean the end of civilization as we know it.

Sanctions are not a viable

alternative. In addition to escalating tensions further, they are ineffective at changing the behavior of international actors and only really harm innocent civilians who suffer economically.

Continuing to send weapons to Ukraine would be even more provocative.

Declaring a no-fly zone over Ukraine, as some have suggested, would entail a willingness to shoot down Russian planes, thus engaging in direct armed conflict with Russia – a massive escalation which should be a non-starter.

The U.S. government should instead pressure NATO to stay out of the conflict and should encourage good-faith negotiation between Ukraine and Russia.

For years the U.S. government has escalated tensions in Eastern Europe, although Putin is still responsible for his unjust and unwarranted invasion of Ukraine. The U.S. must do everything in its power to prevent armed conflict with Russia – the survival of our civilization depends on it.

WLAX

2:12 mark of the third quarter. The Wolverines’ dominant defense forced 31 turnovers from their opponents and held Ursuline to only eight shots on goal.

Up 11-1 entering the final quarter of the game, the Wolverines closed out their incredible performance with an additional four goals. Nazigan and Dunda both acquired their second goals, and Roetering got her first of the game at the 8:30 mark, assisted by freshman midfielder Emily Arnold.

The Arrows scored their second goal at the 7:07 mark.

Stoltzfus completed her hat trick with 3:16 remaining in the game.

The final score was 15-2.

“It feels special and ultimately means more than just an add on to our record. The team has worked hard to get to where we are, and they not only earned that win but also did it with grit and grace,” Jackowski said. “To see it all come together for the first time is something we will always remember.”

Women’s lacrosse plays their next game tomorrow at 1 p.m. on Robert E. Thorn Field against the La Roche Redhawks.

continued from 12 Amber Wartman scored unassisted on a power play, followed closely by a goal from sophomore midfielder Lucy Martin, pushing the Wolverines to a 3-0 lead.

At the 3:43 mark, Nazigan scored the team’s fourth goal off an assist from Dunda.

Closing out the first quarter, Dunda scored a goal of her own with 20 seconds remaining.

Three Wolverines found the back of the net over the span of the second quarter, putting Grove City up by nine at the half. Campbell and Dymski scored one unassisted goal apiece, with Stoltzfus’ second goal of the game sandwiched between their two tallies at the 8:37 mark during a Wolverine power play.

Grove City was still hot coming out of the locker room after the half. Up 9-0 to begin the third quarter, they continued their electric scoring streak by racking up three more goals.

Two more tallies were notched on the Wolverine’s side of the scoresheet with goals from Martin and freshman defender Sarah Jackson.

Arrows’ senior defender Jillian Guiles scored one of Ursuline’s two goals at the

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Lauren Ness Copy Editor

II thought Wordle would end up in my heap of discarded word game apps. I was wrong.

I have been playing word games for as long as I can remember — Scrabble, word searches, Banagrams and Scattergories (I am an English major, after all). Then word game apps developed to occupy my down time. But I

found that these got, well, boring. They were repetitive and full of ads and begging me to shell out money that I most definitely do not have.

Then a friend told me about Wordle, and for her sake I gave it a shot. Now, I can proudly say it is incorporated into my daily routine.

If, by this point, you are asking what Wordle is, please pause and search Google to discover its genius for yourself. In brief, Wordle is a web-based word puzzle where players get six chances to guess a randomly selected five-letter word. Since its

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launch in October 2021, The New York Times (NYT) records 300,000 daily Wordle players.

Why is it so addicting? I think Wordle differentiates itself in three ways.

First, you can only play once a day. When I solve the puzzle and get that hit of dopamine, I cannot just keep going, which would usually result in getting tired of the game. Instead, I anxiously wait until tomorrow for a new round.

Second, Wordle is a conversation starter. Sharing your stats is encouraged and, since the game is trending right now, a norm. Everyone is trying to guess the same word, so if you guess it on the second or third try (which takes some talent), you want to share with your friends and brag a bit.

Third, and most importantly, Wordle is free to play and free of ads. It is hard to imagine the internet before ads, but nowadays they seem to be a “necessary” evil. It is truly beautiful to play without worrying about an ad popping up and breaking my concentration.

You may be thinking this all sounds too good to be true, and you are partially right.

At the end of January, the NYT bought Wordle from its creator, Josh Wardle, for seven figures, unleashing user concerns about monetization and censorship.

I view the NYT’s acquisition positively. Regarding monetization, the NYT has no plans to introduce ads or a fee.

Rather, according to their general manager of games, Jonathan Knight, “Our number one objective is to continue what makes this game so special – I think in that regard we are more like stewards at the beginning. I think we have a good sense of why it’s so popular, and we’re committed to maintaining that game design.”

Further, the NYT is seeking user engagement, and a quick survey of their own word games reveals a focus on quality, minimalism and integrity. The likelihood of monetizing Wordle, therefore, is slim.

When it comes to censorship, it is true that the NYT is working on removing slurs and not-safe-for-work words from the guessing options.

While this poses interesting questions about gatekeeping language, I think it just speaks to the larger societal movements we are seeing across online platforms.

The ongoing conversation about free speech’s applications is complicated. But when it comes to a simple, online word game, I see no problem with trying to make it a “family-friendly” and safe-for-work game, especially since the NYT wants to stick with its values of inclusion and integrity.

Choose gratitude over complaining Benjamin Salaj Contributing Writer

Starting my freshman year, I worked for more than two years in the Hicks dish room, and it was well worth it.

I took the job because I didn’t have a car for an offcampus job, and I was used to growing up cleaning up my own dishes at home and on Boy Scout trips. The Bon Appetit workers are nice, and, from my perspective as an Eagle Scout, their work ethic is exactly what I would hope for were I the manager.

Working in the dish room gave me a perspective on why problems in our cafeterias occur when they do. The process is supposed to start

with us getting dishes off the racks: you put them on when you are done eating, we wash off any residue and then we put them in our dish machine.

However, most of what came in was not dishes, but food, napkins and even things from MAP or from off-campus. We had to dig out silverware and dump the food and napkins into the trash, and this delayed getting dishes, as well as cookware, through the dish machine and back out to the cafeteria or the kitchen.

Additionally, Bon Appetit is very understaffed. I estimate 10-12 people can work in the Hicks dish room at once before it becomes “too many cooks in the kitchen.”

However, most of the time I was one of two people in the room.

Since I chose to work 20 hours a week, it was nice to hear someone yell “Thank You!” once every few shifts.

That was helpful after students scowled at me because they ran into a stationary cart when I was restocking bowls, or when I was kneeling to restock plates and students looked down at me and glared since I was in their way.

The Bon Appetit workers do more than one person’s worth of work, and they do so in cafeterias that operate for a lot longer than a nineto-five office does. On their breaks they grab the dishes they cleaned, put on them the food that they cooked and sit down at the tables they cleaned to eat exactly as all of us students do.

If there are ever problems, those problems are a result of

the difficulty of serving their fellow man when their fellow man makes their jobs much harder than they would or should be.

If you want the quality of the cafeterias to improve, complaining is not going to do that. Even if the cancel campaign a few years back worked and Bon Appetit were switched out for another company, the causes of these problems would not have been affected.

Some things that would help are wiping all the food on your table onto your plate, dumping everything on your plate into the trash and, best of all, becoming a student worker for Bon Appetit.

The pay is now $13 an hour, almost double that of all other jobs on campus I know of, and the Bon Appetit workers are great people!

Collapsing bridges or a crumbling system?

Ben Seevers

Contributing Writer On January 28, a bridge collapsed in Pittsburgh at the most opportune time imaginable…for certain people.

As if by providence from a spiteful god, Pittsburgh’s infrastructure faltered as President Joe Biden visited to talk about just that – infrastructure.

Any joke about the timing of this accident has already been made in spades, so there is no need to dwell on that, but it did add some needed fuel to the dumpster fire that is Biden’s infrastructure bill.

This 1039-page behemoth, which was passed by Congress and could have anything in it, promises funding to over 43,000 bridges nationwide. This was at least the claim Biden made in his speech in Pittsburgh. But does he really know this? No, he probably does not. Nobody read it, and the current president definitely didn’t read it.

Even if it does include funds, such a bill was passed in 2015 under the Obama administration. Despite supposedly funding hundreds of bridges across the state of Pennsylvania along with many others, the state of our bridges is seemingly still in disrepair. That is, according

to the infrastructure alarmists if you can even call them that.

After this recent event, it is obvious that the government is unfit to manage infrastructure. The warning signs of the bridge collapse were sounding at least a year in advance. Did anyone listen?

No, they did not.

Why should they? Bureaucrats don’t face any liability.

If bridges fall, they are just paid more to fix the bridges.

Their income does not take a hit. They don’t get fired. They face absolutely no repercussions.

So, how can we deal with infrastructure? Let it crumble? We should not quite let that happen. Instead, America needs a healthy dose of privatization instead of a shot of stimulus from the federal government.

Privatization puts the bridges in the hands of people that will bear the consequences of their poor decisions. Entrepreneurs who let their investments crumble to dust do not have high prospects for long term revenue.

They may set up a toll booth on a bridge, sure, but that is partially how we make it profitable for the entrepreneur. They will be incentivized to maintain it. If it is not making enough profits, they may let it collapse; however, it will be a controlled collapse.

The liability of their bridge crumbling would be tremen-

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dous, so they would much sooner destroy it themselves safely before they let it kill someone.

Having a toll bridge is a possibility. But an equally likely alternative is for local businesses, transportation firms or communities to pay the owners of the bridge or buy it outright to keep it a free-to-travel bridge.

This may seem outlandish in today’s world, but toll roads still exist. There is plenty of privately funded infrastructure in the real world, such as in industrial sites and large private developments.

What is so crazy about this?

What if private firms do not build the bridges? Is there rationale for government involvement then? I

don’t think so.

If something is incapable of being done privately, then it should not be done publicly. In the private sector, the consumers are sovereign.

They direct all resources in the end, and if they make the judgement that a bridge is not worth it, then it is not worth it. The entrepreneurs will focus resources elsewhere instead of infrastructure. They will try to satisfy other consumer demands, demands that they obviously find more pressing than bridges.

Privatization is vastly superior and more thoughtful than anything the Biden administration has ever suggested or done. Will they do it? No.

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What did you learn over Spring Break?

Annie Wood Over spring break I learned the power of specific intentional prayer. God hears all prayers but when we take the time to be specific and watch and wait for God, He moves.

Meredith Johnson This spring break I went on ICO Philly!

I really appreciated the opportunity to get outside Grove City but with Grove City students. It’s always a good experience to have that fellowship and common goal of the gospel while serving in a city that’s very different from where we go to school.

Claire Josey Elaine Robertson and I led the ICO Buffalo trip over spring break this year. It was my third year on the trip, and I always love reconnecting with the ministries in Buffalo, New York and serving alongside other students.

ICO trips have been instrumental in growing my faith and forming some of my closest friendships.

This year, I learned a lot from the perseverance of local leaders who continued to serve God with all their strength despite challenges they were facing.

Olivia Ortmann I spent spring break with a group of other Grove students serving the people of Guatemala.

Being immersed in a culture that “wants for naught” and then returning to a country overcome with greed is a difficult transition. God has placed us at this school to learn and grow in ways that people in struggling countries like Guatemala cannot. Receiving an education is a gift. Living near friends and classmates is also a gift. As believers, we are called to glorify God. In this season of life, we are called to do that as students, dedicating ourselves to developing not only a resume and a decent GPA but also an understanding of the depth and breadth of God’s creation. His people need our help in the present and in the future.

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The Dark-est Knight yet Pattinson dons the cowl in ‘The Batman’

David Smith Copy Editor

After much anticipation, director Matt Reeves’ “The Batman” was released theatrically on March 4.

This gritty depiction of Gotham draws inspiration from the film noir genre and feels like a graphic novel adaptation.

Unlike previous Batman films, Reeves’ movie does not include an origin story.

In fact, it commences in Batman’s second year of crimefighting. Here, Batman is not what most would consider a vigilante; rather, he is illustrated as a detective.

Batman and James Gordon work as a duo in a similar way that Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman do in the 1995 crime thriller “Seven.”

Comparisons to such films as “Seven” and “Zodiac” makes absolute sense, because “The Batman” works as a neo-noir.

All three films have a pace that flows very well. Each scene connects to the next.

The viewer constantly wonders what will happen next.

Robert Pattinson’s portrayal of Batman may arguably be the coolest. He is so enigmatic, yet the viewer can sympathize and understand his motives, even though not all are apparent.

Reeves’ inspiration for Bruce Wayne is Nirvana front man Kurt Cobain. The

Clark Mummau Perspectives Editor

During the Super Bowl, Amazon released a teaser trailer for their new show, “The Rings of Power,” which will be released this September.

It certainly looks like a show that has a budget of over one billion dollars. But does it particularly look like “The Lord of the Rings”?

No. The trailer opens on a port, likely one of Numenor, but it immediately goes into a series of shots that could be from any other fantasy show.

The only shot in the whole trailer that looks distinctly like the long history of art of J. R. R. Tolkien’s work is the golden wood that might be Lindon.

Batman whispers, “I’m vengeance,” after disarming and pummeling a thug into the ground.

Nirvana song “Something in the Way” is played early in the film and sets the backdrop for how eerie, gloomy and corrupt Gotham is.

Pattinson’s appearance is very much like a grunge rockstar. His hair is somewhat long and slightly disheveled, and his temperament is nonchalant.

Even though he is tasked with saving Gotham, rarely does Wayne seem to have a serious concern.

Pattinson’s Bruce Wayne is probably the most human and likable portrayal since Michael Keaton’s portrayal in Tim Burton’s two movies.

Just as Pattinson’s portrayal of Bruce Wayne/Batman has an element of mystery, Paul Dano’s depiction of the Riddler is almost a direct contrast. One of the most underrated actors in Hollywood, Dano shines in “The Batman.”

Dano’s Riddler functions more as a serial killer as opposed to a typical comic book villain. His motives are unclear, and he works his evil schemes through smoke and mirrors. Throughout the film, he uses Batman as a ploy to achieve his heinous crimes.

It would have been nice to

see more interaction between Batman and the Riddler. Perhaps that adds to the mystery and suspense, though.

Zoe Kravitz as Selina Kyle/ Catwoman is perfect as a femme fatale, who simultaneously adds more depth and some romance to the film.

She does not necessarily act as the prototypical version of Catwoman, but that is what makes the film so unique.

Colin Farrell is unrecognizable as Oswald Cobblepot/Penguin. He is a ruthless nightclub owner and a midlevel mobster.

Though “The Batman”

We see no characters of note throughout the trailer until we look at Vanity Fair articles that begin to explain the mess that was just shown to us. It seems that the armor-clad woman is Galadriel, though she appears without her husband Celeborn and without her distinctive hair that captured the light of the Two Trees of Valinor. Elrond, Durin IV and Dis also appear in the trailer, but they are not clearly recognizable as being their intended characters.

In addition to the characters being indistinct, there is no clear plan for the show’s plot. We see a lot of walking, talking and standing, but none of it conveys any real purpose. For a show called “The Rings of Power,” we would think that Celebrim-

bor would be seen, maybe Annatar or at least a forge, but we have no indications even of this. So, we have no idea where the show is going.

But herein lies the real problem for this teaser trailer: it never accomplishes what it sets out to do.

It is supposed to generate interest for the show, but it fails to attract the common viewer by showing us little that reminds us of either “The Lord of the Rings” or even any rings of power to make us want to watch.

It just looks like something expensive.

It also fails to attract the die-hard Tolkien fans, because it includes so little that can be traced back to the source material. If Amazon can’t win their trust in this teaser, why should they

be trusted to deliver a whole show?

So, does the trailer tease?

Yes, it does. It reminds us of what could have been something great and of what could have sparked a generation’s interest in the Second Age. For the optimistic, it teases us into hoping that something better will indeed come of it. To the pessimistic, however, it’s worse than an annoyance.

And this isn’t impossible for a teaser trailer.

On Wednesday, Disney released a teaser for “ObiWan Kenobi,” and it enticed me, someone who is not a big Star Wars fan. The music was instantly recognizable as “Battle of the Heroes,” and then “Duel of the Fates,” and we were shown the basic premise of the show’s plot.

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is a well-crafted neo-noir, it is not great because it’s dark but rather because it’s unique.

It is perhaps one of the darkest Batman adaptions, but it takes a story that has been retold over and over and makes it fresh.

It is the kind of movie, just like Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight,” that can be viewed multiple times without getting old.

“The Batman” may clock in at just under three hours, but it is worth every single minute. This film is a must-see in theaters.

A tale of two teasers

Tunes from the Tower...

Obi-Wan is in hiding, and the Sith Inquisitors are out to find him. A momentous duel is foreshadowed by the music choice, Obi-Wan’s first and last major battles in the prequel trilogy. The presence of Sith Inquisitors will please the die-hard fans and interest those who have only heard of them.

Amazon, take heed. This is how you do a teaser trailer.

Make the characters look like the people they are representing. Play music that sounds like the world you’re evoking. Use locations that look like the places in which these characters would be found.

And most importantly, give us a hint of what will happen and why we should watch.

‘Wilder Mind’ Chris Murphy Design Chief

I have been advocating for a lot of alt-rock lately, so now I want to look in a different direction with indieish rock, even if it is more mainstream than most indie music.

The 2015 Mumford and Sons album “Wilder Mind” is a departure from the indie-folk music the band is best known for and the music that made them popular.

You may have heard their songs “I Will Wait” or “Little Lion Man.” Trading in the typical banjo for another guitar, Mumford and Sons have a

more modern approach to their music with this album, a trend that continues into their newer projects. For the sake of this album, think of it in a similar vein as a NEEDTOBREATHE project with less acoustic.

The tracks on “Wilder Mind” range from ballads with introspective lyrics to fast-paced, frantic rock, sometimes marrying the two within the same song.

Songs like “Believe,” “Monster” and the namesake, “Wilder Mind,” all dig into their slower tempos, creating a more intimate feel within the track, but sometimes flexing into a more rock-driven verse or bridge.

Meanwhile, “Snake Eyes,” “The Wolf” and “Ditmas” (one of my favorites on the album) constitute more of the consistent rock sound found on the album, while maintaining a similar lyrical style.

“Tompkins Square Park” and “Only Love” help round out the variety of styles, finding a middle ground between the soft chords and the strong choruses.

While the album is a few years old at this point, it certainly strays from many people’s notion of Mumford and Sons and their folksy style and is worth a listen, if you associate them with flannels and microbreweries.

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Men’s Lacrosse (2-4): Junior pitcher Janessa Dawson takes a swing in last year’s game against Westminster.

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Softball starts strong Emily Rupczewski Sports Editor

Future. Faith. Championships.

The mantra of Grove City softball.

Softball season is back, and after a 4-6 spring break trip to Myrtle Beach, Grove City softball is ready to make an impact in the PAC. With a roster of 24 players and a talented nine-woman freshman class, the softball team enters their spring season ready to dominate.

In her eighth season as head coach, Kristen Cramer ’08 has high hopes and expectations for the 2022 team.

“We have a fantastic group of returners who are showing our new players what it means to be a Wolverine softballer,” Cramer said.

With an opportunity to play in the warm temperatures and against non-conference competitors, the Wolverines used the week to learn and grow as a team to prepare for conference action.

Speaking of conference action, PAC competitor Waynesburg was among the teams the Wolverines faced in Myrtle Beach, in which they split the series going 4-3 with a win over the Yellow Jackets followed by a 7-1 loss.

The Wolverines’ shining moments were in their 7-1 and 7-6 wins over Purchase.

In the 7-6 victory, Grove City played from behind but found the lead after a big seventh inning. A double from senior Haley Dietz sent junior pitcher Janessa Dawson and freshman shortstop Maci Linhart home, putting the Wolverines up over Purchase and securing a lead

they would keep to seal the game.

As Linhart demonstrated, freshman talent was on full display all week long.

“Our new players have been showing us what they can do every day in practice,” Cramer said. “It’s fun to see their hard work on display in an actual game. There is legit talent in our freshman class, and facing other teams gives them a chance to exhibit what they have been learning over the past few weeks.”

In their final game of spring training, Grove City posted a major 10-9 win over Lynchburg.

Sophomore superstar catcher Emily Smyth headlined the Wolverines’ offense, going 4-4 with two doubles and three RBI. Grove City continued to dominate offensively as Dietz blasted a solo home run, and Linhart and sophomore third baseman Maralee Caldana each tripled. Sophomore left fielder Lauren McNeil singled twice in the game.

By the third, the Wolverines were up 5-1, but Lynchburg answered back, making it a 7-5 ballgame.

Unable to be held down, Grove City rallied to score two more in the fifth, as Linhart cleared the bases to score Dawson, senior center fielder Morgan Prouty and senior second baseman Cara Polese.

The Wolverines held on to their the 10-9 victory to close out the trip. Dawson came away with the win going 3 2/3 innings as the reliever.

Last season, Grove City made it to the final four in PAC playoffs but are looking to do more damage this year.

“We are all very excited to pick up where we left off

last season to reach our goal of PAC championship this year,” Prouty said. “We have a great group of rookies joining our team this year that will be huge in building our team stronger and bring a lot of talent.”

Playoffs may seem like a long way off, but every day is preparation for what the postseason could look like.

“The trip to Myrtle taught us about being mentally tough,” freshman outfielder Kamryn Weissinger said.

“There were two days where we played three games backto-back, and it was very draining. When we stepped back to look at the day, though, we soon realized that for the PAC Championship Tournament we could end up playing three games in one day. It was good to be in that position early on, so we have the experience with staying focused and driven for long periods of time and staying mentally sharp when our bodies are tired.”

This talented team is just getting started, centering their season around their future, faith and championships.

“The ladies on the team work incredibly hard to embody our vision and our team principles,” Cramer said. “We want to be the best at getting better. The goal is to continue on this trajectory by putting forth our best outlook—attitude—and output—physical effort. If we do that, we can be proud of the outcome.”

The Wolverines will face Penn State Fayette in a double header beginning at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 19, in Lemont Furnace, Pa.

senior midfielder Jed Speers and freshman attack Zachary Hougan scored two goals apiece. Senior midfielder Michael La Forte and senior long stick midfielder Addison Bennett rounded out the goal scorers for the Wolverines at Baldwin Wallace, both scoring one goal. The 10-10 tied game went into overtime, where Baldwin Wallace managed to score the victorious goal with just three seconds left.

The next stop for Men’s Lacrosse was Christopher Newport University, which is currently ranked No. 4 in DIII Lacrosse and proved to be tough competition.

Grove City managed to keep the game close in the first half, aided by junior midfielder David Kraus, who scored the first goal of the

game before CNU answered with two goals in quick succession. Gladstone scored two goals for Grove City during the game, as did junior attack James Petrolle.

Speers, La Forte, Hougan and freshman attack Matt Blythe each scored one goal.

While the first half ended as just a five-goal game, at 8-4 with CNU in the lead, CNU’s lead grew through the rest of the game to defeat the Wolverines 21-9.

While preparing for the final game of spring break against Coast Guard Academy, the men’s lacrosse team had the opportunity to practice and play on the USA Lacrosse field and visit the USA Lacrosse Hall of Fame. Their game took place last Saturday on the USA Lacrosse field, where they lost to Coast

L, John Carroll (12-10); L, Coast Guard Academy (21-11); L Christopher Newport (21-9); L, Baldwin Wallace (11-10, OT)

Men’s Tennis (3-1): L, Wooster (8-1); W, Otterbein (6-3); W, Shenandoah (6-3)

Women’s Lacrosse (2-1): W, Medaille (15-7); W, Ursuline (15-2); L, Marietta (12-11)

Baseball (7-3): W, Mount Union (5-4); W, Calvin (11-4); W, Rhode Island College (10-4); W, Rose-Hullman (2-0);

Softball (4-6): W, Lynchburg (10-9); W, Purchase (7-6); L, Lynchburg (9-5); L, Widener (12-0)

Upcoming

Women’s Lacrosse: Mar. 11, 4:00 p.m. vs. La Roche Mar. 15, 4:00 p.m. at

Men’s Lacrosse: Mar. 12, 12:00 p.m. at Messiah

Men’s Tennis: Mar. 12, 2:00 p.m. at Bonaventure

Baseball: Mar. 16, 4:00 p.m.at La Roche

WOLVERINE WEEKLY HONORS

Nick Guidas Baseball Pitcher of the Week

Evan Umland Baseball Rookie of the Week

Brooke Stoltzfus Women’s Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Week

Sarah Jackson Women’s Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Week

Lacrosse suffers losing streak

Rachel Ledford Contributing Writer

The men’s lacrosse team may have headed south over spring break, but it wasn’t for a vacation.

While the rest of the campus was headed home or on vacation last Saturday, the Wolverines prepared to face Baldwin Wallace in their first of three games over spring break.

Despite being almost shutout in the first half of the game against BWU, going into halftime 8 to 1, the Wolverines roared back and dominated the second half of the game. They scored nine goals compared to the two scored by Baldwin Wallace.

Senior midfielder Brett Gladstone led the team with four goals to his name, while

Guard but not without solid effort and notable achievements.

Gladstone and Blythe both scored a hat trick within the game and Hougan also scored two goals. Senior midfielder/faceoff Grant Evans scored one goal; Speers and sophomore midfielder Griffen Agawa also took one goal each against Coast Guard. Ultimately, Coast Guard took the game 21-11.

Going into the game against John Carroll University on Wednesday night, the Wolverines were hungry for a victory. John Carroll currently sits at No. 17 in DIII Lacrosse rankings and started the game off strong with five goals and a shut-out to end the first quarter.

With a 9-3 advantage, John Carroll looked to make

the game a blowout in the second half. Instead, Grove City dominated, taking an additional seven goals. In the fourth quarter, it was the Wolverines with five goals and a shut out to end the game. Gladstone once again scored a hat trick, while Petrolle had two goals to his name. Blythe, La Forte, Evans, sophomore midfielder Jack Atwood and freshman midfielder Alec Jones each added a goal to Grove City’s tally.

John Carroll did take the win in the game, ending 1210, but Grove City showed they are ready to play and continuing to improve. The next men’s lacrosse game will be at noon tomorrow at Messiah College.

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Junior outfielder Anthony Tambellini focuses in on a pitch in a game last year against Geneva.Tambellini had two hits in the game 5-4 win over Mount Union.

Ahead of the game

Baseball starts strong in Florida Emily Rupczewski Sports Editor

Grove City has returned victorious from a record spring training trip to Florida with six new wins in their overall win column.

The Wolverines went 6-2 in the Sunshine State and are already 7-2 overall. Major wins over many esteemed non-conference competitors proved that Grove City will be a team to watch out for in the upcoming regular season.

Last spring, the Wolverines finished a record-setting 28-10 season as 22-5 PAC runners-up, right behind a nearly undefeated 25-1 W&J. Strong bats and .325 team batting average carried the Wolverines to victory in the 2021 season. The team 3.55 ERA was second in the conference right after W&J, but with a limited rotation and bullpen.

This year, the team boasts a strong rotation and bullpen depth. With 15 men in their pitching arsenal and a new

crop of 5 freshman pitchers, the mound has the potential to be the source of Grove City’s strength this season and in years to come.

“We finally have some pitching,” Royer said about the freshman pitching staff.

“These guys throw over the plate, and they throw hard, so that’s a big plus.”

In their most recent matchup against Mount Union last Saturday, the Wolverines edged the Purple Raiders 5-4. After falling behind, junior catcher C.J. Saylor doubled in the seventh to make it a 3-3 tie ballgame after blasting two solo shots in the first and fifth innings. Saylor went four for four against Mount Union with three runs batted in and three runs scored.

Senior right-hander Tate Ostrowski went eight innings and had the win for the Wolverines, while freshman RHP Evan Umland threw a perfect one-two-three for the save. Umland earned himself back-to-back PAC Rookie of the Week honors with last week’s saves against nation-

ally-ranked Mount Union, as well as Rose-Hulman and Rhode Island College.

Last Friday, the Wolverines ran circles around Calvin College with an 11-4 comeback win after dropping an 11-4 game to Calvin two days prior. Sophomore pitcher Nate Hamel got the start for the Wolverines and pitched a complete game, giving up only three runs with three strikeouts and no walks.

After falling behind 4-2, senior left-fielder Jesse Clary hit a double to drive in junior right fielder Anthony Tambellini. A sac fly by Saylor advanced freshman second baseman Luke Vittone, making it a tie ballgame.

A five-run seventh inning sealed the deal for the Wolverines, giving them the 9-4 lead over Calvin. Senior first baseman Bubba Hamilton and freshman outfielder Nico Rodriguez both scored in the ninth on a wild pitch to make it a final 11-4 game.

The Wolverines ended their Florida tour with win a 5-0 win over Northern Ver-

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Freshman defender Sarah Jackson in last Wednesday’s 15-2 victory over Ursuline.

“The Florida trip has showed me the importance of team chemistry and relying on one another throughout the course of each game to pick each other up,” DiStefano said. “Competing has taught us the importance of executing the small nuances of the game in order to be successful.”

Fans should not be surprised if injuries or rest days don’t stop Wolverine baseball this season.

“If we’ve got to give C.J. a rest, we have confidence that we can,” Royer said.

“Our coach loves to tell us good teams win but don’t learn, but great teams win and learn,’” Saylor said.

“And all week I believe that we have done a great job of learning no matter if we win or lose.”

The Wolverines will face La Roche on the road at 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 16, in Pittsburgh. Conference play will begin in two weeks at 3:30 p.m. in Geneva.

first and third quarters. Junior midfielder Madison Nazigan and sophomore attack Madeline Dunda completed the quartet of two-goal scorers.

Freshman midfielder Isabelle Campbell, freshman attack Abby Roetering and junior midfielder Meredith Basham contributed one goal each to the Wolverine’s offensive attack. Grove City’s aggressive offense and careful defense kept the team out of the penalty box and in possession in their third game of the season.

“This team is so special,” head coach Cassley Jackowski said of her 22-woman roster.

“I really can’t say it enough. They are all unique, strong individuals with a will to compete with passion.

They are team number one, and they have bought into that and taken pride in being able to establish Grove City Women’s Lacrosse as a program,” she said. “We are

most looking forward to the memories we are going to make this year from a culture standpoint, but also from a competitive standpoint as we set the tone for our program while focusing on enjoying the ride while we do it.”

In their first win in program history, the Wolverines scored 15 goals in their second game of the season at home on Robert E. Thorn Field. Freshman goalkeepers Elyse Higgins and Ava Fletcher held the Arrows to only two goals, with three saves apiece.

Grove City scored nine of their 15 goals in the first half.

Stoltzfus opened scoring for the Wolverines at the 6:10 mark of the first quarter with her first. A flurry of goals racked up by nine different Wolverines followed.

Following Stoltzfus’ first were a series of goals within the remainder of the first quarter. Freshman defender

Women make history Emma Rossi

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mont-Lyndon, a 9-5 victory over Bates, a hard-fought 9-7 loss to Saint Mary’s, a reciprocal 11-4 loss to Calvin and a 2-0 win over Rose-Hulman.

Though the 11-4 loss on Tuesday, March 1, to Calvin was tough, the game proved to be a teachable moment for the Wolverines’ catching—a position that has much more depth this year.

Saylor was on the bench with an injury, so Royer called on freshman Sam DiStefano to guard the plate.

DiStefano did not disappoint and had three hits and a run scored in the game.

“He came in, and he really did a great job,” Royer said.

“He really receives the ball well and had three big hits when we weren’t hitting the ball very well.”

“This trip has taught us all that no matter who you are on the team we all have roles and can be called on at any time,” Saylor said. “It’s been really nice to see that the younger guys have been able to step up and play some meaningful time for us.”

The women’s lacrosse teams keeps making history, and it seems the magic number is 15.

The Wolverines have won their last two games with 15 goals on the scoreboard. On Wednesday, March 2, the team took down the Ursuline College Arrows to achieve the first win in program history.

A few days later, on Saturday, March 5, they got their first road win in their first road game against the Medaille Mavericks in Buffalo, N.Y. The match on Saturday saw eight Wolverines provide goals in a 15-7 win for Grove City. Senior attack Brooke Stoltzfus racked up four goals on Saturday, giving her an impressive 11 total goals on the season thus far.

Four Wolverines tallied two apiece, beginning with senior attack Grace Dymski and Lucy Martin scoring in the

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