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Collegian The Award-Winning Grove City College Student Newspaper

Vol. 107, No. 20

Kylee Martelli passes away David Zimmermann Editor-in-Chief

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Karsten Lagerquist and Annie Passaro congratulate each other after receiving Senior Man and Senior Woman of the Year awards.

Standouts honored ODK announces end-of-year awards Grove City College

The 2022 Grove City College Senior Man and Woman of the Year awards were presented, respectively, to Karsten T. Lagerquist and Annie Passaro on Wednesday, April 27, during the college’s annual Recognition Convocation.

Lagerquist, a finance major from Pittsburgh, Pa., is “an exemplary student and athlete, excelling in the classroom and on the court” and a man who demonstrates “a joyous love for Christ and others in all his actions,” according to those who nominated him for Man of the Year.

His involvement on campus shows both breadth and depth. He was captain of the Men’s Varsity Tennis team during his four years as a player. He was a leader in the Fellowship of Christian Leadership and New Life

Ministries. He participated in Crimson Collegiate Investors, serving as sector head and vice president. He is a Trustee Scholar, was vice president of Roundtable and is a member of the leadership honor society, Omicron Delta Kappa.

Passaro, a Biology/Health major from Chapel Hill, N.C., is described by nominators as “bright, involved and genuine, someone who puts herself out there;” a “classic Grover;” “very mission-driven;” and “servant-hearted with obvious Christian character and a heart for ministry.”

She served on the Chapel Worship team for four years, including being a Team Leader, she was the founder and leader of ICO Chattanooga and she was selected to participate in the Global Outreach Program doing health-related mission work in Honduras. Passaro served on Orientation Board, in her

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Professor of the Year Seulgi Byun accepts his award at the Recognition Convocation Wednesday. sorority Gamma Sigma Phi and as an Ambassador for the Admissions Office. She is a Trustee Scholar, a member of the Tri-Beta Biological Honors Society and Omicron Delta Kappa, and she serves as president of Mortar Board.

The awards are presented jointly by the leadership honorary groups Mortar Board and Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) as a service to Grove City College. Man and Woman of the Year selections are made on the basis of scholarship, leadership and service.

The candidates were voted on by students and faculty.

The senior awards are the highest honors that the col-

lege can bestow on students.

Their names are recorded for posterity on a memorial plaque on a boulder outside Harbison Chapel on campus.

Former recipients of this prestigious honor have gone on to become leaders in faith, education, business, law and health care.

The Recognition Convocation on Wednesday highlighted academic excellence at Grove City College In addition to the senior awards, Dr. Seulgi Byun, associate professor and chair of the Department of Biblical & Re-

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The Christian Ministries Department has announced the creation of a 3 Plus 1 Master’s Program in Theology and Ministry.

The program will be called “B.A. in Biblical and Religious Studies Plus M.A. in Theology and Ministry.”

The program will take four years to complete, including summer courses and a January intersession. The BA plus MA is 156 credits.

“A significant amount of

work went into the creation of the program,” Dr. Christopher Ansberry said. “This included a partnership with Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary that did not work out.”

He continued, “Having parted ways with GordonConwell, we recognized that we had all the pieces necessary to develop our own internal BA plus MA program.

Dr. Byun and I began building relationships with local pastors, denominations and networks in the area, letting them know what we were do-

ing, gauging their interest in receiving and mentoring our students in church placements and asking them what they wished they learned in their training that we might integrate into the program.”

After nine months of planning, the program finally became the creation that it is today. According to Ansberry, they were able to create an integrative program.

“In addition to classes devoted to biblical studies and theology, it includes courses in finance, management, leadership and entrepre-

GOP to debate at GCC Nick Grasso Staff writer

neurship,” Ansberry said.

“By leveraging the rich resources of Grove City’s liberal arts curriculum, the integrated program responds to research from the Association of Theological Schools, which indicates that those in ministry positions didn’t learn these things in seminary but wish they did. And the integrated nature of the program better prepares students for the multiple demands and responsibilities of vocational ministry.”

The college is hosting a GOP debate on Wednesday, May 4, between Republican Senate candidates David McCormick, Dr. Mehmet Oz, Kathy Barnette, Jeff Bartos and Carla Sands.

American political commentator Greta Van Susteren will moderate what is sure to be one of the most attended events of the year.

Both Oz and McCormick appeared at the college this semester to make pitches to crowds of students and faculty members. On March 14, McCormick addressed a crowd of about 100 people and claimed that “the future looks bright for Republicans,” according to New Castle News.

Host of the famous television show “Dr. Oz,” Mehmet Oz visited the college on January 26, addressing a student body in Sticht Hall. According to New Castle News, Oz has faced criticism from the media for running in Pennsylvania instead of New York

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M.A. in theology and ministry coming Ayden Gutierrez

Grove City College senior Kylee Martelli, 21, passed away suddenly Sunday, April 24.

President Paul J. McNulty ’80 sent an email Sunday afternoon, announcing the news of her death to students and MARTELLI faculty. Since then, the campus community has been grieving the loss of one of its own.

Martelli, of Coraopolis, Pa., was a Special Education and Elementary Education major, the chaplain in the Tri-Zeta sorority and a member of the cheerleading squad. Having worked at the Footprints in the Sand Daycare, she was preparing to be a future educator after graduation.

On Monday afternoon, Chaplain & Senior Director of Christian Formation Rev. Donald D. Opitz held a prayer vigil and time of reflection in Harbison Chapel.

Grief counselors were made available throughout the week for those who needed time to mourn, in both the Curriculum Library and Student Life and Learning Office. Students were also

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The award-winning Grove City College student newspaper, April 29, 2022

From the Tower

You don’t need to plan

I really hate thinking about the future.

It’s not that I’m one of those people that’s all about “living in the now.” No, I just really like procrastinating.

I’m an engineer — my brain is set up to need to plan and know exactly what will happen next. Life to me should be like an equation: today I do certain things, the inputs, and then as a result, tomorrow goes as planned. The problem is that never actually happens.

I’ve had a great year, working with these amazing people to create this paper week in and week out. We’ve had our ups and downs, but managed to get the product out, and I’m so proud of all of the work we’ve done and the growth that is evident in all of our staff.

As we come to the end of the semester, though, we reach an unknown void. For me, this unknown void that is the summer is only temporary, since I will return as a senior in the fall. Even so, it serves as a reminder, constantly knockknock-knocking at me. And eventually, in about a year, there’s a MUCH larger void that I’ll need to fill.

That’s not to say that finding a summer activity is not stressful. As a student, there’s an immense amount of pressure from all angles to fill the summer with something ‘productive.’

Whether it’s parents, professors, friends or even just a random guy at church, as a college student the question is always, “Well, what are you going to be doing this summer?”

We all know the answer they’re looking for: “Oh, I have an internship at XYZ (insert prestigious company from your field)” and then they can be excited and proud or whatever.

But, more often than not, the answer is “Well …… I’m still looking around for opportunities,” because, at least for me, I know I don’t have the answer they want to hear, and I like to not be a disappointment. And then the response is bland, generic encouragement and both parties walk away quietly.

See, as it turns out, there’re other options that are just as, or more fulfilling than a summer of getting your boss coffee and making copies. Even if that looks good on a resume, so does continuing to work at the company you’ve worked for all through high school. Hiring managers like loyalty. Take the opportunity to knock out some gen-eds online and free up some time in your schedule for an interesting elective (or just some empty time, however foreign that may be to you Grovers).

The big, scary void is always looming, but yet somehow, it always seems to get filled. As you’re trying to fill it, take a second, or a minute, or even an hour and reflect on the things of the year that bring you joy, things that actually fulfill you.

It’s okay to take a summer job that has nothing to do with your major; it’s just a summer after all. You’ve got your full life to do teaching, engineering or accounting. Don’t rush it.

Procrastinate your life decisions for one more summer – live it up out there.

Caleb West

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Collegian Staff Editor-in-Chief

Business Manager

Managing Editor

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David Zimmermann Caleb West

Section Editors News Ayden Gutierrez

Community & Entertainment Noel Elvin

Kathryn Miller

Claire Josey Eve Lee Andrew Marston Lauren Ness Ashley Ostrowski David Smith Syd Travis

Staff Writers

Emily Rupczewski

Nick Grasso Emma Rossi Connor Schlosser Sarah Soltis Isaac Willour Emma Whiteford

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Perspectives Clark Mummau

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Grace David

Design Chief Chris Murphy

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Joanna Thorpe

Mia Campagna Lydia Gilanshah Eve Lee Matthew Schoonover Caleb Warrick

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Nick Hildebrand

The Collegian is the student newspaper of Grove City College, located in Grove City, Pa. Opinions appearing on these pages, unless expressly stated otherwise, represent the views of individual writers. They are not the collective views of The Collegian, its staff or Grove City College.

Green Eyeshade Award the

This week’s Green Eyeshade Award goes to future Sports Editor Emma Rossi for consistently writing and designing sports articles.

We’re excited to be working with you Emma!

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

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Top row (left to right): Design Chief Chris Murphy, Editor-in-Chief David Zimmermann, Perspectives Editor Clark Mummau, Managing Editor Caleb West and News Editor Ayden Gutierrez. Front row (left to right): Photo Chief Grace David, Sports Editor Emily Rupczewski, Copy Chief Joanna Thorpe and Community Editor Noel Elvin.

Getting back to normal

David Zimmermann Editor-in-Chief

Leading the newspaper staff has been a wild ride.

Last year, I only oversaw the News section, and it’s hard to believe that I’ve now led this amazing team of editors for eight months. Looking back on the previous 19 print issues this year, it’s hard not feeling sentimental to be almost done working with these guys.

Each week, you’re pouring blood (hopefully not), sweat (maybe a little) and tears (no crying in our office) into the edition at hand. You may not always enjoy the work while it’s happening, but seeing everyone’s contributions get published for students and faculty to read each week makes all the hard work pay off.

Compared to the 202021 Collegian run, this year’s staff members had seen a return to normalcy in their

reporting.

No longer did we beat the pandemic into the ground on the front page (COVID traded places with CRT); instead, we returned to writing about relatively normal events and announcements, reminding us of a time before COVID. Other than two instances this year, we mostly abolished the COVID-19 dashboard from the pages of The Collegian, a practice we were all too familiar with last spring.

Whether it was covering the college’s very own Paralympian, the BEST. HOMECOMING. EVER. or a chapel speaker dissing a beloved professor before he visited campus (if you know you know), the year had no shortage of content for us. We just had to open our eyes and see what was going on around campus, apart from COVID. This enabled us to be a bit more creative with articles due to the wider variety of story ideas, which we wholeheartedly experimented with in our issue of The Foolegian on April 1. I couldn’t have

done any of this without the amazing editorial staff.

Working closely with Caleb, the Managing Editor, has been a pleasure, as we published some banger issues under our reign ((cough cough) I mean, supervision).

Ayden, as the News Editor, has done an incredible job in cranking out last-minute articles on Wednesday night, has grown in his Adobe InDesign skills and has proved his ability to adapt to any situation. He also looks out for the rest of us by defending everyone’s honor, especially our staff adviser, when threatened.

Noel is an amazing Community and Entertainment Editor in coming up with creative story ideas each week and has come a long way from asking how to make a box in InDesign.

In addition to managing Perspectives, Clark consistently keeps us on the straight and narrow as the newspaper’s unofficial chapNORMAL 5

Finance column

Where should you put your money?

Peter Van Eerden Contributing Writer

In the last two articles, the focus was on the time value of money as a foundational building block for financial planning. Within the TMV principle, we looked at how significant time and the rate of return are for maximizing investment potential.

To utilize this principle properly, individuals must be organized, dedicated and patient – which is a tall order for freshly graduated college students with new jobs and a drastic increase in available funds.

So, where should you invest? Professional financial planners will have different answers to that question, and it is a case-by-case scenario. However, I think every competent financial planner will tell you to diversify your investment portfolio. To put it plainly, do not put all your eggs in one basket.

The key to investing is minimizing risk and maximizing return, right? Well, a way to hedge against risk is diversification.

For example, a recent post-grad might put 60 percent of his investment portfolio into stocks, 10 percent in bonds and 30 percent into a retirement plan.

Individual investors will have different weights for asset allocations depend-

ing on needs and expectations. Portfolio diversification usually stems from two things: risk tolerance and goals.

After the strategy is established, the investor can choose an active or passive investment approach.

An active approach attempts to outperform the market by essentially taking the role of a portfolio manager and trying to get a higher rate of return than the market or say the S&P 500. A passive investor is someone who invests their money into indexes or mutual funds for long-term growth with much more consistent returns.

Some investment strategies can be a mixture of the two, it depends on your goals and time horizon. Some big life events, like getting married and starting a family, may change how you invest.

Well, if you have made it this far, pat yourself on the back because that was boring. How about we analyze the practical implications of all this information for the recent post-grad investors.

Fresh out of college, individuals ought to ensure that they spend less than what they make and then invest the leftovers into various investments. I have found that three investment plans are especially attractive and necessary for stability.

First, it is highly recom-

mended that people establish an emergency fund that covers three to six months of your expenses depending on your specific situation. This ensures a few months of cushion in case you are fired from your job. This money should be allocated to a highly liquid account (like a savings account or EFTs) so that you have quick access to this fund.

Second, if the company you work for offers a match to a 401(k) plan, max it out.

You are essentially getting “free” money from your employer with tax benefits and that will benefit your retirement plan.

Third, max out a Roth IRA fund. This fund has amazing tax benefits which enable you to keep a much higher percentage of your returns.

In most IRA plans, you can choose mutual funds, individual stocks or indexes. On average, investors can get a seven to eight percent return on investments.

These are just a few examples of different investment plans that have benefited millions of Americans.

Once again, investing strategies vary from person to person, but most financial advisors will agree that you should match your company’s 401(k), contribute to a Traditional IRA or a Roth IRA and have an emergency fund in case anything goes wrong.

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Board chair discusses CRT Isaac Willour Staff Writer

The Board of Trustees’ Special Committee of the college released its much-anticipated report on the issue of “wokeness,” specifically critical race theory, on campus on April 20.

Dubbed a “Report and Recommendation,” the 23-page report details the Committee’s findings on various aspects of the CRT controversy, BREEN from the education elective class EDUC 290 to the Presidential Advisory Council on Diversity.

“CRT is incompatible with GCC’s vision, mission and values,” the report reads, asserting further that this incompatibility obliges college employees to “pursue the college’s Christcentered mission and embrace — or at least respect, its conservative character.”

With the report released and a variety of media pieces commenting on its nuances and details, The Collegian reached out to Ed Breen ’78, Chair of the Board of Trustees and CEO of Fortune 500 company DuPont. Breen shared his thoughts on the Board’s report, Grove City’s issues with racial diversity/reconciliation and the lessons to be drawn from the college’s CRT controversy.

How closely have you followed the CRT situation at Grove? Do you think concerns were warranted or exaggerated, and what are your thoughts on the reporting done on the issue?

I’ve followed the CRT matter from the beginning. President McNulty and I confer regularly, and this has been a significant part of our discussions.

The concerns raised in the petition and other communications warranted the Board’s attention and response.

As a CEO and public figure, you’re well-acquainted in dealing with issues of public imaging and branding. Does Grove City’s CRT issue strike you as an issue primarily of branding or of underlying philosophy?

This issue involved a growing perception, but I was not surprised by the special committee’s conclusion that the college has not changed and remains one of the top Christian and conservative colleges in America. Our historic commitments to conservative principles such as faith and freedom remain rock solid.

In a letter to DuPont colleagues, you mentioned diversity initiatives as responding to “the daily and persistent racial injustices that Black Americans endure.”

The college’s Special Report cited concerns over ‘“CRT-adjacent’ advocacy cloaked in the secular or religious language of ‘social justice.’” Do you view your statements about systemic racism and the report’s criticism of social justice as contradictory?

The special committee affirmed the value of addressing controversial issues in the context of a missionally-aligned academic setting where appropriate parameters exist. I fully agree with this point. Discussions about injustice and racism will and should occur at GCC, consistent with its distinctive vision and mission.

Do you view DEI initiatives at DuPont as pursuing a different goal than racial reconciliation initiatives at GCC? In every context, including business and education, racial discrimination is wrong and unacceptable. The Christian

values I experienced as a GCC student have been at the core of my leadership philosophy. We must value every person as someone made in the image of God. Concerns about critical race theory have unfortunately become interwoven with political debates in many circles. How can Christians avoid letting political minutiae distract from real questions about racial inequality?

I have always admired how Grove City College has been extremely successful in advancing key conservative principles while steering clear of politics. We are far more interested in biblical truth than partisan initiatives.

This is the right framework for taking on tough issues such as racial inequality.

Do you believe that the Committee’s report will alleviate the concerns of Grove City parents and students?

I think the special committee did an excellent job in a very challenging circumstance. The affirmative responses from many stakeholders have been encouraging. I am certainly aware that some hoped for a different outcome, which I respect.

As Grove City enters summer break and fall semester, how would you counsel GCC students to be praying for the college?

I encourage the entire campus community to pray for a unity of purpose in furtherance of our distinctive and vitally important mission.

Share your number one piece of advice for students and alumni in the wake of this situation.

We live in a deeply divided cultural moment, but we have an opportunity to be peacemakers and voices of wisdom.

Erik Anderson, right, and Jeanette Wheeler, larval biologist, observe turbulence in the 2012-13 tank.

A high-tech water tank designed by Grove City College senior Mechanical Engineering majors and Professor Erik Anderson has resulted in research published in the Journal of Experimental Biology.

The device generates turbulence in precise amounts to mimic ocean turbulence.

Anderson was part of the team that conducted the research at Woods Hole (Mass.)

Oceanographic Institution, where he is a guest investigator. The work probed the effect of turbulence on swimming behavior in plankton — organisms that are vital to the ocean food chain and fisheries.

“Oceans exhibit a range of turbulence, from the quieter, deeper off-shore region to the chaotic, shallow surfzone,” Anderson said. “Understanding how this gradient of turbulence impacts the dispersal of plankton may be vital to predicting the health of the ocean food chain. The well-being and distribution

of plankton — from fish larvae to photosynthetic microorganisms— is of major economic and ecological significance.”

Anderson and his collaborators, along with other scientists, have been exploring the behavior of plankton in turbulence for more than 20 years, but the field is plagued by the difficulty of producing repeatable levels of what is known as homogeneous, isotropic turbulence.

In 2004, a group at Georgia Tech led by Don Webster, a scientific colleague of Anderson, designed and built a unique “turbulence tank.” It used subwoofer speakers to squirt water into a cubical tank at each of its eight corners, but difficulties controlling the squirting, and thus the turbulence, made the tank impractical for largescale experimental studies.

During the 2012-13 academic year, Grove City College Mechanical Engineering majors, advised by Anderson and in communication with Webster, built a replica of the G-Tech tank with several

upgrades. The new tank was a dramatic improvement and featured on WHOI’s website, but still proved too difficult to control.

Refusing to give up, Anderson and three more years of senior design teams (2016-2019) worked on a solution inspired by the professor’s late grandfather — an engineer and business owner who designed and manufactured metal bellows for the aerospace industry.

“I remember, when I was a kid, my grandfather showing me these bellows he made that looked like tiny accordions,” Anderson said.

He and his teams used bellows, subwoofers and motion sensors to create essentially tiny precision squirt guns, capable of shooting sub-milliliter volumes of water into the turbulence tank at frequencies of 20 to 100 squirts per second and higher. These pulsed “jets” of water can be set to specific squirt volumes and frequencies to generate highly repeatable levels of turbulence.

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tal Biology paper, “Responding to the signal and the noise: behavior of planktonic gastropod larvae in turbulence,” was published this spring. It was coauthored by Anderson, Michelle DiBenedetto of WHOI and the University of Washington, Lauren Mullineaux and Karl Helfrich of WHOI and Anthony Pires of Dickinson College.

In the text and acknowledgements of the paper, the authors credit the Grove City College Mechanical Engineering students for their contribution. One of the reviewers of the paper wrote, “They rebuilt Webster et al.’s…turbulence tank!!…

AND made it better. Bravo!”

“The device is a testament to the excellence of the Mechanical Engineering program and a notable example of how research enhances the outcomes and prestige of the STEM program at GCC,” Anderson said.

The opportunity for undergraduates to be involved in this research at GCC and

As the school year draws to a close, discussion around the size of the incoming class of freshmen has increased.

While the exact number is unknown, the new class is expected to be larger than the past several years which is in part due to the hard work of the admissions office.

A better projection can be made after all the housing deposits are in which are due May 1. According to Lee Wishing III, the Vice President of Student Affairs, as of April 27, there have been 2,158 applications submitted and 593 deposits made.

He says this is the largest number of applications since 2003. When it comes to deposits, this is 87 more than the same time last year.

The admissions office has been working very hard to recruit students. Throughout the year, in addition to the typical tour days, there are special events put on by the admissions office. Student tour guides work tirelessly to give presumptive students and their families tours whether the weather is rainy, snowy or sunny.

“I mainly engage with prospective students during tours where I offer to answer any questions I can and also get to know the student more,” student tour guide and junior Meredith Johnson said.

Special days include Admitted Student Day, Junior and Senior Preview Days and other events dedicated to specific academic departments.

According to Wishing, 87 percent of the 557 students who have made their deposit “visited the college for a formal visit to the admissions office, which includes offerings and events like Admitted Student Day, campus tours and interviews with admissions counselors.”

Another attractive element of the college is the close relationships students form with professors. Wishing cited professors as excellent recruiters through reaching out to tentative students. He said they “have spent countless hours with prospective students in their classrooms and offices.”

For example, the English department professors will write notes to all the students who visited and expressed interest in the major. Other professors will personally call students interested in the college and major.

Professors are not the only recruiters for the college.

Wishing said that the admissions office “actively engaged” alumni who can spread the word about the college to prospective students.

The office has also worked to revamp the college website and make it more accessible to potential students and their parents. Students working in the office monitor the chat function and are

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Senior staff bids adieu

Best. Year. Ever.

Emily Rupczewski Sports Editor

Every college freshman should be well-equipped with sound advice.

Here’s some: freshman year is about getting humbled. For me, that looked like finally separating my identity from the things I did.

It wasn’t until I walked away from college volleyball freshman year that I was able to separate the things I do from who I am.

Soon after, I was approached for this position at The Collegian with no major experience in sports journalism, but I knew I had a passion for writing and a love for the athletic culture at Grove City. So I took a risk. I said yes.

My next piece of advice: take those risks. It sounds cliché but jumping into this job gave me the family I didn’t know that I needed. To most on the campus, we’re probably just a bunch of nerds that tell you to read the news and spam your inbox asking you for quotes.

But these nerds have added an abundance of joy to my life. Every Wednesday night, I sit in the Tower wondering if I’ll be alive enough to teach my 8 a.m. class while I work on getting the sports section just right until 2 a.m. By the end, I’m coping by laughing way too hard at stupid headlines we’d never be allowed to run. Until we run them.

As stressful as Wednesday nights can be, they’re also the most fun with the right friends. I inevitably walk out of Crawford every Wednesday crying all my makeup off—tears of laughter, of course.

And so, to the BEST. STAFF. EVER: David, heavy is the head that wears the crown, but you wear it so well.

Even last year, I knew this role was designed for you. Prouf (proud) of you.

Caleb, thank you for joining in on my “your mom” jokes and for cowriting my garbage headlines. Swim swam swum.

Ayden, since you emailed us last year telling us you wanted to write sports, you have been a blessing ever since with your elite sense of humor, your gift for writing, immense patience with certain news topics and adept use of Outlook.

Noel, your wit keeps us all humble.

So glad you know how to make boxes now.

Clark, the real patron saint of Grove City College. May you never encounter a deep-sea moose in the wild.

Grace, you bring so much joy to this team. Thanks for always going along with my antics, backing my music choices and for always saying yes to my requests for photos.

Matt, thank you for being the best storyteller of all time, and an excellent sports photographer.

Chris, even though you wrote majority of the Tunes from the Tower, I’m still the DJ. By the way, I hid your tip jar on the roof.

Joanna, thank you for being the voice of reason in the Tower. I love when you say words.

To Paige and Anna, thank you for being wonderful leaders and friends, and for believing in me when I had no content, and an abundance content. Car Gang for life.

Thank you to Connor, a talented lifelong friend who recommended me to this job.

Thank you to Nick, for being a wholesome staff adviser and for letting my dream of an April Fool’s edition come to fruition.

Finally, Emma, I know the future of the Sports section is in the best hands.

The love and fondness I have for my team would not have been possible had I not taken a risk and said yes to the Collegian. I am so glad I did.

So, to future students. Take a risk.

Find yourself. Then find your people.

The right ones become family.

Starting a new season Noel Elvin

Community & Entertainment Editor Concluding college is a strange feeling – you feel as if you just began yet can barely remember living in your freshman dorm.

You look back on an 18-year-old version of yourself and see how much you’ve grown in four years; how much you’ve accomplished; how much you’ve changed. You see the rising freshman class and think, “Wait, I was that young four years ago?”

But now 15 days stand between me and my last trip on I-80 to eastern Pennsylvania because May 14 marks the end of a season but the beginning of a lifetime.

And while I am excited to see what these next four years bring me, I’m going to miss this season immensely because this season was beautiful.

It flourished with friendship just doors down the hall. Learning was the biggest priority in everything we did. And we just got to exist in a beautiful place we began to call home.

Fifteen days stand between me and a diploma that seemed like such a distant concept four years ago.

Four years ago, when I was calling my mom to ask if chocolate stains came out – they do. Four years ago, when I went to bed before 11 every

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night because I was determined to have a good sleep schedule – I don’t.

Four years ago, when all my friend group wanted was a car so we could do more than watch Netflix every night.

Four years ago, when I wrote my first article for The Collegian, cut it out, taped it to my door and circled my name with a sharpie. I still have that clipping marked in thick, black ink. But today marks my last article in The Collegian.

I went from a freshman confused on how to get to the Tower to an editor who fell in love with the Tower.

A place where I’d take naps on its couches, watch the sun set on early spring nights from its windows and spend hours laughing about the most nonsensical jokes with its group of editors I was blessed to become friends with.

And while I despised those steps every time I climbed them, I’m going to miss them next Wednesday night when climbing them is no longer an option but rather a memory. I’ll smile remembering every late night in the Tower filled with Clark singing as he came up the stairs, Emily playing music that Chris hated and Caleb teaching me to make a box – again.

I suppose I’ll try to smile, because while this season was beautiful, its closing is bittersweet. Because goodbyes are never easy, especially when the people left behind are dearly loved.

What ever happened to the love of the game?

Joanna Thorpe Copy Chief

What is the importance of integrity in the work we do?

This question became very striking to me in my Bio-Medical Ethics class this semester. One reading assignments was an article by Dr. Leon Kass of the President’s Council on Bioethics and Eric Cohen of The New Atlantis, entitled “For the Love of the Game.”

Their writing explained the bothersome aspects of human enhancement (steroids, blood doping, etc.) in athletics and presented the question: “What makes human activity truly human, and what makes excellent human activity truly excellent?”

When we consider what we admire most about sports, we often think of the drive and diligence that athletes put toward their sport. We may think of bewildering plays in a football game, well-timed shots in a hockey match or rewarded patience at the plate in a baseball game. All these disciplines require perseverance and illustrate the inescapable truth that hard work pays off.

If you are a fellow baseball devotee, you may have seen the sad moment in the first game of the World Series last fall when a pitch came back to strike the right leg of Atlanta Braves pitcher, Charlie Morton, resulting in a fibula break 16 pitches later. Though injured, Morton continued to face home plate, until his compromised bone forced him off the mound.

His prolonged presence on the field demonstrated one of the best qualities of athletic competition: love of the game.

Sadly, in many sports today, success is defined primarily by outcomes. As Kass and Cohen put it, “In competitive athletics, the goal is vic-

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tory – the defeat of the opponent, the display of one’s own superiority.”

Designating outcome as the most significant aspect of competition devalues an athlete’s strive for excellence, or even improvement. In most cases, it takes time and diligence to become a talented athlete, and love of the game drives him to improve his performance. The growing process is an integral part of an athlete’s ultimate achievement.

In a similar way, as students in college, we tend to have an outcomebased approach to learning. Many students choose classes based more upon their ability to receive an ‘A’ than on their interest in that class.

Selectively taking classes with professors who are not scrupulous graders is another common practice.

While we should take academic success into consideration, it seems as though we often care more about our final grades than we care for what

we’ve learned. Unlike the perseverant athlete, we are unwilling to meet academic challenges and do not possess a love of learning.

Rather than being so concerned about the bottom line, perhaps we should think more about the integrity of our actions. Do we regard our education based solely upon projected GPA or on the cultivation of our minds? Do we join student organizations because we are genuinely interested in their purpose or because membership “looks good” on a resume?

Returning to Kass and Cohen, integrity in athletics should be esteemed for similar reasons. “Excellent athletic activity seems to have a meaning – the striving and exertion of the aspiring human athlete – that is separable from competition,” even in the event of success. “What matters more than the measurable outcome is the lived experience, for doer

and spectator alike, of a humanly cultivated gift, excellently at work, striving for superiority and with the outcome in doubt.”

Imagine if Charlie Morton had decided not to pitch just in case of an injury or because he didn’t think his team stood a chance; we would view the World Series very differently. He did take to the field, however, and put on a strong face for his team and for the love of the game.

His example of dedication should inspire us to do the same. Take part in campus activities because you care about them, not just because they will reflect on you well later. Dare to take difficult classes, even if that results in a slight deviation from the mean on your transcript. Be willing to sacrifice your time for the sake of others, even if it’s not in your best interest.

We can’t always know the outcome of our actions, but we can act with integrity.

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Final thoughts from the last lap Chris Murphy Design Chief

As luck would have it, both this editorial and the last one caught me at a bad time personally, so I hope y’all don’t think I’m super whiny or emotionally turbulent from reading, well, my own words.

I do want to say thanks to the Collegian staff with whom I worked though, and thanks for the opportunity to assist in highlighting our school’s news, community, photospread, perspectives, entertainment and sports. I’ve grown as a writer, editor, designer and worker because of the time spent in the Tower and I’m thankful for all of your support, patience and assistance in my development. If your name is not Emily Rupczewski, I also appreciate your sense of humor for making the long design nights go that much smoother.

This all being said, I am entirely ready to leave.

I’m happy with where I find myself: a senior on the brink of graduating after working through challenge upon challenge.

I have been blessed time and time again with support from friends, professors and my family, and I owe so much of where I am to them.

I don’t know if I would be able to take another year of being here, especially without their care.

There is a lot to be said for the time I’ve been here, both

NORMAL continued from 2 lain and always lifts our spirits up at 10 p.m. through the sweet serenade of his voice.

Emily has done a bangup job in her second year as Sports Editor, delivering quality content and taking it upon herself to record The Collegian Quotes Out of Context. It’s just sad that she couldn’t be with us on our last design night, as she found herself imprisoned in the Mole Hole. She was with us in spirit though.

Matt, a.k.a. SchoonDog, has taken breathtaking photos and created spectacular photospreads in the fall, as he was balancing a million other responsibilities on campus. And Grace did a great job in inheriting the po-

MASTERS continued from 1 According to Ansberry, across the landscape of theological education in North America, many institutions have developed “Accelerated Pastoral Degree Programs” or “Accelerated Programs” with a view to cutting the time and cost of student formation and preparation for Christian ministry. In some cases, undergraduate colleges and universities have partnered with seminaries and graduate schools to deliver these accelerated programs.

In others, undergraduate colleges have streamlined their B.A. curriculum with the curriculum of their own graduate schools. In each of these cases, the acceler-

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always willing to chat with interested students, parents and sometimes the occasional current student who finds the function.

“During my receptionist shifts, I call students to con-

good and bad. I didn’t expect to be going through school in the middle of a global pandemic, but I also didn’t expect the “thickness” of our community. I didn’t expect to struggle academically to the degree that I did, but I also didn’t expect to graduate as a contented and honored communications major. I didn’t expect to be the subject of rumor, accusation and slander, but I also didn’t expect the amount of love I have received from those around me.

But the good and the bad have not been equal. I have been supported and cared for in a lot of ways these four years, but this time has been draining and costly. There were days as a student of Grove that were worse than any I had had before, and I can’t help but consider their toll on me when thinking over these years.

I would not say that it is the fault of any one class, person or event that I feel so worn, but I feel like my time here has been full and is now complete, leaving me frustrated that it is not actually complete. Knowing that I have to write a chapel paper on top of everything else in order to graduate definitely doesn’t help either, even if it is my own fault.

But, then again, this has been the most valuable time of my life. Aside from the $120,000 spent to receive my degree, the lessons I’ve learned, the people I’ve met, the talents I’ve honed and the life that I’ve lived would not be accessible to me without a place like Grove. sition this spring while making the Through the Lens section her own.

Chris, with his energetic spirit, always knows how to make others laugh, making our weekly design nights fly by.

And Joanna goes above and beyond each week, analyzing and editing every article for precise AP style, grammar and punctuation.

Everyone on the editorial staff pours their heart and soul into their work, not for the pay or recognition but for the enjoyment of delivering news to the campus community. We all strive towards one common purpose: using our own strengths to improve the quality of the newspaper.

It’s been an honor leading these people and getting to know them over the past

I can’t help but think ahead to how the nights spent with the guys of 3MC, the Scranton Stranglers and the Collegian team will remain fond memories in the future. My re-earthed appreciation for writing has been incubated by the classes I’ve taken here, and any career involving it will be the result of the curriculum I had taken. I know that I can look back when I’m long gone and appreciate that I will never have to take another organic chemistry class.

There’s so much to be thankful for from my time here but it’s hard to appreciate it when I find myself stressed and weary. I don’t think it has properly set in that my classes will be done within a week of publication.

I’ve run a marathon and I find myself looking towards the end of the track in hope and remembrance, but the fetters that I’ve been dragging since mile 12 are hard to ignore.

But, once I’m done, I’m done. There’s no more opportunity to be thankful in the moment and honor those who have made this time special; those who deserve to be named for their part in my success. So, in no particular order, I’d like to thank those around me for their support.

Thank you, my dear roommates, Matt, Benjamin and James. Thank you, my second roommates, Noah, Levi and David. You all have been exceptionally caring, full of life and encouraging to me.

Thank you, my many friends I’ve had here. I can’t hope to include everyone eight months. Though the work may have been stressful at times, the memories I made with this staff far surpass the headaches and late nights.

I just wish I had more time with each and everyone together, as we have not only become colleagues but friends. Maybe we’ll reunite the gang at a future Homecoming. Who knows?

Anyways, I’ve already exceeded my word limit – the point is I’ll miss this year’s Collegian staff as the seniors embark on their own adventures and we go our separate ways. At least I’ll be able to form a new staff in my last year on The Collegian while never forgetting the friendships I’ve made along the way.

ated program takes five to six years (B.A. plus M.A. in five years and B.A. plus M.Div. in six years).

“As far as we’re aware, Grove City’s B.A. in Biblical and Religious Studies plus M.A. in Theology and Ministry program represents the only accelerated program in North America designed to be completed in 4 years,” Ansberry said.

Ansberry noted that the program has a distinct vocational edge. In contrast to accelerated programs across North America, the program includes extensive ministry experience through mentored ministry, internships and pastoral ministry courses. These courses will allow students to gain invaluable experience that will frame and fund their learning in

the classroom. They will enable students to develop the skill of theological reflection and build their resume as they prepare for some form of vocational ministry.

“The program will offer the B.A. plus M.A. at the undergraduate tuition rate so as to minimize debt for those going into vocational ministry,” Ansberry said.

Ansberry hopes this curriculum will enhance students in many forms, as they pursue their respective callings.

“The hope is that this program prepares students to hit the ground running in some form of vocational ministry by forming the character, cultivating the competencies and skills and inculcating the knowledge necessary for Christian ministry,” Ansberrry said.

firm their visits, prepare visitor folders, manage communication with tour guide and monitor the office phone and Live Chat,” Johnson said.

Larry Hardesty, the Vice President of Student Life and Learning, also praised the office.

“I think Admissions has been doing a great job of let-

ting Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors know Grove City College is a place defined by a commitment to Christ and academic excellence.”

Thus, because of the hard work of the admissions office, current students can also spread the word about the college.

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who has impacted me here, but those who I am thankful to call friends have helped me learn more about myself and how to be a better man.

Thank you, Collegian team, David, Caleb, Clark, Ayden, Emily, Noel, Joanna, Grace and Matt. You all have given me the opportunity to develop as a writer and creative, and I am proud to have contributed to our success.

Thank you, Nick, the Collegian advisor. You took me in as a terrible designer and allowed me to grow throughout these two years in the Tower.

Thank you, my advisors, Dr. Antoszewski and Dr. Miller. You both have shown limitless patience with me and provided me with opportunity upon opportunity.

Thank you, my professors, Prof. Barrios, Prof. Pritchard, Prof. Hammond, Prof. Mu-

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continued from 1 where he is from, or New Jersey where he lives.

Oz explained, “My beliefs are grounded in Pennsylvania. Even more important than where I come from is what I believe in.”

The president of the Grove City College Republicans, junior Aaron Riggleman, commented on the implications of this event: “It is an honor that Newsmax would host a primary debate right here on our beautiful campus. At a campus with a rich history of conservative and Christian principles, there is no better place to help voters determine which candidate will

MARTELLI continued from 1 encouraged to schedule an appointment with the Counseling Center.

Born on July 14, 2000, Martelli was the only child of Albert and Rebecca Martelli.

The cause of her death has not been released.

Students, professors and others once close to her shared a few thoughtful words about Martelli and their time with her.

Senior Morgan Seivers, a Zeta, cheerleader and former roommate of Martelli, said that her friend made her into a better person.

“Kylee taught me compassion, humility, confidence and how to spread God’s love in everything I do,” she said. “Her friendship and sisterhood will always be something I cherish and hold deeply in my heart until I see her again.”

Senior Lisa MacQueen, another Zeta sister, recalled a touching memory with Martelli.

“I will never forget when she’d run into my room or one of the other roommates and yell ‘bed bug, bed bug!’

Then she’d just jump into our beds, sit there and talk to us. Sometimes I’d yell back

cha, Dr. Powell, Dr. Trueman and Dr. Yowler. Whether you realized it or not, you have been instrumental for me as a student, helping nurture my investment in your respective areas of study.

Thank you, my family, for loving me across states and through my development.

Being away from you four has weighed heavy on me these years and being home will restore my spirit more than you know.

Lastly, thank you to everyone who has read my articles, editorials, columns and reviews. Having the opportunity to share my thoughts with this campus has motivated me to write more creatively, intelligently and earnestly. I hope that my writings have been meaningful, or at least entertaining, to this community. represent our party in this year’s biggest election in the nation.”

Dr. Michael Coulter, professor of political science, said, “If this debate gets nearly all candidates, then it could be a good event for helping Republican primary voters choose a candidate in the upcoming primary election.”

Audience members have been limited to Grove City College faculty, staff and students, and tickets are available for purchase for those who wish to attend. The event will take place at 8 p.m. in Ketler Auditorium and will also feature Pittsburgh radio anchor Rick Dayton, who will pose questions for the candidates. at her ‘get out of my swamp,’ and we’d just laugh at each other. We were always doing the dumbest things together to make each other laugh,” MacQueen said.

Zeta advisor Hilary Walczak, also the director of College Archives and Galleries, said she was happy she got to know Martelli.

“She was a genuine and true friend to all,” Walczak said. “Her door was always open, and her sisters knew they could always lean on her. When she was voted chaplain of the sorority, I couldn’t think of a better person to spiritually lead our sorority, because her faith overflowed into everything she did.”

Those in the Education Department were especially devastated by the loss of their own, and students are welcome to visit the Education Suite to write personal notes on paper butterflies; these will be sent to her family for consolation during this tragic time.

Dr. Constance N. Nichols, chair and professor of education, said, “To know Kylee was to be her friend.”

Martelli’s memorial service is being held today at 11 a.m. at St. Stephen’s Anglican Church in Sewickley, Pa.

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Upcoming Events...

What’s fresh at the Grove?

Food Truck Friday Chick-fil-A (Senior Edition) 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Friday, April 29 STEM Patio

Wolverine Venture Battle 1 – 4 p.m.

Friday, April 29 HAL 108

Computer Science Senior Project Showcase 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.

Friday, April 29 STEM 051

GCC Singers Concert

6 p.m.

Friday, April 29 Arnold Recital Hall

Symphonic Concert Band and Wind Ensemble Concert 7:30 - 11 p.m.

Friday, April 29 Ketler Auditorium

APO One Acts

8 – 10 p.m.

Friday, April 29 3 – 5 p.m.

Saturday, April 30 PFAC Little Theatre

Orchesis Spring: Life in Color 8 – 11 p.m.

Friday, April 29 11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Saturday, April 30 Arena

Jazz Ensemble and Stage Band Concert 1:30 – 3 p.m.

Saturday, April 30 Crawford Auditorium

Opera Workshop 7 – 9 p.m.

Monday, May 2 PFAC Little Theatre

Small Ensemble Recital 4 – 5 p.m.

Wednesday, May 4 PFAC 106

Musical Theater Workshop

7 – 9 p.m.

Wednesday, May 4 PFAC Little Theatre

Seniors Gabrielle Hickly, Jael Compton and Addie Slate study together outside of the student union on a sunny day.

Seniors reflect on their past four years

Class of 2022 to graduate incomplete Noel Elvin

Community & Entertainment Editor As the spring semester wraps up, the class of 2022 embarks on a bittersweet beginning, leaving a cherished community behind.

But as May 14 approaches, the class of 2022 enters commencement incomplete.

“It’s weird to be a part of an article on the class of 2022, because we aren’t fully the class of 2022 without Kylee Martelli,” senior Sarah Matthews said. “So, I feel like there’s just this hole that’s missing, and I know every senior is thinking of her as we move towards graduation.”

“I feel there are no words that can adequately capture her spirit or the grief that torments so many students,” senior Margo Weller said.

Through this tragic experience, the class of 2022 has been brought together as an even tighter knit community.

Matthews reflected on graduating soon and leaving this community behind.

“Relationally, I’ve been blessed to see what dramafree friendship looks like coming from my high school experience into college,” Matthews said. “God has really blessed me with a good group of friends that have been able to come alongside me as we grow together but also friends who encourage me and support me.”

Senior Micah Toney reflected on the blessing of how accessible friends are while in college: “I know it will be a lot harder to maintain the levels of friendship I now have.”

“I’ve definitely made lifelong friends here, and I’ll always be thankful for that,” Matthews said.

The community and environment of the college has prepared the class of 2022 for success in their careers, relationships and spiritual walks.

Weller reflected on what her time at the college has taught her the most, saying, “It has taught me discipline.

A lot about maturing in life and your faith is learning

how critical discipline is.

Worshipping, praying and reading the Bible regularly.”

In a similar vein, senior Hannah Bowser said, “I think the best way to summarize my ‘big takeaway’ is with a saying one of my friends told me sophomore year that has stuck with me.

It’s ‘give it your best, pray that your blessed and give God the rest.’”

Seniors all reflected on how their education at the college has grown their spiritual walk. Weller mentioned the required humanities capstone course Christianity and Civilization that she took with Dr. Carl Trueman.

“I have never learned so much about faith, culture and marriage as I did in this class,” Weller said. “Dr. Trueman is a genius who seamlessly pieces together historical events, cultural and artistic movements and the Bible to explain how society became what it is today.”

Toney agreed: “Christianity and Civilization helped me see the progression of society and know why people believe

what they believe.”

Seniors leave the college having been impacted by numerous professors and faculty; they have gained an education that will serve them academically, spiritually and relationally.

Weller reflected on a handful of professors who impacted both her life and career goals: “Having professors who look at your career decisions through a Christian lens is invaluable. Their wisdom and encouragement helped me to make choices that I know are glorifying to God.” The class of 2022 is about to take a big step, leaving a treasured community behind but embarking on hundreds of unique futures.

“College is not and should not be the greatest four years of our lives,” Bowser said.

“College can and should be an excellent chapter, but every phase of life has something new and exciting to offer. Let’s step boldly into any new experience, and God will see us through.”

PDA and the Grody Factor I have been seeing so many touchy couple around campus and it makes me incredibly uncomfy. What is an appropriate amount of PDA? Uncomfortably, Triggered Grover

Newsmax GOP Debate for PA

8 – 9:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 4 Ketler Auditorium

GRACE DAVID

Dear Dr. Love

Dear Triggered Grover, We’ve all been there, my Grover…there is a reason the counseling center sees so many students each year, and we can’t unsee the cringe.

For whatever reason, there seems to be an especially high amount of couples on campus that are too comfortable getting touchytouchy around others. I have even seen with my own two eyes (and also heard of) Grovers nuzzling each other in chapel. Is nothing sacred in this sick, broken world?

It is a well-known fact that public displays of affection make people squirmy, and there isn’t much of a science

to it, but I call it the Grody Factor: if what you’re doing in public is more than holding hands, having an arm around each other or a light marriage peck, it’s grody and is too much PDA. There are subtle ways to express appreciation in a physical way that are not traumatizing to those around, such as a subtle kick to the groin or gentle backhand to the face. The important thing to remember with PDA is that if it makes others uncomfortable, it probably should just wait until later.

Especially at Grove City it is essential that “alone time” doesn’t mean a lounge in

one of the buildings or in a grimy booth in Ket-Rec, I assure you there are still people around that don’t need or want to be seeing couples canoodling in a dark corner.

There is a need to be courteous when it comes to PDA, and it benefits everyone to march to that beat.

That’s my two cents on the issue, my scared Grover.

Profoundly,

Dr. Love Love M.D.

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Pritchard to start full-time position at BC3 in the fall Sarah Soltis Staff Writer

After teaching classes in the Communication and Visual Arts Department as an adjunct professor for five years, Professor Tricia Pritchard is finishing her last semester at the college before she transitions to be a fulltime director of community employment development at Butler County Community College (BC3).

Pritchard has taught a variety of classes in the field of communication, including courses in public speaking and rhetoric, interpersonal communication, professional communication, intercultural communication and more.

And while she taught parttime at the college, she also taught at BC3 for 14 years.

Though splitting her time between two schools has been challenging – Pritchard estimated that she taught 19 credits between the two schools last semester alone – Pritchard finds it worthwhile.

Although Pritchard focuses her work as an educator on serving her students, she treasures the time she has spent doing so. “I am here to share what I know, what I am passionate about and what I consider my areas of expertise. But to do that here, it’s been a great experience for me,” Pritchard said.

Pritchard teaches her students that “the most direct line to opportunities is through relationships,” and she sees her work with students as relationally focused.

As Pritchard shared, students themselves have been a central highlight of her time at the college.

“The students here remind me of my own children,” she said, “and so, it’s very much a feeling of home that I’m go-

ing to miss.”

Pritchard values “planting little seeds of light” in her students while in the classroom. Through teaching communication, Pritchard has watched the empowering transformation that she believes communication skills may bring.

“To watch people go from being the mouse in the corner to the rockstar is so much fun,” she said.

Pritchard’s students are all going to miss her presence and wisdom at the college immensely.

One of Pritchard’s students, junior Isaac Goniea, said, “Tricia is unendingly enthusiastic, an overflowing well of wisdom and experience which she eagerly dispenses. I will miss her bottomless joy in the growth of others.”

Pritchard received her B.A.

and M.A. from Duquesne University in Communication Studies and Corporate Communication. In addition to teaching communication classes at the college, BC3 and Duquesne University, she has provided consulting, workshops and training programs to local businesses, mental health agencies, addiction recovery centers, financial institutions and others.

Pritchard has also hosted a local television program for Armstrong, a television service, called “The Butler Buzz,” since July 2021.

“I interview community leaders, nonprofit organizations, in Butler and the surrounding counties, to help them get the word out about what they’re doing,” Pritchard explained, describing recent interviews with the Butler County Sheriff and

Master Gardener Coordinator for the Penn State Extension Program.

Pritchard’s future administrator role will support the Butler County Growth Collaborative mission, which is “to preserve and empower economic prosperity throughout Butler County and its vision, to give residents the opportunity to pursue a 21st-century American dream through the diversity of Butler County.” Her work will include implementing an empowerment training program created by Twin Cities RISE. Twin Cities RISE is a Minneapolis-based organization that has existed for nearly 30 years and has established an empowerment institute, according to Pritchard.

She described her role as one of management and encouragement. “I will encourage people who are looking for employment and people who are employers to embrace this empowerment program, so that everyone benefits.”

According to BC3 News, Mark Gordon, chairman of the Butler County Growth Collaborative board, said that “Pritchard is a person of the utmost integrity, and this quality comes through when she is in a classroom. She shows tremendous joy in seeing the successes of her students. I can only imagine her excitement as she is working with those who face barriers to employment.”

Though her professional role will involve management, Pritchard will carry the spirit of teaching that she has developed at the college and elsewhere with her as she strives to help the broader community of Butler County.

Pritchard said, “Whether it’s formal or informal, I’ll always teach.”

Family Weekend to return for real after COVID hiatus David Smith Copy Editor

Families and friends will be visiting campus for Family Weekend for the first time since 2019, beginning today and ending on Sunday.

Tricia Corey, manager of programs and events at the college, who has been diligently preparing for Family Weekend, said, “The purpose of Family Weekend is to celebrate the cumulative academic, service, musical, athletic and social achievements of students throughout the academic school year and a time to honor the parents and families who support and encourage them along the way.”

AWARDS continued from 1 ligious Studies and Philosophy, was presented with the college’s 2022 Professor of the Year award.

Byun is an Old Testament scholar whose research areas include the prophetic books and the ancient translations of the Hebrew Bible, especially the Septuagint.

He joined the college faculty in 2016 and has made an invaluable impact on scores of students through his teach-

Most attendees of Family Weekend include alumni who are parents or siblings of a current student.

“We currently have 600 people registered, but some come that do not register,” Corey said.

The event is expected to be well-attended with plenty of events for students and their families to enjoy, including a student art gallery exhibit, computer science senior project showcase, Alpha Psi Omega one-act plays, various family cookouts and luncheons, a baseball doubleheader vs. Chatham and All-College Sing.

There will also be a variety of musical events including Grove City College Singing and mentorship.

Nominees for Senior Man of the Year included: Richard Bochicchio, Wexford, Pa.; Joshua Brown, Enumclaw, Wash.; Brogan McCutcheon Springsdale, Pa.; and John Paul Roboski, East Lansing, Mich.

Nominees for Senior Woman of the Year included: Jennifer Baglia, Holly Sprints, N.C.; Brooke Bannister, East McKeesport, Pa.; Gabrielle Hickly, Grove City, Pa.; Elizabeth Swoboda, Wheaton, Ill.

ers, College Jazz Ensemble and Stage Band, Symphonic Concert Band and Wind Ensemble and Bach Society performances. The “Life in Color” performance by Orchesis Spring will also occur numerous times during the weekend.

President Paul J. McNulty ’80 will give a special message in the Student Union Saturday morning at 9:30 a.m. and the Grove City College Bookstore will be offering discounts on varying items.

The annual weekend event dates back to 1905 when it was originally known as May Day, when Madge (Faloon ’05) Thompson was voted as May Queen, according to the

RESEARCH continued from 3 WHOI was made possible by the Swezey and Jewell, Moore and MacKenzie funds and the Mechanical Engineering Senior Capstone Design program led by Dr. Vern Ulrich.

Grove City College alumni who contributed to the design and construction of the GCC Turbulence Tank as students are: from the class of 2012 – Seth Brooks, Michael Giammaria, Kyle Hay, Bren-

college website. In 1916, this event became an annual pageant and was held on lower campus. In 1957, May Day transformed into Parent’s Day and finally was renamed Family Weekend in 2015.

Junior Lillian Woeste, anticipating this upcoming event, said, “My mom is coming with some friends. One of them is a high school student who is considering coming to Grove City. We’re thinking about going into Pittsburgh on Friday, and I am hoping that we will also have time to play pétanque with the French Club on Saturday.”

For more information on Family Weekend, see the schedule at gcc.edu/familyweekend. na (McGann) Schaeffer, Paul Schaeffer, Allen Schertz and Philip Tan; the class of 2016 – Ben Nasman and Ransom Erb; the class of 2017 – Danielle Comly, Molly Gallant, Madi Mitchell, Dan Moll, Mitch Newburg, Tim Wolfe and Micayla Wright; the class of 2018 – Abby (Noll) Allen, Graham Allen, Sam Farley, Hannah Hood, Katelin Omecinski, Sarah Payne, Ryan Zellers and the class of 2019 – Garrett Finnegan, Megan Hunt, Evan Lundburg, Mark Mutigli, Shannon Stovar and Trent Strick.

Seven questions with…

Dr. Christopher Ansberry

Associate Professor of Biblical and Religious Studies What do you listen to on the ride home?

On many days, I head home in silence, attempting to prepare myself for what four kids may present when I cross the threshold. On others, I listen to NPR. And on still others, I’ll listen to a range of music, from Pink Floyd to John Coltrane to Jon Bellion.

What are you currently reading?

Kelly Kapic’s “You’re Only Human.” It is a brilliant exposition of something I bump up against in my field of specialization and, honestly speaking, I always need to remember: I am a creature—finite, contingent, limited.

What’s something you’ve been pondering lately?

In an attempt to wrap up a commentary on Proverbs, I’ve been pondering providence, friendship and humility. I’ve been asking myself: how can divine agency and human agency concur? Why and how is friendship important for human flourishing? And is humility the meta-skill of the wise person?

Favorite restaurant?

Bone Daddies in the UK. It’s a great ramen joint in Soho.

Name a movie that makes you emotional.

“Gleason.” It’s a documentary on Steve Gleason, a former NFL football player who died from ALS. The documentary is a quasivideo diary for his unborn son. I could say so much.

I won’t. I cried like a baby.

It’s among a few movies that have forced me to stare a particular reality in the face: Chris, you are a finite, human being.

What are you looking forward to today?

The many unexpected gifts that God has in store: conversations with students and colleagues, the prospect of a fresh idea, and the taste of a good meal.

Favorite class you’re teaching right now?

I don’t like to play favorites. Bib Rev is such a delight (to me, at least); and the students in Senior Seminar are brilliant.

Through the Lens

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Lux Mea shines bright Gifted student filmmakers recognized at festival

Grace David Photo Chief

Grove City College hosted the second annual Lux Mea Film Festival featuring 16 student-made short films. Professor Greg Bandy’s communications class, Special Events and Promotions, hosted the event in Crawford Auditorium last weekend. No short film was longer than eight minutes, but each one left a lasting effect on the audience.

From exciting and intense narratives to jovial and adventerous shorts, each film was uniquely their own and showed off the artistic character of each filmmaker.

Prepare to see an entire new round of films being featured in the next Lux Mea Film Festival, coming April 2023.

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‘Elden Ring,’ O ‘Elden Ring’ Thoughts from a fellow Tarnished Chris Murphy Design Chief

I have been enjoying video games for as long as I can remember, going from “Mario” and “Pokémon” games on the Game Boy as a kid, to picking up “Halo: Reach” to play with my neighbors, to the variety of games I play now instead of doing my classwork.

Considering I had never played a FromSoftware game prior to “Elden Ring,” and because I did not want to be spoiled for such a culturally relevant and industry-defining game, I learned the hard way for most of my gameplay so far.

Despite the glaring signs that should have directed me towards it, I did not know that there was a tutorial section in the beginning of the game, which would have certainly helped me learn the mechanics. Instead, I kept butting my head against the wall that is the first boss, Margit, until I learned how to be good.

Since spending over five hours on Margit at the beginning of the game, most other things in the game have been challenging but surmountable. Seeing reports from game journalists weeping

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over the fixed difficulty only makes it more rewarding to progress. So far, I have put around 75 hours in the game and have reached level 101, and I would only recently consider myself over halfway through the game.

The gameplay feels consistently great. The encounters and combat are interesting and unique, and the variety of options for playstyles is so refreshing. There are literally thousands of weapons to use, skills to incorporate, character stats to specialize and even allies to summon. I could complete 10 fresh playthroughs of this game and

rarely utilize the same tools across any of them.

My setup is currently a samurai dual katana blood loss build with a strength focus. I have been using ‘Blood Slash’ like my life depends on it and I will soon be switching to ‘Rivers of Blood’ or ‘Seppuku,’ but I desperately want to dual wield a boss weapon that I will not be spoiling here.

From what I can gather about the “Dark Souls” and “Bloodborne” games, the most significant change for this game is the open world.

While open world games are almost always viewed in

Nicolas Cage stars as himself David Smith Copy Editor

“The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent,” directed

by Tom Gormican, is essentially a film about Nicolas Cage starring Nicolas Cage.

In theory, it sounded like an excellent idea. If executed properly, I knew it would garner non-stop laughter.

My hope for the film was that it would be something comparable to “Being John Malkovich.” For the most part, it met both of my expectations.

The film’s premise is simple but appropriately meta.

Cage is portrayed as a penniless, distorted version of himself who is offered a million dollars to masquerade as his iconic characters at a birthday party for billionaire, mega-fan Javi (Pedro Pascal).

For over a year, I had been eagerly waiting for this film.

There was something that this film had to offer. Perhaps, if it offered very little, it would be an opportunity for Cage to reemerge as a Hollywood star again.

It is true that he has been in many awful films over the

past decade or longer and his personal life was in some turmoil. I can think about his recent four-day marriage and him singing karaoke to Prince’s song “Purple Rain.”

This culmination made me speculate what was going on in his personal life. Is he struggling to make ends meet? Is he battling a drug or alcohol addiction? Has he been blacklisted by Hollywood producers? The list goes on.

It turns out that the star lost a sizable portion of his fortune on bad real estate decisions, owing the IRS $14 million and millions more to creditors. However, I have noticed that he has been starring in more independent films, especially recently with “Mandy” (2018) and “Pig” (2021). Seeing him in those films made me optimistic about “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent.”

In real life, Pascal is apparently a big Cage fan, which makes his wide-eyed adoration and fan-boying even more authentic. Therefore, the connection between Javi and the fictionalized Cage seems more tangible.

Throughout the movie, although Cage was reluctant at first, he feels more apt to enjoy himself with Javi after bonding over their mutual love for Cage.

The plot thickens quickly, however, and takes a wacky turn when Cage is recruited by CIA agents who sus-

pect that Javi is a notorious drug lord involved in a kidnapping that is depicted at the beginning of the film.

“The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent” holistically functions as a complimentary film to Cage’s other works. The film, at times, feels like a spoof of the videoon-demand films that Cage made, and perhaps, that is a part of the intent.

Writers Gormican and Kevin Etten pay homage to Cage while spoofing some of his films in a comical manner. For example, one of the more subtle parodies is one from “Leaving Las Vegas,” for which Cage won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1995.

The funniest moment in “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent” is when Cage asks Javi to name his three favorite films. After a while, since Javi has not stated what his third favorite film is, Cage asks him, and he responds with “Paddington 2.” Cage is dumbfounded, but Javi claims that it made him want to be a better man.

What is especially fresh about “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent” is that it deflects from typical Hollywood tropes and cliches. There are elements of immense creativity and rich storytelling that evokes a certain appeal that is extremely rare these days. For example, Cage plays himself as a deaged, unhinged “Valley Girl” era Nicolas Cage, fictionalizing Cage who talks to his imagined self as if he were schizophrenic.

Ultimately, it is nice to see Cage in a fun flick that has substance. Cage is back, baby… not that he ever went anywhere.

light of “Breath of the Wild,” this world feels incredibly large and full at the same time. There are thick forests and snowy mountains, but also rotting lakes and molten landscapes, making the world interesting to explore in and of itself. On top of this, there are enemies scattered everywhere in the world with different levels of difficulty, making each location notable for its environment and level of challenge, while not explicitly stating it.

What has been the most surprising to me about the experience is how popular the game has been. Memes

about and from the game are all over Instagram, and a significant portion of my friends on campus have played and beaten the main story.

Of course, this means I have been somewhat spoiled about the endings and lategame areas, but this has not deterred me from learning more about the story at all.

In fact, hearing bits about the story have made it more appealing to play, and I cannot help but want to progress whenever I see my friend Noah cruise through much more challenging sections than I can handle.

All in all, “Elden Ring” is nothing like any other game that I have played before, but it has made me want to change that. I am shocked that I have not beaten the game yet, but honestly, I am just glad that I can still experience new areas of the game, locations not revealed to me yet and the story that still needs to unfold.

I could not help myself from playing more of this game instead of writing my opinion of it, and I think that is as good of an indicator as any that I have become immersed in it. I cannot give “Elden Ring” anything less than a 10/10.

Tunes from the Tower

‘Retrospection’

Chris Murphy Design Chief

As my last article for Tunes from the Tower, I wanted to reflect on the music that I have enjoyed throughout my time at Grove.

Similar to what you read in my senior editorial, my time here has been fairly turbulent for myself, and I think my music choices have been reflective of it.

During my four years here, there have been times of peace and contentment, as well as times of failure and hurt, and the music I go to has been a litmus test of how I have processed it all.

Now that my time at Grove is ending, I can look back to the music that was particularly relevant to me at a given time and reflect on that season of life.

So, for my final installation, I made another playlist with some of the tunes that have been particularly important to me as a student here. There are songs from when I was a fresh-

man doing all-nighters for an intro-level chemistry class, a sophomore who was isolated and lonely, a junior trying to adapt to COVID and a new major and senior sensing the end approach rapidly.

Some of the artists and bands on the playlist are ones I have referenced in this column, such as Bastille and Foster the People, but others, like The Midnight or The Smiths, have yet to be mentioned. I am not so naïve to think that no one reading this has heard of The Smiths, but the compilation of these artists I feel has been very unique to me.

Not every song is or was lyrically relevant for me, but they all made sense for their own time, and are worth remembering when reflecting on my time here.

I hope that this column and my recommendations have been valuable for you, the reader, and I am hopeful that there may be more Tunes from the Tower in the future.

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God hates the way we do church Joshua Malovasic Contributing Writer

The Church is the community of the redeemed, born again, children of God. (Rom. 12:4-5, Eph. 5:25) It was established and built

by Christ himself, and He is at the head of it. (Matt 16:18) The members of the Church are commanded to meet together for fellowship and corporate worship regularly. (Heb. 10:24-25) Each believer is given a gift for the purpose of serving and is commanded to serve the body sacrificially with their time, money and effort (1 Cor. 12).

Sadly, the idea of serving a church is totally foreign to my generation. I’ve met people who still aren’t serving at a church despite attending this college for months, some even years. In fact, some people aren’t even thinking about service. Some people, and I’m talking about professing

Christians, are still deciding which church in the area they want to commit to regularly attending on Sunday mornings. This is not some minor attitude problem among some people. This is almost the exclusive standard and norm among the twenty-first century American Church.

The early Church was committed to the command found in Hebrews 10:25 to meet together, even if they would die for it. Emperor Nero famously crucified them, boiled them alive, fed them to lions and did other horrific things to them. And yet, they worshiped together anyway. That’s one of the reasons the Church grew in the first place—they wanted to assemble locally as the body of Christ and believed there was no excuse for not doing so. What about us?

We’ll skip church because we have homework to do, were out too late the night before, or because we can’t find a convenient ride on any given morning. Because church fellowship is just not that im-

portant.

I keep hearing the phrase “I’m going to try this church,” or “I’m trying a new church.”

These phrases are unbiblical and, honestly, don’t make sense. It promotes the idea of consumerism in the Church and makes the Sunday morning worship service a weekend entertainment club.

There’s no such thing as “trying a church.” Usually what a person means when they say this is “I’m going to visit their corporate worship service on Sunday morning and see how I feel at the end.”

There’s nothing wrong with visiting a church by worshiping with them on Sunday morning, but this approach has everything to do with feelings and experience and nothing to do with knowing the local body. When looking for a new church, people rarely meet with the leadership early on, talk with the members (unless they already know them), or even read the doctrinal statement. That’s how one gets to know a church, not by sitting

The real Justin Jose

Mallory Jones

Contributing Writer The Special Committee has released their findings on Grove City’s alleged mission drift and promotion of CRT. Though all significant, I would like to draw your attention to the most important topic.

Let’s talk about this mysterious “DMEI.” Never named, the Director of Multicultural Education and Initiatives is discussed in depth in the letter. If you don’t know him, you may have inferred an image of a villainous figure intent on destroying the values of our college.

I would like to introduce you to the real Justin Jose, the Director of Multicultural Education and Initiatives.

Husband and father Justin Jose is a pillar of the college community. He has worked tirelessly for students since 2013 and serves as the sole employee of the Office of Multicultural Education and Initiatives. The former RD is known for his open office door, always willing to talk with students and hear their grievances and sorrows. He is one of the kindest and most understanding people you will ever meet.

Jose co-hosts a welcome party with the Office of Global Programs at the beginning of each school year for international and minority students.

It features food, conversation and an environment of overwhelming hospitality. Within their first few days here, individuals are told clearly that they are wanted and valued; Jose welcomes them personally. If the letter is heeded, this event will not happen again.

Jose also hosts various trips for those engaged with his office. This year, outings included a trip to Cranberry to watch Shang Chi and enjoy a meal together, to Cleveland for conversations about faith with members of the Muslim community and more.

“Because of this trip, I have a better understanding

through one service and reflecting on the experience.

I’ve also seen the substitution of chapel for meeting together. Chapel is not church.

Church is established by Christ himself, run by elders.

It consists of corporate singing and is required to involve the consistent preaching of the Word. It involves faithfully dispensing baptism and the Lord’s Supper. It supports a wide variety of ministries. We as believers are commanded to attend and serve it. Chapel is not at all a substitute for serving the local body and to do so is completely against our biblical mandate.

The Church of Jesus Christ, according to Scripture, looks a whole lot different than what you’d find at your typical, twenty-first century, American church. For the Christian, church is not some fun, passive, entertaining club that they go to weekly with their friends and family. It is not market-driven or consumeristic. It is not some theater experience. It does

not operate pragmatically or seeker friendly. It does not please the world or the general public. It does not look at, study, focus on, or conform to the culture. It is not a hobby or activity. It is not a motivational meeting. It does not put an emphasis on emotion or feeling. The people do not “attend” it anonymously or in an uninvolved way. It is not some light, “optional” event where the Christian decides whether or not they feel like going. It is not based on the traditions of men, and is not under the authority of any human being.

Believer, do you serve with your gift? Are you committed to the Church of Christ, even at the cost of your life? Do you actively submit to the authority of the elders? Do you stick around after the Sunday morning service and get to know new people? Do you seek every opportunity to love, serve, encourage, help, pray for and fellowship with your brothers and sisters in the congregation? That’s biblical Church.

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wear masks, so they want the rules changed.

However, our problem of sin is infinitely greater than a piece of cloth over our mouth. But these people are content in their own folly and blindness. To them, masks are a big problem, but they fail to understand that their souls, not their comfort, are ultimately at stake.

How do we make people see their need for a Savior?

How do we help them to see their brokenness? How can we Christians reach the world with the greatest news imaginable?

We need to help the world recognize their sin so that they can then see their utter need for a Savior Who loves them and paid the death penalty that they incur and deserve. The gospel is not just something that we believe because God loves us, and it’s not something we believe just to gain something.

When we evangelize, we should seek to help people see the inconsistencies of their worldview and their inadequacies based on their own definitions. Rather than merely preaching on their brokenness, we should help them to see their failures themselves. Then, once people see their need for redemption and a Savior beyond themselves, will they rejoice in good news.

God has provided a solution for our sins. While we were still sinners, dead in our sins, Christ died for us to give us the gift of eternal life by his grace through faith. And now, when we are in this, we are made heirs of his kingdom, given new life, freed from slavery to sin and made more than conquerors over sins. We are seen as holy by God, by Christ’s righteousness and called to be holy as God is holy.

This is good news. This is the greatest news. Let us all rejoice in this whenever we hear it or think of it, and let us share this news so that the world might also rejoice with us in our Lord’s salvation.

Cheering for good news

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of how to love my neighbors, fulfill the great commission and be the type of person that Grove City College aims to form,” sophomore Grace Anne Shaw said of the Cleveland outing. If the letter has its way, Jose will not be allowed to lead these formative trips anymore.

You may also be familiar with Jose’s book clubs. This semester’s featured weekly discussions in which Jose helped provide spiritual formation and growth toward loving others. If the college takes the advice of the letter, Jose’s encouragement through these conversations will be banned.

To summarize: the recommendation of the committee is to eradicate the alreadylimited opportunities for Grovers to learn and practice how to better love their neighbors. More importantly, they would like to reduce the influence of a wonderful man, Justin Jose, who seeks daily to love others in an imitation of our Savior.

With all due respect, the Special Committee was comprised of individuals who do not attend this school and are not involved in any of the activities they condemn. They do not know Justin Jose yet proclaim judgment on him and his work. While you read their findings, I encourage you also to listen to the words of those who actually

know Justin Jose and have a stake in this community: “Justin is a model of Christian behavior when facing some of the most difficult issues to process and address.

He is always patient, kind, understanding and encouraging,” Elsie Becker ’21 said.

“Justin helped me to feel freedom from white shame and fear of hurting minorities,” Junior Aurora Good said.

“Justin Jose is a support team, a coach and cheerleader all in one person. He’s more than just a position created for foreign students; he relates to everyone. He listens to understand,” Senior Samuel Sherman said.

“Justin Jose’s... presence is a much-needed support system for us who would otherwise feel isolated,” Rio Arias ’19 said.

“Justin is someone I would love to get to know more throughout my time here, but if I never saw him again, I would remember him as someone who cared about me,” Sophomore James Condon said.

Take it from those who would actually know: Justin Jose is a deeply valued member of the college community and ought to be respected and defended as such. Let us not sit by and watch while this Committee takes away the influence of such a godly man.

As a federal judge struck down the CDC’s mask mandate on public transit and airlines last week, Delta took down their company’s mask mandate.

When a stewardess announced this good news to the passengers, many people cheered and removed their masks.

“Good news” is how one news outlet put it, at least, and depending on your views of the pandemic, the removal of masks is welcome news.

However, good news couldn’t be less fitting to describe the situation, especially as I read that headline while at the Together for the Gospel conference. I spent three days immersed in teaching on the different facets of the Good News of Jesus Christ and its impacts on ministry. Nothing else can compare to this good news, so how can we call the solutions to these problems ‘good news?’

Specifically, my mind fixated on the question, “how much more should we cheer, then, when we hear actual good news?”

Even at a Christian college, hearing the gospel becomes cliché. We hear it in our prayers, we read it for our classes, we see it in our buildings and we are taught it in our clubs. We grow desensitized to the wondrous power and love of God that he would save us from our sins and grant us new life through the sacrifice of his Son. While for Christians there is an expectation to remember and reflect on the gospel, the world does not understand it. This is a problem, because without the gospel, they will die.

Why do they cheer in the first place for this news?

Well, they have a need, a perceived problem, that needs a solution. They don’t want to

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What’s your favorite memory from this semester?

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PUNCH NEWSPAPERS

Questioning Putin’s motives Shelbi Henkle

Contributing Writer The Crisis in Ukraine has dragged on far longer than the rest of the world predicted.

A country that was once expected to fall in a matter of hours has held their own since February 24.

The death toll for the Russian troops is estimated to be over 15,000, yet Vladimir Putin refuses to pull out of Ukraine.

Many theories are circulating as to why Putin so fervently wants to continue the Russo-Ukrainian War. One theory is that Putin is trying to re-establish a Russian empire, which is why he rationalizes Ukraine as a perfect candidate due to the high ethnic Russian population. Despite Putin’s best ef-

forts, after the 2014 Annexation of Ukraine the people of Ukraine have strongly unified around a nationalist Ukrainian identity.

Another theory is that Putin’s declining health is causing him to pursue expansion of Russia radically. According to video from Moscow’s Christ the Savior Cathedral on Easter, Putin appeared thin, struggling to balance and chewing at the inside of his mouth. While not the first time Putin’s health has been called into question, it once again raises the question of the stability of Putin’s regime.

As for military movements in Ukraine, Russian attacks have been focused on rail stations in Ukraine to disrupt supplies and the movement of troops. Additionally, Russia has been using a majority of its weaponry to target the southern border where the Russian Advance has be-

come stagnant to a degree.

As of Monday, April 25, Russian forces bombed the villages Novopavlivka, Novovorntsovka, Trudolyubivka and Knyazevka, but no casualties were reported.

Russia’s attacks are having a lessening effect on Ukraine’s stronghold. Russia is running out of supplies, with the Guardian estimating that Russia has already spent over 70 percent of their precision missile stockpile on this conflict. It would appear that the Russian Army is running out of steam. With the supply assistance from NATO countries and verbal declarations of support from other countries, Ukraine may be able to hold their own for months.

The issue is the relentless nature of Putin’s imperialist search for power and influence. Highly doubtful, Putin wishes to return Russia to the days of the USSR, but he wants to unite all the Rus-

sian people that were divided after the Soviet Union fell in December of 1991.

As for the role of the U.S. in this conflict, it should not get involved until absolutely necessary. Lack of involvement does not mean the U.S. ceases to supply Ukraine and the surrounding countries with weaponry, supplies and refuge aid to deal with Putin’s aggression. Rather, the U.S. should not feel obligated to power-balance in Europe, by fighting their fights for them.

If Russia manages to drag the U.S. into the RussoUkrainian conflict, it would give Putin the satisfaction of drawing America into war.

Now, the U.S. engaging in a major conflict of this caliber would hopefully be unlikely.

However, if Russia manages to break through the current standoff in Ukraine, it is troubling to think of what could happen to the rest of Europe.

sacrifice, overcome obstacles and put in hard work to succeed whatever the circumstances for the sake of, and to provide for, others. While both genders should do that, men are often defined as tools for doing that.

This is why men face shame and vitriol for having emotions. They are expected to be robotic and utilitarian tools whose value is not the Imago Dei but whatever material value they can provide and whatever their appearance or status suggests they can provide. If circumstances lower that numerical valuation, they’re not a person to be loved, they’re a broken tool; that is a moral outrage committed by them against everyone else who are all “counting on them.”

Men need more social support. Men respond well to being told about duty and charging through difficult circumstances, but they also need at least some validation about their personal worth.

Women naturally seek this out and receive it, but men don’t.

Many men are not used to receiving compliments from anyone, ever, period. When a woman compliments them, they don’t know if it’s just a compliment or flirting, because they can’t process receiving either.

Some men are given social

validation, but whom that is given to is slanted. Men are often viewed as dangerous and to be avoided if they are “unattractive” under standards exaggerated by social media. In studies, women judged a representative sample of pictures of men and ranked 80 percent of them below average attractiveness.

Not just unattractive, but specifically below average.

At the same time, many men are terrified of women.

They’re told their purpose in life and value as a man is to get married and provide for a family. While that is the ideal, that is daunting for men raised in a society where male role models are demonized and replaced with depictions on TV that portray men as idiots. They’re told what they’re worth and how they should think about themselves is based on whether they can start a relationship and that women are immaculate ideals rather than human beings.

Most terrifying of all is that anything they say or do will be called harassment or worse. There is no shortage of women and groups of women making up claims about men to get back at them or just for fun, ruining men’s lives even after they admit they lied.

There is even an examples of a man being falsely accused second-hand by wom-

en and the supposed victim defending the man to their college. He was expelled anyway, and he sued since the police exonerated him. Many men fear that women will randomly decide to destroy their life on a whim, so they socially isolate.

There is a mental health crisis among men. From disguising themselves as men, or making dating app profiles pretending to be men, women who enter men’s shoes say they feel worse about themselves than they ever have in their entire lives.

Men, you need social support from the other men around you. That need is part of being human. Life throws challenges at everyone and unless someone wants to be a one-man army without a mechanic or a cook or any supply lines, we all need to trust and lean on someone to get things done. We got put here in this life, so God has stuff for us to do and he wants you to be exceptional to do it.

You need to be equipped.

You’re in God’s army first division, you need to find your regiment, your battalion, your company, your platoon, your squad and your team. You’re not here from failing somewhere, you’re here because you’re a Private in God’s army, and you’ve earned those stripes. It’s time to earn some more.

The cultural contributions to the male mental health crisis Benjamin Salaj Contributing Writer

I recently read and agree with The Collegian article about men’s mental health.

I don’t have experience with mental health, but I felt that I had to share my thoughts about what men experience outside the Grove City bubble and the culture that feeds into it.

Society holds two extreme sets of standards for men, and meeting one means committing a moral failure against, or “failing,” the other.

You must be chivalrous and must not “demean” women. You must be a leader and must not “mansplain.”

You must provide for your family and are surely sexist and evil if you are in a traditional nuclear family.

Men are often dehumanized similarly to how women are dehumanized. Society screams that women are dehumanized by defining a woman’s value as physical appearance. Women bully other women over unnatural beauty standards that many men don’t even hold.

Men are often viewed by what they are expected to do: charge through danger,

My favorite moment from the semester was getting to practice evangelism on campus after learning about it in my Discipleship and Evangelism class. It really corrected my hesitation to go and share the gospel, and I feel much more confident in speaking to people about Jesus.

Brianna Nissley It was probably winning PACS and finally all the hard work of swimming paying off for winning the championship at the end.

Caleb Pipes One of my favorite memories of this year was a movie night with some friends.

We watched “The Dark Knight.” It was the first time I had seen it, and it was really good, a whole lot better than I had expected; just walking back and chatting with my friends, discussing the movie, it was just a good day.

Mollie Landman So, my favorite memory from the semester was attending 24-hour worship because it was such a sweet time and just a beautiful time to connect with the Lord and with other students while worshipping our God on this campus.

Sam Gould One of my favorite memories was when we had the first nice, sunny day on campus. Everyone flocked out to the fields to bask in the sun and play Spikeball and sports, and it was just a great time of hanging out with people and enjoying the beautiful weather.

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Senior pitcher Tate Ostrowski throws seven shutout innings in last Friday’s win over Bethany.

Back in the game

Emma Rossi Staff Writer

The baseball team swept Bethany in a three-game series played last Friday and Saturday.

The first game was hosted

by Grove City in Slippery Rock and the twin bill on Saturday took place in Bethany, W.Va. The Wolverines shut out Bethany in their first game, taking a 13-0 victory. Senior pitcher Tate Ostrowski earned his sixth win of the season, allowing only two hits over his seven innings of pitching. Freshman pitcher Isaiah Zuchowski made his debut on the mound, closing the door on the shut out.

After an inning and a half of scoreless play, the Wolverines came to bat on fire. Eight hits in the bottom of the second resulted in eight runs.

Baseball sweeps Bethany

Scoring opened when freshman center fielder Nico Rodriguez doubled to left center, sending fifth-year senior Bubba Hamilton home. Rodriguez crossed home himself, following Clary across the plate after freshman left fielder Luke Vittone tripled.

Vittone secured another tally on Grove City’s side of the board off a single from junior right fielder Anthony Tambellini. Adding another run, Tambellini was followed by junior catcher C.J. Saylor, giving the Wolverines six runs. The final two runs were added after freshman third baseman Mally Kilbane and Hamilton crossed home plate to close the inning.

The offense cooled off in the third, allowing a scoreless inning, but picked up where Grove City left off in the bottom of the fourth. Four runs in the fourth put the Wolver-

ines up 12-0. Grove City benefitted from sloppy mistakes on Bethany’s part. Saylor scored on a passed ball and Kilbane notched another on a wild pitch.

The additional two runs of the inning were added to the charts by Hamilton and sophomore designated hitter Markus Williams. The Wolverines put a cherry on top of their remarkable performance with a final run in the sixth, when junior right fielder Aaron Jenks batted in sophomore designated hitter Isaak Flaming.

On Saturday morning the Wolverines loaded the bus and took the uphill trek to Bethany to close the series, where they defeated the home team in both games of a doubleheader. They won the first game 4-1.

Freshman pitcher Evan Umland took the mound for

all seven innings of the first game, resulting in his sixth win of the season. The offense was off to a more relaxed start. Saylor opened scoring when he singled in Vittone at the top of the third.

After a scoreless fourth, fifth-year senior left fielder Jesse Clary was the first up to bat in the fifth. Clary cracked a crisp homerun into left field, sending him across home plate and putting the Wolverines up 2-1. Closing the fifth, Saylor hit a sacrifice fly to get senior right fielder Colton Lineman home.

Grove City’s final run of the game came at the top of the sixth when Williams batted Kilbane home.

The second game was a goose egg until the top of the sixth. Kilbane walked and Hamilton went up to bat, hitting an incredible homerun, sending him and Kilbane on

a round-trip home.

The Wolverines added another two to the scoreboard in the seventh and eighth, when Saylor singled sophomore shortstop Baccari home and Williams batted Hamilton in.

Grove City again took advantage of Bethany’s errors. In the ninth, Baccari advanced to third and eventually home on two passed balls. Hamilton added the final two runs when he singled in Kilbane and Vittone.

Grove City took home their third series win with a final decision of 7-2. Sophomore pitcher Nick Guidas got his fifth win of the season and junior pitcher Elijah White earned his second safety.

The Wolverines visit Chatham 7:30 tonight on West Field. They will then host the Cougars beginning at 2 p.m. tomorrow on R. Jack Behringer Field.

National Sports

‘The Celtics are bigger than basketball’

Connor Schlosser Staff Writer

The Boston Celtics were the only team to sweep in the first round of this NBA playoffs, and they did so, against a team with two Hall of Famers in Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving.

At the beginning of the season, the majority of general managers projected the Brooklyn Nets to win the championship. After a difficult season riddled with challenges and trades, we see them take a first-round exit.

If you know me, you know how much I like the Celtics. Maybe you’ve seen me around campus. I can usually be seen wearing some kind of Boston-related apparel. Many on campus reasonably assume I’m from New England and some will ask what town I call home.

They might be surprised when I say I come from Erie, the battleground where Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Buffalo sports loyalties

clash. So, why Boston? I’ve lived in Pa. my whole life, yet I’m a Boston fan through and through. Am I a traitor?

Am I a bandwagoner?

Although I have family roots in New England which go back to the Mayflower, the Celtics have always been my favorite team to watch growing up. It is a team with rich history and fascinating stories that go back generations.

In 1946, Walter A. Brown founded the Celtics professionally and was a pioneer in the business. As manager, Walter Brown went against the advice of his fellow basketball organizations and drafted Pittsburgh native Chuck Cooper from Duquesne in 1950. Cooper would go on to have a successful seven-year career and is known as one of the first three black basketball players to be drafted at the professional level.

In 1956 the organization made a decision that would change the course of the sports world forever. Wal-

ter Brown and his coach “Red” Auerbach acquired Bill Russell in the draft. Russell would propel and lead the franchise to basketball dominance. Buttressed with Hall of Famers such as Bob Cousy, John Havlicek, Sam Jones and many others, Russell would earn a leaguebest 11 championships in 13 years.

Auerbach and Russell created a dynasty which went beyond the parquet in Boston Garden. Auerbach was a pioneer not just in his emphasis of team play and the popularization of the fastbreak, but he took an inclusive approach to building the team and creating a team built on respect and equality during a turbulent time in the 50s and 60s.

More significant than Russell’s athletic achievements are his contributions in Civil Rights. He was one of the biggest advocates of the Civil Rights Movement and equality, particularly in sports. Russell even participated in Dr. King’s march on

Washington in 1967.

Fast forward a decade and the Celtics draft Larry Bird from Indiana State, the centerpiece in what would become Boston’s original “Big 3” flanked by Kevin McHale and Robert Parish. This core won three championships in one of the most competitive and injury-inflicting eras in basketball.

The 90s were not kind to the Celtics. Tragedy struck the team and their families after losing what would have been their next franchise players Len Bias and Reggie Lewis to a cocaine overdose and a heart ailment, respectively.

After the struggles of the 90s, the Celtics bonded together in their hope for the future. It wouldn’t be until 2008–when general manager Danny Ainge constructed a team of three Hall of Famers in Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen–that the Celtics would return to league dominance.

They would go on to win the championship that year rais-

ing the 17th championship banner.

Now in the present, this current Celtics team of Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Marcus Smart and others have endured serious injury, loss of family members and friends, COVID illnesses and civil unrest and yet have grown stronger together as a team, as they historically always have.

Throughout each of these eras, one thing that stands out is the resilience and team-first attitude of these Celtics teams. The Celtics are a team that trusts in each other, not one superstar.

This current Celtics team fits that description. They still may be a dark horse to win this year, but they have proven they are up for the challenge.

The Celtics are bigger than basketball, and that is something to admire whether you’re a fan or not.

The Collegian,

April 29, 2022

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Sports at a Glance Results Baseball (21-10, 12-6 PAC) W, Bethany, (7-2) W, Bethany, (4-1) W, Bethany, (13-0)

Water Polo (10-9, 6-2 PAC) W, W&J, (10-9) W, Carthage, (20-7) W, Utica, (14-3) L, Macalester (15-5)

Men’s Lacrosse (12-4, 6-0 PAC) W, W&J, (29-5) W, Franciscan, (27-2)

Women’s Lacrosse (13-2, 7-0 PAC) W, Westminster, (19-7)

Men’s Golf 4th/8 – 490, PAC Championships

Women’s Golf 5th/8 – 1256, PAC Championships

Men’s Tennis (14-2, 7-0 PAC) Junior utility Reese Trauger with the ball in Saturday’s win against W&J.

CWPA

Water polo makes a splash Emma Rossi Staff Writer

Water Polo concluded their season this past weekend in the Collegiate Water Polo Association’s Division III Championship.

Grove City served as host to the tournament this year.

The James E. Longnecker Competition Pool held three days of championship action, during which the Wolverines won three of their four games.

In the final game of the tournament and season, the Wolverines honored their four graduating players. Seniors 2-meter Elaine Miller, driver Kyra Johnson, utility Sophia Melanson and junior driver Michelle Danley, who is graduating early, were all recognized prior to the game on Saturday.

What followed was a closefought battle between the two rivals. The game began when Johnson opened scoring for the Wolverines.

Miller, junior utility Reese Trauger and freshman utility Kamryn Kerr stacked the scoreboard, each earning two goals apiece. Melanson contributed one goal as well.

Trauger thwarted W&J’s offensive efforts by bolstering Grove City’s defense with five steals and two blocks.

She was joined on the defense by junior driver Michelle Danley and Johnson, who had three steals each.

The game came down to the wire when junior goalie Tia Kannel tied up the game at 9-9 with 47 seconds left.

Thirty seconds later, Johnson scored the game-winning goal, securing the Wolverines tenth and final win of the season.

Concerning the team’s energy during the tournament, head coach Jocelyn Bernhardt said, “They brought so much energy and motivation to the games. They pushed through some tough moments of the weekend and never gave up.”

After falling to Macalester 15-5 in their first game on Thursday, the Wolverines rallied to finish their season strong, beating Utica and Carthage on Friday.

The tournament’s first victory came in a stand-out 14-3 win over Utica. The Wolverines have defeated Utica each time they’ve faced them this season, all with impressive scores and one resulting in a shutout. Nine Wolverines contributed to the 14-goal effort.

Danley led the Wolverines’ offense with three goals and an assist. She was followed closely behind on the box score by freshman driver Riley McCullough who had two goals and an assist. Kannel and Trauger played a game of doubles, both earning two goals and two assists each.

The remaining five goals were scored in a combined effort by Johnson, sophomore driver Clarie Lochstet, freshman driver Sam Logue, junior driver Emory Shepson and freshman driver Mikayla Zablocki.

In addition to their efforts on offense, Shepson

and Trauger both aided immensely on defense. Shepson racked up five steals, while Trauger finished with a formidable nine. Senior Elaine Miller dominated in goal, stopping fifteen shots. Kannel also made three saves during her time in goal.

In the second match on Friday, Grove City toppled Carthage 20-7 in an incredible display of offense. The charge was led by Miller, whose extraordinary performance resulted in her acquisition of nine goals and an assist. Trauger put up impressive numbers as well.

On offense, she scored five goals and assisted three. On defense, she had three blocks and three steals.

In addition, Kerr racked up six assists and seven steals of her own. Danley and Melanson each had two goals apiece on the offensive front.

Given the season-closing performance, Bernhardt said, “There were so many good things about their performance, notably their defense. They worked as one unit defensively which is something we have worked on all year, so it was nice to see it come together so well when it really mattered. We also had several players step up to fill roles they maybe weren’t comfortable or confident doing. Our games were truly a team effort where everyone participated and had a big impact.”

The Wolverines finished 10-9, with their eleventh official ten-win season.

W, Westminster, (9-0) W, Saint Vincent, (7-2)

Softball (13-15, 7-7 PAC) W, W&J, (9-2) W, W&J, (8-1)

Upcoming Baseball: Apr. 29, TBA, at Chatham Apr. 30, 1:00 p.m. vs Chatham (DH) May 2, 1:00 p.m. vs Franciscan (DH) May 4, 4:00 p.m. vs W&J May 6, 4:00 p.m. vs Saint Vincent

Men’s Lacrosse: Apr. 30, 1:00 p.m. at Westminster

Women’s Lacrosse: Apr. 30, 4:00 p.m. at W&J

Softball: Apr. 28, 3:30 p.m. vs Chatham (DH) Apr. 30, 1:00 p.m. at Bethany (DH)

Men’s Tennis: Apr. 29, 1:00 p.m. at PAC Championships

Men’s Track & Field: Apr. 28 – Apr. 29, 10:00 a.m. at PAC Championships

Women’s Track & Field: Apr. 28 – Apr. 29, 10:00 a.m. at PAC Championships

WOLVERINE WEEKLY HONORS

Cody Adams Brett Gladstone Men’s Lacrosse Men’s Lacrosse PAC Defensive Player PAC Offensive Player of the Week of the Week

DJ Mulroy Track & Field PAC Field Athlete of the Week

Tate Ostrowski Baseball PAC Pitcher of the Week

Alec Jones Men’s Lacrosse PAC Rookie of the Week

Elyse Kiggins Women’s Lacrosse PAC Rookie of the Week

Sports The Collegian, April 29, 2022

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Golf ends at PACs Ayden Gutierrez News Editor

MATTHEW SCHOONOVER

Emily Arnold runs the ball in Tuesday’s win against Westminster.

Senior day success

Women’s lacrosse takes down Westminster Emily Rupczewski Sports Editor

The women’s lacrosse team upped their PAC record to 7-0 on Senior Night, which took place on Tuesday and resulted in a 19-7 home victory over Westminster.

The inaugural team found themselves down 1-0 to start the game but quickly bounced back and remained in the lead to secure the win.

Senior attack Brooke Stoltzfus put Grove City on the board to even the score at 1-1.

Three minutes later, sophomore attack Madeline Dunda caused a turnover with an intercepted ball designed for a Westminster player and took it right to the net to make it a 2-1 Wolverine lead with six and a half minutes to go.

The next ground ball was picked up by Stoltzfus who assisted junior midfielder Madison Nazigian’s goal to

make it 3-1 less than a minute later.

Stolzfus got another assist at the 4:16 mark, and Dunda found the back of the net to make it a 4-1 game.

Senior attack Grace Dymski assisted Nazigian’s next shot, a direct launch right past Westminster’s defense with two minutes left to go in the first quarter.

Nazigian assisted freshman attack Sarah Pindel to the Wolverines’ sixth goal early in the second quarter, followed by another goal from Dymski who made it 7-1 with an unassisted launch.

After a mostly scoreless second quarter, Westminster made it a 7-2 game and used that momentum to add one more in less than a minute, making the halftime score 7-3.

Nazigian opened the third quarter with an unassisted goal, then assisted freshman attack Abby Roetering on her goal, to make it a 9-3 advantage.

A few scoreless minutes later, Westminster answered those goals, making it a 9-4 game.

The Wolverines roared back with four more goals in a row, courtesy of sophomore midfielder Lucy Martin, two from Stoltzfus and one from sophomore midfielder Meredith Basham.

After a goal from the Titans made it a 13-5 game, the Wolverines found the net once again, with Dymski scoring unassisted. Westminster scored once more at the buzzer to bring the score up to 14-6 to round out the third quarter.

Grove City asserted their strength in the third quarter with the first five consecutive goals coming from Stoltzfus, Roetering, Nazigian, another from Stotzfus and Basham to give the Wolverines 19 points.

In a 19-6 deficit, Westminster fought until the end and managed to score one more time in the last two minutes

to make it a final 19-7 game.

Grove City will finish their regular season against the 6-0 Washington and Jefferson Presidents. The Presidents were chosen to win the conference this year, according to the PAC Women’s Lacrosse Preseason Coaches’ Poll this year. With an impressive 6-0 conference record, they have proved to be the team to beat. The winner of the W&J-Grove City matchup will be awarded the first seed in the conference championship tournament.

As a brand-new varsity team, Grove City was originally voted sixth in the preseason poll but has obviously surpassed expectations and is a new conference threat.

The top four teams in the conference will advance to the conference championship tournament. PAC semifinals are scheduled for May 4, with the championship game set for May 7.

The game against Franciscan game featured sixteen different Grove City players scoring goals; their combined efforts gave the Wolverines the victory with a 27-2 final score.

Senior attack Josh Spicher scored four goals. He was closely followed by Gladstone, who scored three.

Notably, Gladstone recently became the first Grove City player to surpass the 200-point mark, and he continues to add to his record.

Nearly half of the Wolverine roster scored on Saturday, including senior attack Blaise Bishop, who scored twice and had one assist, recently back on the field after an injury early in the season. While the game may not have been exciting in the traditional sense of a close back-and-forth match, the men’s lacrosse team made the game exciting by trading positions and having fun on the sidelines, enjoying each other and their team spirit.

Facing Washington & Jefferson on Tuesday, there were once again sixteen players, nearly half the Grove City roster, that scored to give the Wolverines the ultimate 29-5 victory. Gladstone scored a hat trick, as did junior attack James Petrolle and freshman attack Matt Blythe. Sophomore Trenton Steele claimed the most individual goals of the game with five. Freshman attack Zachary Hougan, who has also returned to play after an injury during the middle of the season, scored two goals and made four assists for a total of six points. Petit made a personal season-high 13 saves during the game, and midfielder faceoff Grant Evans won 15 faceoffs and picked up 15 ground balls.

Looking ahead, Grove City will play Westminster tomorrow to contend for the top seed going into the conference tournament.

If the Wolverines—the conference favorites—win

the PAC Championships, they will continue onto the NCAA Division III National Championship Tournament.

While other seniors are preparing for commencement and graduation, the men’s lacrosse senior class may very well be traveling to try to bring home a national championship.

The Wolverines have only been getting better as the season has progressed. Losing to some nationally ranked teams at the beginning of the season led to some quick improvements and many important victories later in the season.

With key players like Bishop and Hougan back in rotation as well as a solid handful of All-American seniors like Gladstone and Evans, fans can expect to see some talented lacrosse during the National Tournament in the coming weeks. The Wolverines could very well be bringing home a trophy.

Ten straight wins for Men’s Lacrosse Rachel Ledford Contributing Writer

Men’s lacrosse is proving to be a dominant force in Division III Lacrosse and even more so in the PAC. The win on Tuesday against Washington & Jefferson brought the Wolverines up to a ten-game win streak.

The last five games have all been victories by 20 goals or more.

This dominance has allowed the Wolverines to experiment and have some fun during the games. During the match last Saturday against Franciscan, goalkeepers junior Jack Petit and senior R. J. Miller switched positions with senior midfielder Brett Gladstone; Petit scored his first career goal during the game and Miller added another goal to his career, after he first found the net against Thiel just a week before.

Gladstone added a save to his already impressive statistics this season.

Both the men’s and women’s golf teams competed in the President’s Athletic Conference (PAC) Championships over the weekend.

The men’s team competed in Wheeling, W.Va., while the women competed in Belle Vernon, Pa. The men finished fourth out of eight competing teams at the 2022 conference championship tournament, which was held at Oglebay’s Jones Course. The three-round tournament concluded this weekend, with the first two rounds occurring in the fall.

Freshman Adam Steinmetz, who finished 10th at the tournament, was recently awarded the President’s Athletic Conference Newcomer of the Year award. Steinmetz, who shot an 86 on Saturday, finished with a three-round total of 241. His score was the best by all freshmen and earned him a Second Team All-PAC recognition.

“It feels fantastic, top-10 was certainly a goal of mine going into PACs and it’s very nice to be able to accomplish it and be on an all-PAC team,” Steinmetz said. “Conditions were tough in both the fall and spring, so to be able to grind out top-10 is awesome.”

Steinmetz, who also won the PAC’s Rookie of the Year award, commented on the accolade.

“It means a great deal to me to win the Rookie of the Year Award,” Steinmetz said.

“Coming in, I wanted to start off my collegiate career as well as I could, but this is better than I even imagined.

There’s certainly still room for improvement but this is a wonderful start. I feel very blessed for having this opportunity.”

Grove City concluded the 54-hole tournament with a team score of 970, one shot behind third-place Thiel.

Senior Kirk Bain shot an 82 on Saturday, earning Grove City’s low round for the day. He finished eighth in Saturday’s round. Freshman Aidan Allen tied for 23rd Saturday with a 90.

As a team, the Wolverines shot 351 Saturday, concluding the 54-hole tournament with a team score of 970, one shot behind third-place Thiel.

The women’s golf team concluded the 2021-22 season by finishing fifth out of eight total teams in the third and final round of the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Championships, held at Cedarbrook Golf Club. The women finished with a 54hole score of 1256.

Freshman Tamar Walton led Grove City by placing 16th overall with a total score of 299. Sophomore Keely McKlveen placed 22nd with a total score of 320, while sophomore Annie Grace Smith earned 23rd with a 335.

McKlveen shot a 100 on Monday, which was the Wolverines’ low round on the day. Walton carded a 106 while Smith shot 115.