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Sophomore Allie Gaines poses with her coffee in front of the newly opened Collier Cafe. The long awaited coffee shop, managed by Urban Trail Coffee Co. of Pittsburgh, held its grand opening Thursday morning. Students can now stop into the Henry Buhl Library to get a drink or a snack anytime from 7:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. during the schoolweek.
sitting in the Student Union and even more sitting on the stairs and the sides.
“I really enjoyed it” said sophomore Annelies Boon zaaijer, “He has a very relax ing, calm style.”The on-cam pus performance was part of a collection of 15 house-show tours.Ansett primarily sings in house shows, because, ac cording to him, “the songs seem to become most them selves during house shows, and the vulnerability is really beautiful.”Ansettbegan his musical career with guitar lessons at age 13 and started singing in high school. He wrote mu sic to accompany his sister’s
“I was just helping my friend move into her dorm room when a bat just flew through the front door,” said
Grove City College alum nus Joel Ansett ’12 returned to his alma mater to perform for the campus community Tuesday evening in the Breen StudentAnsettUnion.performed in Grove as part of his 15-stop tour across the country from Den ver, Colo., to New York and back. The show was put on by the Student Government Association (SGA), one of the organization’s first events of theThesemester.performance lasted around an hour and 15 min utes and was well attended, with about 70 participants
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not as comfortable with the number of bees that have been“Mypresent.roommate had a bee land on her eyelid, and she freaked out,” freshman Nata lie Krahulik said. “They were especially annoying at the football game this past Sat urday.”Other students have allud ed to the distracting nature of the bees and the unusual number that seems to be present at the college.
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Ansett was also involved in several campus groups like Warriors in Harbison Cha pel.Ansett wasn’t sure what
It attempts to answer the questions: To what should we attend? How should we imagine time? How should we belong to one another?
These bats tend to navigate their way around within the first three weeks.
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Students at the college have recently had more en counters with bats on cam pus than in past years.
According to Vice Presi dent of Operations Susan Grimm, more bats are born in Wolf Creek during the days that students return to campus before classes start.
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“‘Give Our Hearts Some Weight’ was one of the most important songs I wrote here,” Ansett said. “I wrote it in the stage of Crawford with the curtain closed; it was like having my own music studio back there.”
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With a return to campus also comes the return of bats and some other pests.
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Until they grow accus tomed to the habitat around them, they like to nest in trees, intricate architecture and open windows and doors at dusk. These tend to be the door and windows of the buildings of the Ketler and MAP dormitories.
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“It flew around for about five minutes until it left the room and flew down the hall,” she said. “Then my roommate’s brother took a video of it going down the hallway, and we just heard a lot of Additionally,screaming.”the bees of the college are back at the school’s outdoor events. Their presence has not been drastically higher than
in past years, but the situa tion has still been bugging various students around campus.“Weusually get a bee nest or two on campus every year,” Grimm stated. “We treat those areas, and they don’t seem to be as big of an issue. However, any time there is food and drink out side, it attracts the bees from the surrounding area.”
Joel Ansett ‘12 performs Tuesday night in Breen Student Union.
After reading her comments, Peterson clapped back at the Hollywood actress.
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As my junior year (I can’t believe I just said that) rolls in, I have had the opportu nity to reflect on the past few months.
This is my challenge to you. If you made it this far through the article, I am sure that you can relate in one way or another. We all face trials. Life is hard.
The clinical psychologist and thought leader has not sud denly become an actor, of course, but his culturally conser vative views have inspired the creation of a villain, played by Chris Pine, in director Olivia Wilde’s latest movie “Don’t WorryPeterson’sDarling.”views in question, Wilde claimed, were of his advice to men on how to attract women in modern dating.
Much like this image depicts, life is full of mountain peaks and valleys. Honor God in both.
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about ourselves, and we place the blame on others.
What would it look like if we instead used our circum stances to glorify God and thank him? Can you imagine how powerful and untouch able someone would be if they thanked God just as much, if not more, in their valleys as they did at their peaks?
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“I also hope that Chris Pine at least does the sartorial splendour of my very formal public wardrobe justice as he pillories me in the latest bit of propaganda disseminated by the woke, self-righteous bores and bullies who now domi nate Hollywood, and who insist that the production of such tripe,” he said while citing his credentials in the psychology field.
This summer I got the oppor tunity to do two exciting and unique jobs. I was a produc tion assistant for a minor league baseball organization called the State College Spikes. I also worked 40 hours a week for Penn State Athletics on the Beaver Stadium Grounds Crew.
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However, this dig at the world-famous psychologist has not been the only reason Wilde’s new movie has made headlines in recent weeks.
I also realized something else: We as Christians are such hypocrites.
The problem with this claim is that Peterson gives quite the opposite advice – that young men should maximize their potential for sexual and social attractiveness by taking care of themselves before caring for the opposite sex. It’s not that he’s enabling men to blame women for romantic failure; in fact, he’s placing the responsibility on the man to “grow the hell up,” as he’s quite known for saying.
There is a particular line in the song that reads, “Wheth er I’m looking for him or not, that’s where I find God.” That lyric hit me like a ton of bricks.
mute to and from work. Yes, waking up at 4:30 a.m. every morning surely wasn’t fun, but I began to realize that it was the only time where I could reflect.
I often found myself in a paradigm of stress, anxiety and sleep deprivation. When the Spikes had a homestand, I would work from 6 a.m.-11 p.m. sometimes five to six days a week. That doesn’t ac count for the half hour it took to travel to and from the sta diums.These jobs, although an in credible blessing, presented me with many trials. I strug gled with upkeeping my rela tionships, time-management and self-happiness. I lost myself in my work, and I was on a true downhill spiral.
I had become so focused on everything going on in my life and was going through the motions that I had lost touch in my relationship with Christ. I hadn’t been looking for him, but he presented himself to me in such a pow erful and emotional way.
I say that because of the way that we become enam ored by to circumstances. When we are at our peaks, we like to thank God and say we’re glorifying him to check off a box.
James 1:2-4 reads, “Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let stead fastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in noth ing.”We’re
Powerful stuff, right? Let’s celebrate Christ in our val leys and not just at our peaks.
In the constant rush of work and everything that came with it, my relationship with God had become fainter than I would’ve liked. Even when our eyes are not fo cused on God, he is present.
In an interview with Interview Magazine, the feminist director called Peterson a “pseudo-intellectual hero to the incel community” thinking he encourages men into believ ing “they are entitled to sex from women,” she said.
One morning on my drive over, a song titled “Where I Find God” by Larry Fleet started playing on my Spo tify. If you have never heard it, the song is about a man who feels he has hit rock bot tom and notes all the places where he finds God. I had heard the song before (I’m a sucker for country music with acoustic guitars), but I hadn’t listened to the lyrics.
Yet, imagine the life you could live if you consider it joy when you face trials. In stead of complaining about the lack of sleep and the lengthy commute to my job, imagine if I didn’t wait un til the last few weeks to cel ebrate the fact that I was do ing something I dreamed of as a kid. Imagine if instead of complaining about long practices, you found joy in the fact that you are a part of the two percent of high school athletes that made it to the collegiate level. Imag ine if instead of complaining about a tough course load, you embraced the fact that you and your parents were able to send you to such a prestigious college to earn a degree.
But what about when we’re in our valley’s? Aren’t we to thank God then? More im portantly, do we? I’d like to think we do not. In fact, we exemplify inward pity and outward blame. We feel bad
At least Peterson is getting free publicity from this Holly wood movie. If Wilde’s comments about him are not a ring ing endorsement for people to check him out on YouTube, I don’t know what is.
While scrolling through Instagram on Saturday, I came across an interesting post, one in which involved news about Jordan Peterson’s latest “role” in a new movie.
Honoring God in the valleys, not just the peaks
So, is the issue with Peterson or with Wilde? The com mon denominator here appears to be Wilde, despite her ex cuse of being a woman which is why, in her own mind, she can do no wrong.
One of the benefits of my job, although I didn’t real ize at the time, was my com
I live in the greater State College Area, and grew up attending many Spikes and Penn State Football games. Getting to work in their re spective stadiums this sum mer was a dream come true. There were many memorable moments that I will cher ish forever, but I would be lying if I said this summer was easy and successful. For many reasons, this was one of my hardest, most chal lenging summers to date.
going to face trials; it is what God intended.
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Since Wilde was inspired to make a movie about Peterson as the villain, she should at least have done some research about the man to better understand his philosophy. Based on what she said during the interview, it sounded like she didn’t watch his lectures on this topic, let alone read any of his 100 research papers.
Apparently, the director has faced controversy for falling out with main actress Florence Pugh for allegedly encour aging the star to engage in the film’s gratuitous sex scenes. Wilde has also claimed she fired Shia LaBeouf, the contro versial actor who was originally attached to the project, for creating an unsafe work environment on set. LaBeouf de nied the accusations, saying he quit the film of his own free will.These are but a few of the major scandals surrounding the film, which releases Friday, Sept. 23.
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“If you feel a call toward issues of abortion, racial jus tice, the environment, the economy or just your com munity, learn about them. Read books and essays, and don’t pretend you can be some expert on everything,” Bilbro said.
“This was our first sum mer that Landscape Design took over the grounds work,” Grimm said. “They are re sponsible for all the mowing except the baseball and soft ball fields, caring for all the flower and landscaping beds
According to their web site, Landscape Design is a family-owned private con tracting business located in Grove City that offers custom design and build, restoration and maintenance landscap ingGrimmservices.noted that the company is a familiar friend of the “Landscapecollege. Design has been a trusted partner of Grove City College for many years before this decision was made. When our grounds equipment reached its end of life for reliability and we
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had some changes in staff, it was the right time to turn the grounds work and roadway snow removal over to Land scape Design,” Grimm said.
“A little humility goes a longAccordingway.” to Bilbro, one way in which students can be encouraged and learn to in
Campus Safety has done its best to minimize the issue of the bats by retrofitting the window screens in Ketler in 2020, since Ketler is where the bats most commonly gather. This project was es pecially difficult because of the building’s architecture.
Luckey said he and his fa ther were nearing the end of the move-in and set-up pro cess when the resident no ticed he still needed to put his shoes away onto his shoe rack. He went to find the box full of his shoes that his dad “saw in the room after it was brought up” from their ve hicle.“On move-in day, after we had almost finished getting everything set up, I realized that I had not put my shoes on the shoe rack yet. But when I went to find the box that I had put them in, it was gone,” Luckey said.
“Hopefully, this week we will see bat incidence drop off dramatically as they have in the past,” Grimm said. “Any bee nests will be addressed as we hear of them. Mother Nature has certainly kept us on our toes this season.”
So far, no leads have come to light.
The alum’s music, while Christian, may not always fit the typical worship style; however, it instead seeks to “tell one angle of the truth,” he“Mysaid.approach to song writ ing is to crack the blinds, so a little light peeks through.”
text when there are so many rapid changes,” Bilbro said, expressing his motivation for writing on the subject mat ter.“It’s frustrating to me that Christians will sometimes identify more with people whose news they share rath er than as Christians,” he said. “We just get our priori ties backwards there.”
The modern day, he ar gues, has seen such a sudden transition into a variety of news sources and media that people give their attention to and crave instant, trivial information. This results in an over-investment in cur rent events, withdrawal from community and placing all hope on the next big issue.
sure that no bats were living in the men’s dorms.
His father reportedly searched the dumpster and the boxes inside but did not find the shoes. Luckey said “we’re pretty confident they weren’t thrown away” by ac cident.The freshman went to his RA, junior Bishop Wolf, who coincidentally also had a pair of shoes go missing during the first week of classes.
Campus Safety officers en courage students to call them if they encounter a bat in the building, rather than dorm residents trying to catch it themselves. There has also been a thorough investiga tion of the building to make
A dead bat is seen sandwiched between two tennis rackets.
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“This change also allowed our former grounds team time to focus on mainte nance issues, event setups and other projects across the campus.”Thepartnership gives way for Operations to efficiently allocate their resources else where.“Landscape Design has done a beautiful job this summer on the grounds. Our grounds team had so many diverse responsibilities prior to Landscape Design coming onboard that it was difficult
Wolf had spoken to the en tire floor as well as the ARD and has reported the issue to Campus Safety, who is ac tively investigating the issue.
Luckey said folks around campus have been very sup portive and helpful with the situation, with many check ing in on his progress regu larly.He has not noticed any one around campus wearing his shoes and that he is re ally “just hoping and pray ing they make it back to me
“I think there is an alterna tive: to listen to how God is calling you to be an agent of his love and redemption to the world, and what you need to know to carry out that call ing.”Episodes of this lecture se ries have been posted weekly on the college’s YouTube channel. Each installment of Bilbro’s series are approxi mately twenty minutes long and are titled, “Reading the Times.”
and maintaining any plant ings we did on the campus such as the planters, Ketler Patio and the Buhl Library.”
Bilbro believes that staying informed in the news con tains value for the Christian can help one love God and theirHowever,neighbor.the Christian’s assumptions regarding cur rent events should stem from a biblical view of history. As opposed to the secularist view, which tends to be op timistically utopian or over ly pessimistic, they should understand that all of time points to the Second Coming of Christ. Thus, their call is to live considering this perspec tive 0n “Christianshistory.have underval ued the importance of having a healthy eschatology, and we are reaping the fruits of that. Some people are too in vested in what’s happening, and they’re really focused on if their side is winning,” Bil bro said.
Freshman Hicks resident Eddie Luckey has been miss ing the shoes he brought to campus since move-in day –except the ones he had on his feet.
teract well with news sources is by listening to this video series.“Ifa student watches the lecture videos, I hope he or she might have a sense of agency and hope regarding the news. Sometimes it can be so overwhelming and cha otic that people either dive into the muck of it or they turn it off because they think it’s so dumb,” he said.
Operations has already seen improvement in their ability to complete tasks on campus in a timely manner.
“This summer, the grounds team, led with the help of our Director of Physical Plant, was able to use the flagstone left over from the Rainbow Bridge project to build the walkway around the GROVE sign,” Grimm said. “There were also other projects of similar size that were com pleted by the General Main tenance-Grounds team.”
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graduated, but his friends just kept telling him to stick with music. At the end of senior year, he had a kickstart at Grove, and im mediately went on tour.
An employee from Landscape Design mows the lawn at Mary Anderson Pew dormitory outside the building’s cafeteria.
Grimm stated that the best way for students to help is by keeping the wickets, or the little doors in the screen used to open the windows, closed, as well as keeping the screens centered on the win dow. This will help prevent smaller bats from getting into the window’s cracks.
For seven years, he was a music director and created his own music part time. However, with the pandem ic, he finally felt it was time and has been a full time artist for two and a half years.
to get all the work done. They are now able to work on ad dressing work orders, tend to all the setups for campus events and some small proj ects,” Grimm said.
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Vice President of Opera tions Susan Grimm com mented on the changes.
From library renovations to newly added curriculum programs, Grove City College saw significant changes over the summer. The Operations Services have seen some of this change as well.
Ansett said he shares his songs with an audience “be cause I want to provide a glimpse of hope for every in dividual and because songs make us long in God for a fu ture home.”
Rather, the Christian’s “re sponsibility is to be faithful
Ansett’s folk music is also very important to his faith and“Mylife.faith and music are in timately tied; I care so much about my faith being shared,” Ansett said.
“But just because we are emotionally invested in the outcome of a particular issue does not mean we are right ly passionate about politics or cultural issues. We can care about the outcome of cultural events, but only so much because we know that ultimately, they are in God’s hand.”Bilbro also addressed how one can utilize the news to be obedient to their calling.
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“At the very end of the se mester, you have an oppor tunity to compete in a Ven ture Battle which you can win prize money for,” French said. “I was a finalist and won $3,300, all of which has gone to purchasing scooters for theThestart-up.”college is allowing French to launch his busi ness but, for tax and liabil ity reasons, have limited in volvement in the project.
After initially pitching the
The journey to bring this transportation solution to campus certainly provided French with challenges.
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While this has forced French to alter his original model, he acknowledged the support he has“Anyreceived.student, although Jonathan is a fine example, with an innovative idea that can provide a useful service to students, should be able to run through the start-up phase of their idea,” Gordon said, when asked about the impact French’s business will have on campus.
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most important of these is a shared devotion to the Lord that drives your marriage. I think two godly individuals are likely to see the other’s devotion to the Lord — this could be the spark you’re looking for.
Although French has solely taken on the financial and lo gistical implications of start ing a business, he has re ceived plenty of support from faculty, family and friends.
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The initial start-up will bring four commercial-grade Segway Max Pro scooters to campus. These scooters are durable, fully waterproof and come equipped with head lights and a bell.
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Due to legal restrictions prohibiting the use of scoot ers on public roadways and sidewalks, they will be con fined to campus. The scoot ers will operate within a set geofence, preventing users from taking them into down town Grove City.
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“Starting a business is a lot of work,” French said. “It has taught me to be persistent, to keep going until I get a no. It also showed me to keep mak ing connections; the more people you’re connected with, the more support you willFrenchget.” aims to have Scoo tie running in the coming weeks.scooters up and run ning within the next couple weeks this semester.
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French hopes to set an af fordable, profitable price. To start a ride, an initial fee of one dollar will be charged, followed by a fixed rate of 2535 cents per minute.
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French has imposed a 15 miles-per-hour speed limit on each of the scooters and developed a mobile app to monitor rental fees and scooter“Eachlocation.scooter will have a QR code on it. Once you have downloaded the app, signed up for an account and set up a payment method, you scan the QR code to start a ride. When you’re done, you go back into the app to end the ride,” French said. “The scooters will be free-floating around campus. You use it, you drop it off and its loca tion will come up on the app ready to pick up again.”
spiritual than singleness, I’d recommend that you take some time to evaluate your singleness and see how you can use your time to best serve the Lord.
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Well, Grovers, you’re in luck – the solution will be coming to campus Sophomoresoon. Jonathan French encountered each of these transportation prob lems during his freshman year and in response devel oped his entrepreneurial start-up, Scootie.
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Jonathan has persevered.”
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Dear Hopeless Grover, I certainly don’t envy you. Finding a girl before gradu ating is a daunting goal, es pecially on top of finishing your senior year and find ing a job. Fortunately, there is no shortage of women on this campus – or in the world.
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“I could see he was serious and prepared to move for ward with his idea, and with a lot of help from the Entre preneurship Department as well as navigating the col lege’s policies and guidelines,
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“I think it will provide peo ple with a way to get around quicker and they’re just fun. I also figure that during cam pus tours, it will catch the eyes of others in our genera tion that love new technol ogy, providing just another cool benefit to the campus.”
It’s my last year of college, and I’d prefer to find a girl before graduating. Where do I even start? Desperately, Hopeless Grover
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Paul makes it clear in 1 Cor inthians 7 that singleness is a blessing from the Lord. It is a time when we can fully devote ourselves to him and gives us the opportunity to dedicate ourselves to God’s Word and to ministry.
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I don’t think your goal should be to find a girl. In 1 Corinthians 7:27, Paul writes (and this is his own judg ment), “Are you free from a wife? Do not seek a wife.” If your goal is to find a girl, I think you might be idolizing the concept of a wife. As you go through life, keep your eyes open for the women God is placing in your life.
idea to T. Scott Gordon of Student Life and Learning and working with advisors in VentureLab, The Wolver ine Venture Battle provided French with the chance to see Scootie come to fruition.
Shared interests are also a common place to find friends and potential spous es. Are there women in the clubs you are involved in who you enjoy spending time with, or women in your major that you’ve worked to gether with? These relation ships could be places where a romantic interest begins.
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Sophomore Jonathan French pitches his scooter company at the Wolverine Venture Battle in April.
What have you been reading lately?
I like acoustic rock the most, two-part harmonies with a couple of guitars. I also miss the arena rock sound from the 80s. I picked up a love of coun try music from my wife, too. That said, my all-time favorite artist does none of those three kinds of music: Rich Mullins.
College is just such a wonderful time. It’s hard to pick a favorite, but I really enjoy getting to teach –and learn from – people when they are still trying to figure out where they are going in life.
Using a variety of her tal ents, she gets to work with different people every day. The best part? She gets an employee main entrance
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In his revisions, Kapusin ski offered up his drafts to a jury of test readers, seeing what worked with the audi ence and what didn’t.
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Senior Joshua Kapusin ski published his first novel, titled “The Awakening,” in June.
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During her graduate school years at Baylor University, she was required to get an internship and applied for nearly 40 positions. She snagged the Disney intern ship and landed a job.
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“But why I say eight years is because there’s so much of the writing that doesn’t make it onto the page. There’s day dreaming about it in class; there’s thinking about the characters before I go to bed; there’s just that long time of marinating in that world that doesn’t quite make it to my daily word Accordingcount.”toan Amazon review, “‘The Awakening’ strikes an engaging balance between futuristic combat and the development of lik able characters. The plot is compelling and unpredict
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Why did you choose to teach at Grove City College?
Though the college aca demically prepared Tebay for a career after graduation, it also taught her the impor tance of maintaining rela tionships with others.
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He continued to come back to his work over the next eight years, constantly find ing ways to polish it both in writing and worldbuilding. After his third draft, his sto ry ended up being 110,000 words, which ultimately helped land him an agent and start the publishing pro cess this year.
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As I recall, the last four books I read are some thing like this: (1) a Star Wars graphic novel, (2) a children’s mystery book series called “Trapped!”, (3) a book of comic strips from “Sherman’s Lagoon” and (4) after running out of new stuff to read, my wife loaned me one of her Christian fiction mystery books, which turned out to be a really good mys tery but a horribly done romance.
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“After graduating, I had the opportunity to intern with Samaritan’s Purse at the office in Uganda and later that year with World Vision in Los Angeles,” Tebay said. She emphasized that prior jobs and internships helped her get where she is now.
Director of Alumni and Campus Engagement Mandy Sposato ’00 agreed.
Seniors Nate Sponsel and Mike Lindstedt jam with the Okies at last Friday’s Street Dance.
I like to play games with my wife and daughter, sit by the fire with them and talk about life, watch leaves fall in autumn and snow fall in winter and visit quaint towns with my family where we mostly wander around aimlessly.
pass to Disney World and Disneyland.Tebaymajored in interna tional business with a con centration in management and French while at the col lege, and she wasn’t always dedicated to Disney. Origi nally, Tebay was interested in international disaster re lief work.
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able through to the end.”
The sci-fi story tells of a dystopian future in which a drug called AOL (Advance ment of Life) ceases the process of ag ing in the mid30s. However, the drug also causes muta tions in some users, giving them strange abilities. These psychics are hunted down for rehabilita tion or Throughouttermination.the story, three main characters all individually find their way into a conspiracy involving missing students and dead arbitrators, ultimately work ing together to get to the bot tom of a deep and mysterious plot.With plans in mind for a seven-novel series, Kapusin ski has been working on and off on his novel since eighth grade.
pusinskiKapusinskisaid. detailed the early stages of his writing process as being very much discovery work, fleshing out the world over the span of a few“Onemonths.question led to an other, which led to just writ ing-- so in eighth grade I wrote more than I ever have since. It was like this burst of creativity; I don’t know if I’ll ever have it again. The first draft was 60,000 words.”
deaths of several characters and the mental struggle he had with figuring out what needed to stay in the story for his original vision to re main“Thetrue.best part of writ ing happens behind closed doors,” Kapusinski said.
From diploma to Disney
One Grove City College alumna’s degree led her to work at the happiest place on earth. Literally.
This skill set she achieved is still one she carries with her to this day.
“Aim high! Apply for that job or internship you are not fully qualified for. Don’t be afraid to take some risk along the way. Rejection is all part of the journey,” Tebay said.
“Grove City College places a high value on relational teamwork and not just get ting the job done but caring for those around you,” she said. “This taught me to take extra time to get to know my coworkers and foster com munity where work is more transactional.”
“Life is about the little mo ments. I try to take time now and pause throughout the days and weeks to soak in all the wonderful little things I could so easily take for grant ed.”
What are you teaching this year?
I’m teaching Social Psy chology, Sensation and Perception and Neuroscience.Behavioral
Do you have any interesting hobbies? Hobbies? Yes. Interest ing? No. I live an extreme ly boring but happy life.
“When I first started writ ing, I didn’t think about any process at all. I got the vi sion for this story of a family boarding a spacecraft, and so the rest of that process was quite literally just seeing what that vision was,” Ka
Either the original “Beauty and the Beast” or the first “The Lord of the Rings” movie.
Favorite part about teaching students?
He detailed a few encoun ters with some of his read ers who were upset with the
Corrie Tebay ‘18 works an associate tech nical special ist at The Walt Disney Com pany in Ana heim, Calif. Her duties maintainingincludeat traction technology, data an alytics, reporting, conversing with stakeholders and man aging existing dashboards online for easy user access.
“The tumults of life can cloud meaningful connec tions,” Tebay said.
When entering the work force, she felt ready to devel op professional relationships in a constructive way.
dents are taught to be criti cal thinkers, problem solvers and proficient communica tors,” Sposato said, “but on top of that, our students learn important values of ethics, character and integrity that I believe make them stand out in professional settings.”
There are many reasons I decided to come here, but among them: on my visit, I absolutely loved the students! Also, I wanted to come to a place where God could inspire me, and for me, that often hap pens when surrounded by beautiful architecture and nature. Grove’s campus was quite a draw in that regard!
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nizations that form Grove City College are building the beginning of a winning semester full of community and excellence. Each unique skill and characteristic that each student brings adds to that excellence. What gifts will you use on campus this year?
Athletes and artists alike excelled this past weekend at the Grove City vs. Juniata football game. Each incredi ble play brought a win of 636. The musical and dance performances by the March ing Band encouraged the fans to cheer even louder for their favorite Wolverines. Brick by brick, the orga
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“I don’t need to be civil to baby killers.” “I don’t need to be civil to homophobes.” “I don’t need to be civil to evil people.” These may seem like oversimplifications be cause they are. They’re also statements I’ve personally heard uttered by members of the political right, left and center, and I can’t help but think — how convenient that the moment people disagree with our pet political causes happens to be the moment we throw civility out.
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With those three examples, we’ve covered Americans, Protestants and people who don’t like slavery, so hope fully, most readers.
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are another matter. Let’s get to how this little presidential debacle feeds into a much bigger debate that’s been raging for years within the political world — the civility war.One constant criticism of politics levied by people who don’t neatly fit into either central party box is the lack of civility, politeness and courtesy on both sides of the party. There are many exam ples of incivility from both political sides, this recent Philly speech not least of all. Still, I question whether the debate over civility is one that can actually resolve our current political differences. Many see civility as a virtue and incivility as a vice, a side effect of the tribalism over taking our nation. Yet, it’s worth considering whether politeness and courtesy are good litmus tests for moral goodness.Thething about virtues is that they’re only virtues if properly applied. Urging
WeGod.must share this faith around campus and wherev er we go. We cannot assume the beliefs of anyone, and the tradition of Grove City not enumerating a list of beliefs should give us more confi dence to go out and talk with people about the truth of the gospel rather than falling into a blind dependency on a statement of faith.
Thenot.same applies to civil ity. A home invasion isn’t the time to practice peaceful civility, and we all have an intuitive sense of this – there are times when we must not be civil because being civil cannot stop evil from occur ring.The need for incivility led an oppressed colony to take on an evil empire in a vie for independence. It led William Wilberforce to defy the gen trified society of his day and dedicate his life to ending the slave trade. And it led Mar tin Luther to stand against a bloated, tyrannical church in a bid to free the conscience and religious practice of the common man in Western
Civility will not save America
McNulty also emphasized that lacking a statement of faith does not mean the col lege is apathetic to our faith.
of faith because of a trend to ward postmodernism or an abandonment of traditional Christian beliefs.
Apparently, people think that a recent Biden speech in Philly, where the president addressed an audience while backlit by “V for Vendetta” — or satanic, depending on which overblown metaphor you prefer — style red light ing and faceless Marine guards, is some kind of ma jor political turn in election season.
Europe via the Reformation.
feel pressured to be a Chris tian when they come here. I have talked to many people on campus who aren’t Chris tian, but instead, they came here because of the college’s reputation for political con servatism.
I also think that not forcing students to sign a statement of faith to attend increases the ability for religious dis agreement and discussion. We all know that we may believe different things, and there is no compulsion to conform to any particular doctrine. Because of this, there is more freedom to start discussions about our varying views without fear of being seen as anathema on our campus.
“The lack of a statement of
be vigilant about sharing the gospel on campus.
There’s absolutely a time when civility is not to be the guiding moral principle of our actions. But as fallen creatures, we tend to throw civility out way too early.
Clark Mummau Contributing Writer
When I applied to Grove City College four years ago, I knew I was applying to a Christian school, not just one of those schools that were founded by some denomina tion but one where I would be challenged in my faith by professors both inside and out side my BARS classes. How ever, one thing made the college different from the other schools I was looking at: I didn’t have to sign a statement of faith to comeThishere.never bothered me. I knew I was a Christian, and I knew this is a Christian and conservative school. The col lege doesn’t lack a statement
faith does not mean that we are indifferent about mis sional alignment in hiring faculty and other employees. Our hiring process is suf ficiently rigorous to ensure that a prospective hire fully supports our Christ-centered convictions,” he said.
We cannot simply restore civility to American politics now, because too many peo ple have decided we’re past that. Restoring good faith requires personal resolve to not only refrain from the worst assumptions about our fellow Americans but also to talk and listen to them, listen to them and even learn from them.That’s not mere civility but loving and caring. Loving our ideological opponents enough to engage genuinely with them and caring about our current division enough to know civility isn’t what’s ultimately going to solve it.
“The reason goes back to the earliest years of the col lege’s existence,” President Paul J. McNulty ’80 said.
peace is not a virtue when it’s time to fight for a just cause — see Patrick Henry; in fact, it’s a vice: the vice of naïveté and sometimes even cowardice. Similarly, actions are only virtues in measured capacity: strength is a virtue, but callousness and abuse are
Not having a statement of faith allows students not to
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“Also, we are transparent about who we are to prospec tive students. I’m especially thankful for this in our ath letic recruiting,” McNulty continued. “We want stu dents to enjoy a strong fit with GCC.”
However, I also think there is a hidden reef in not having a statement of faith. Because we are still a Christian school, in my experience and obser vation, there is an assump tion of the gospel around campus. As Christians, we cannot just expect everyone who comes to the college to be a Christian, and we must
The college doesn’t have a statement of faith, but Scrip ture does. And while we may disagree on the finer points of Christianity, the central theme is clear: We are sin ners deserving of death be fore a holy and just God who sent his Son to pay our death penalty in our place and rise from the grave that, believing in him, we may be reconciled to
Biden’s statements about MAGA Republicans aren’t the ramblings of a lunatic — they’re part of a calculated political strategy designed to elicit a positive response from the base regardless of the moral strings attached.
Incivility is a winning po litical strategy. The civility war, despite the amount of ink spilled in it, is a sideshow
because an increasing num ber of Americans see incivil ity as perfectly justified given what’s at stake.
“President Isaac Ketler be lieved that the school should be nondenominational and welcoming to Christians of all creeds and those who are interested in a faith-based education.”Because of Ketler’s or ganization of a confer ence “involving a diversity of Christian beliefs” and the continuing of this idea through other important leaders for the college like J. Howard Pew, “an explicit statement of faith seemed in consistent with this identity,” McNulty said.
The reality is, it’sOutsidenot. Re publican cir cles, Biden’s slam against MAGA Re publicans and his narrative that Trump’s hardcore base threatens America’s founda tions aren’t actually all that eyebrow-raising and certain ly wouldn’t be a deciding fac tor in most people’s votes in a 2024 general election. But Republican blind spots
One might simply suggest that Trump’s disapproval ratings would be enough to warrant caution for those endorsed by Trump, but Re publicans have not yet seen the full picture. Additionally, the Trump-endorsed Repub licans have made a fatal error in embracing Trump’s most unpopular and controversial stances.Themost obvious of these stances is the 2020 election fraud and that Trump is the true winner of the election. Republican senatorial can didates Blake Masters and
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The third region provides an additional perspective on the Ukrainian divide and is the region I can speak most on as it is where my relatives reside. This region is located across Ukraine’s western border, which includes sev eral of provinces bordering the nations of Hungary and Slovakia.
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their invasion were popu lated with Russian-speaking Russian supporters who can trace their lineage back to their homeland.
The second region of Ukraine is near the center of the country: the city of Kyiv and its surrounding provinc es. These are the territories we hear about in the news— the valiant men and women
It should not come as a sur prise when Trump-endorsed candidates see a decrease in popular support as Trump’s unpopularity, due to his ac tions and stances, creates major skepticism over the candidate’s ability to conduct themselves in their positions.
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The western region, while still supportive of their homeland, provides a more logical standpoint than the other geopolitical regions of Ukraine. Western Ukraini ans, while still hostile to the Russian offensive, recog nize that the territories Rus sia initially sought through
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Ukraine has sovereign rule over its own territories, but many eastern regions desire to return behind the Russian curtain due to their heritage Pro-Russian militant upris ings took place in the regions of Donetsk and Luhansk since 2014 after the occupa tion of Crimea. Despite the American media’s propaga tion of a united Ukrainian front, these regions were a primary factor in Rus sia’s declaration of war on Ukraine, as they desired to “liberate” those regions from Ukraine.
can congressional and sena torial candidates have sought out the coveted endorsement from Trump, with the mo tivation to boost their cam paign’s forbelieveWhileprevalence.certainRepublicansTrumpisavitalassetsuccessin2022,thereal
While we may view Ukraine as a united front he roically battling Russian ag gressors, this is far from re ality. Ukraine is divided into three different geopolitical regions, each holding differ ing viewpoints on the war.
And honestly, I just get to run around campus and take photos, with an ex cuse.
I am prefacing this article by disclosing that much of the information is from eye witness testimonies from relatives and friends that are still citizens of Ukraine or now reside in a bordering Country.
Despite Ukraine’s natural reaction to the invasion of their territories, many West ern Ukrainians are under the belief that Russia would have already conquered Ukraine without the help of the Unit ed States. They do not refer to the war as the UkrainianRusso War. Many of them have dubbed the conflict as “America’s War.” Citizens feel they are being used as a proxy for American poli tics and question why they continue to battle if they are simply fighting to represent foreignWhileinterests.I’mnaturally in clined to side with the coun try which holds my family’s heritage, I believe it is impor tant for America to use the facts for their foreign policy decisions and avoid basing their foreign policies on what the general public holds as morally just.
sor. He is so funny, and he likes to keep the class engaged.
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My family is of Ukrainian descent, mean ing many of my relatives are still citizens or residents of Ukraine. While this has been a difficult circumstance to tol erate, especially throughout these past several months, it has provided my family with a unique perspective on the Ukrainian war that many Americans lack.
As President Ronald Rea gan once said, “It’s morning again in America.” While Re publicans may falter at times, they have the opportunity to help restore hope in this na tion.
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who fight without surrender ing; bold Ukrainians who constantly film to expand their viewer base; the farm ers and citizens who cap ture Russian munitions and equipment using farming apparatuses. When you turn on the news and hear about the nationalism of Ukrainian citizens, you are most likely hearing about the patriotism of these center regions.
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termEvenelections.afterhis loss in the 2020 election, the influence of former President Trump continues to be a prevail ing factor in the Republican Party and its constituents. Throughout the 2022 Re publican primaries, Republi
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approved of Trump’s leader ship while only 34 percent supported him.
In a June interview with Atlanta’s WAGA-TV, Walker argued that Trump never said the election was stolen after receiving Trump’s en dorsement. Whether these Republican candidates genu inely believe in those stances or not, it has become quite clear that this has become a major political miscalcula tion for DespiteRepublicans.themisestimation of Trump’s influence in the 2022 midterm, there is still hope in this time of despera tion. If Republicans wish to change course and restore their chances of winning the House and Senate, they need to reevaluate how much they want to tie themselves to the former president.
The first region is a large segment of eastern Ukraine, including the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. A majority of this region’s population speaks Russian, has Russian heritage and has a desire to be incorporated into the Russian fold.
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positions, Trump had popu lar stances such as energy independence, lower taxes, strengthening the border and deregulation of the economy. It would be the optimal strat egy for Republicans to em brace, as it would allow them to be more accepted among the average American while offering stronger rebuttals against the Democratic Par ty’s own Republicansfailures. also need to be more individualistic with their campaigns rather than relying on Trump’s en dorsement to carry them to the finish line, thus making themselves unique and more appealing in the eyes of the American electorate.
Herschel Walker have pro mulgated the 2020 election narrative through their as sertions that Trump was the legitimate winner nearly two years ago.
ity is offering Republicans a much grimmer outlook as chances of a major political comeback continue to dimin ish.Recent polling suggests that Trump is now becom ing a source of liability to the Republicans partly due to his deep unpopularity among Americans.Inrecent polls conduct ed by RealClearPolitics, Trump’s disapproval rat ing is currently 54 percent among the American people, with only 41 percent showing any support for the former president. According to a poll by Quinnipiac in August, 57 percent of Americans dis
There is an old saying that “with great power comes great responsibility.” Now, most people would associ ate that quote with Marvel’s Spider-Man, but the quote itself speaks to a greater ax iom that those with immense clout also bear the burdens of using such power.One can clearly see this principle in play with Don ald theinterventionTrump’sin2022mid
Trump’s influence hinders the midterms
The timeline where Nata lie’s test comes back negative is vastly different, focusing on her career and relation ships as she takes on L.A. with her best friend Cara. She finds work with a renowned animator and throws herself into her job.
beat.Guitars pulse in “The Louvre,” and snares crack in “Homemade Dy namite.” The palate of sounds is but a costume room waiting to be rum maged through. Take a moment to catch up with Lorde. If you’re waiting for it, you’ve got the Green Light.
Megan Eisentraut Contributing Writer
Keep ‘Secret Headquarters’ a secret Henry Joost’s action flick disappoints
Lyrically, she depicts a singular house party in which she falls out of love.
Charlie and his friends find themselves being hunted by people who want to take The Source, an energy source de rived from alien technology. When the headquarters are under attack, they must work together to keep The Source in the right hands.
The movie had the arche type of a kid’s movie: the villain who was willing to kill the kids so he could de stroy the world, the comedic
over a pool table at age 13, but apparently Charlie Kin caid can.
As its title depicts, “Melodrama” takes cues from the storytelling of Greek tragedy. Lorde treats the album as a stage on which her coming-ofage musical unfolds in cluding a reprise towards the end of the record.
“Look Both Ways” eventu ally converges the storylines and the audience sees that Natalie is content in both re alities, concluding the simple and relatable plot.
Netflix’s newest comedydrama release “Look Both Ways,” is a story about want ing to be okay and finding happiness outside of hard ship.The movie follows two par allel timelines – one where Natalie Bennett (Lili Rein hart) becomes pregnant fol lowing her college gradua tion, and one where she does not.On the eve of her gradua tion, Natalie has a one-night stand and later finds herself in the bathroom with a preg nancy test in hand where her realities diverge. One test comes back positive and the other negative and movie continuously switches be
fall in love with him and she eventually gets her big break. The plot’s simplicity shines here, and the story details a young woman’s journey as an artist in L.A. doing all she can to shrug off hardships and keep plowing forward.
grace is that the basicness of the film was likely part of Kahiu’s aim. She crafts an easy-to-swallow movie that resonates with viewers and leaves them feeling relieved but not fulfilled.
In the final moments of the movie, both versions of Nat alie end up in the bathroom where they took the preg nancy test years before. They think back on everything they have been through, and things come full circle for Re inhart’s character.
As Natalie grows and de velops a routine, director Wanuri Kahiu is sure to em phasize the early regret, but eventual contentment Ben nett has in her decision.
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She meets Jake, played by David Corenswet, begins to
“We were wild and fluo rescent,” she seethes on “Supercut.” The party is in full swing, and the drama is Thehigh.next morning, she finds comfort and solace in being alone in her ear ly twenties. “’Cause I re member the rush / When forever was us /Before all of the winds of regret and mistrust,” she sings on “Hard Feelings/Loveless”. The song is the album’s emotional centerpiece, a towering homage to the recklessness of youth.
The movie not only por trays how important individ ual moments are but shows how despite hardships you can remain happy.
best friend, a social-mediaobsessed blonde that was se cretly a genius and the unin volvedUnfortunately,parents. I did not become emotionally at tached to any of the charac ters. Though the friends have one quick spat, they face little consequences for their actions. They break into The Guard’s lab, play with his tech, cheat on a test and steal
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As far as action movies go, it was relatively contained. The fighting was mostly con stricted to the headquarters and the middle school. The CGI was well done, and the technology looked realistic.
For college students near ing the real world, this film is a reminder to make wise decisions and functions as reassurance that everything will be okay.
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Despite a hopeful viewing, I found Paramount Plus’s new film, “The Secret Head quarters,” disappointing.
Katelyn Morris Contributing Writer
Kahiu employs Cara well as the best friend, remind ing viewers that sometimes you need a shoulder to cry on. Cara’s character develop ment gets the job done, but, like the rest of the film, it’s relatively basic.
Lili Reinhart shines in romantic comedy
The 25-year-old sing er-songwriter, Lorde, re leased her third studio album, “Solar Power,” last year, but her 2017 master piece, “Melodrama,” de serves the spotlight first.
With actors like Owen Wil son, who is famous for “Cars,” “Night at the Museum” and “Loki,” and Walker Scobell, known for “The Adam Proj ect” and the upcoming adap tion of “Percy Jackson,” I expected big things from this movie.However, both the crit ics and audience ratings on Rotten Tomatoes scored it at only 44 percent.
tween her two realities.
Unfortunately, the fighting styles of the teenagers who have never fought before were unrealistic. It seems unlikely that a kid could leap
The movie follows middleschooler Charlie Kincaid (Sc obell) in his discovery that his father (Wilson) is his fa vorite superhero, The Guard. The movie has an appropri ate amount of action, angst and comedy for its target au dience.
Her love interests are characters, and a micro phone and some party streamers are her only props.Sonically, the album is a kaleidoscope of bejeweled yet classic pop. Colorful moments, like the brash trumpets on “Sober,” meet their match with oldschool sensibilities, like the 80s rhythms on “Su percut.” The album then glides into “Liability”, a gorgeous piano ballad set under streetlights where Lorde’s sadness and angst exist within a different
In the reality where Natalie becomes a mother, she faces the hardships of early mater nity, all the while grieving the California dream she left be hind. She loses friends, puts her career on hold and taking care of her daughter becomes her primary concern.
a car and run from the cops.
If you’re watching this movie from a kid’s perspec tive, you’ll love it. Life is great for a kid who has no parental figures and can save the world. If you’re a par ent, a babysitter or have ever worked in any sort of child care, the movie is odd and unrealistic.
The film maintains a sim ple plot that it is easily relat able but lacks pop making the feel-good film a rather shallow viewing. The saving
Women’s Tennis: Sept. 8, 3:30 p.m. at Otterbein Sept. 10, Grove City Invitational Sept. 14, 4:30 p.m. at Penn State Altoona
Women’s Soccer (2-0):
“On Friday, we were able to play everybody so it shows our depth,” Dreves said.
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Lead by Head Coach Mi chael Dreves, the Wolverines men’s soccer team kicked off their season by winning two of their first three matches.
The Wolverines defeated Mount Aloysius College 7-0 in their first home game of the season on Saturday. Last Thursday, they came out vic torious in their season open er against Pitt-Greensburg with a final score of 3-2.
W, Juniata (63-6)
“These wins are definitely going to give us the confi dence we need going into some tough games over the next two weeks. Knowing we can score goals will help us endure the times we will need to defend for some lon ger stretches,” Lamie said.
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found the back of the net off an assist from D’Amato at the 8:00 minute mark.
Men’s soccer beats the clock
Last Thursday, Women’s Soccer opened their season on the road with a 3-2 victory overAfterPitt-Greensburg.anearlygoal from Pitt-Greensburg, Weinert balanced the scoreboard with the Wolverine’s first goal of the season. Weinert’s shot
Men’s Cross Country: 4th/7 - 87 pts., Westminster Invitational
On Friday, Sept. 2, Grove City put up a dominant per formance, scoring five goals
Women’s soccer begins their season with six nonconference games, intention ally scheduled to challenge the team to prepare them for conference action. They have taken this challenge head on.
Volleyball (0-5):
Sept. 10, 1:00 p.m. vs. Fredonia State at Penn State Behrend Tournament Sept. 10, 3:00 p.m. at Penn State Behrend
Women’s Cross Country: Sept. 9, Saint Vincent Invitational
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Men’s Cross Country: Sept. 9, Saint Vincent Invitational
Volleyball: Sept. 9, 5:00 p.m. vs. Oswego State at Penn State Behrend Tournament
The only loss the Wolver ines had suffered this week was against Oberlin College. The match was kept close by continuous back and forth scoring.Grove City was leading 1-0 at halftime and scored two goals by Oberlin’s of fense early in the second half pulled them ahead. Grove City’s offense scored again late in the second half, but another goal scored by Ober lin at the 81:29 mark sealed the Wolverines defeat.
Throughout the first three games, a total of 11 differ ent players have attempted at least one shot on the goal and six different players have scored at least once, prov ing how impactful their large depth chart can be.
W, Pitt-Greensburg (3-2)
Women’s Soccer: Sept. 9, 1:00 p.m. at Centre Sept. 10, TBA at North Central/Linfield Sept. 14, 7:00 p.m. at Carnegie Mellon
Men’s Soccer (2-1): W, Houghton (5-1)
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The game would end with a final score of 1-0 in Grove City’s favor. A total of 15 shots were made by the team with five of those shots on the goal. Greyshock had five saves, denying Lancaster’s offense any points.
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Women’s soccer is off to a spectacular start, winning their first two games.
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Football: Sept. 10, 1:00 p.m. vs. Geneva College
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another victory against Lan caster Bible College. The game was close, but a late goal scored by junior mid fielder Chris DeLucia put the Wolverines ahead of the Chargers. With the Wol verines scoring at the 89:51 mark with nine seconds left in the second period, Lan caster did not have time to retaliate, leading to a Wol verine victory.
“That game was back and forth,” Dreves said. “There were a lot of chances for both sides.”Although less players were able to participate in the match, there were still many players who supported the team.The Wolverines will travel to Granville, Ohio, to face Denison University tomor row at 3:30 p.m.
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“Scoring 10 goals over two games is a great way to start the year and really get our legs under us. Our goals came from a lot of different people, and it was exciting to see some of our offensive attacks being completed with the ball in the back of the net,” Lamie said.
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At the 63:01 mark, Jen kins earned her second goal of the game. Forty-five sec onds later, Jenkins assisted sophomore midfielder Grace Smith’s goal, putting the Wolverines up 6-0. The sev enth tally on the Wolverine’s scoreboard was notched at the 67:00 mark by sopho more forward Natalie Mer
The Wolverines held Mount Aloysius to only two shots. Sophomore goalten der Courtney Lisman earned her fifth career shutout.
for a victory over Hough ton at home. All five goals were scored by five different players with one assist from freshman Aiden Eck.
Jenkins opened scoring at the 5:31 mark. After nearly 2o scoreless minutes, junior forward Gianna D’Amato in creased the Wolverine’s lead to D’Amato’s2-0. goal was fol lowed by a successful penalty kick from sophomore for ward Britta Lagerquist, put ting Grove City up 3-0 going into the half.
Houghton’s offense also had six shots on the goal and senior goalkeepers Jesse Greyshock and Grant Baierl had saved a total of five saves. With a depth chart consisting of 39 players, many of play ers have supported the team for these victories.
Junior midfielder Megan Mathes gave the Wolver ines a 2-1 lead later in the half, assisted by Lagerquist. The Wolverines increased their lead at the opening of the second half thanks to a goal from Jenkins, assisted by freshman defender Karly Keller.Pitt-Greensburg added one last goal to the scoreboard, making the final 3-2.
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Both goals were scored by senior forward Sam Belitz. Several other players con tributed to the game’s shots including sophomore for ward Jordan Rebsamen, who had four shots on the goal.
W, Mount Aloysius (7-0)
Sophomore forward Birtta Lagerquist in Saturday’s game against Mount Aloysius.
On Saturday, the Wolver ines crushed Mt. Aloysius in a 7-0 blowout. Six Wol verines scored in the noon match, with junior midfield er Anna Jenkins leading the offense with two goals and an assist.
The final three goals were scored in quick succession, all offensive contributors finding the back of the net within a minute of each oth er.
Out of the 15 shots made by Grove City’s offense, six of these were shots on the goal. Rebsamen contributed significantly to this statistic with his four shots and one goal.
L, Baldwin Wallace (3-0)
L, Hiram (3-2) L, Allegheny (3-1)
During Saturday’s game, the Wolverines pulled out
W, Lancaster Bible (1-0) L, Oberlin (3-2)
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With the offense still hot, the Wolverines started the second half with a goal after only a minute of play thanks to senior forward Hailey Weinert.
rick, making the final score 7-0.Head Coach Melissa Lamie spoke highly of the team’s performance and impressive offense.
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Head Coach Andrew DiDo nato ’10 spoke highly of the team’s performance.
Junior quarterback Ayden Gutierrez took over at quar terback in the next posses sion, wasting no time and leading the offense to score after three plays. Gutierrez’s 30-yard pass to sophomore wide receiver Ryan Lenhart increased the lead to 49-0.
In Tuesday’s matches, the Wolverines won five of their six singles and two of their threeSophomoredoubles.
Emily Ivory succeeded in the second sin gles, giving Grove City their first singles win. Senior Lo gan Fuss and sophomore Ja nel McCray secured wins in the third and fourth singles, respectively.Freshman Sunshine Tarpey shut out Thiel’s Rea gan Hayne in the fifth singles, and senior Maggie Troxel closed out the singles with a fifth Wolverine win.
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and Fuss pulling ahead for the win in the second. Tarpey and sophomore Alyssa Good earned the win in the third.
Junior cornerback Domi nic Magliocco stole Juniata’s scoring chances in his first interception for Grove City, putting the offense back on the field. To close out the half, senior running back Clayton Parrish rushed for the game’s fourth touchdown, giving Grove City a 28-0 lead.
possession. Sophomore run ning back Nico Flati rushed 13 yards to add another six points to the board for the Wolverines.
nent. We are happy to come away with the win and start the season in the Win Col umn. I believe we did a good job of showing our depth against Houghton. Although they were able to grab a few matches from us, I still think we showed a lot of talent throughout the entire lineup. Hopefully we can continue to step up in that way as the season moves along,” he said.
“We talk a lot about inten tionality in our program, too. Not only do we want to be intentional with one another, but we want to be calculated and precise in our approach on and off the court.”
Sophomore quarterback Logan Pfueffer looks for an open target in Saturday’s game against Juniata.
The Grove City defense held Juniata to only 220 yards and nine first downs.
The Wolverines came out victorious in second and third doubles, with McCray
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Horner also spoke to the team’s greater goals this sea son as they finish their first two games of the season and look to move forward.
The football team’s next game is tomorrow at 1 p.m. against Geneva College at home on Robert E. Thorn Field.
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“Obviously, we want to win a championship. That’s our goal every year, and that’s ev ery team’s goal at Grove City. Off-court we need to stay connected as a team and con tinue to solidify those bonds relationally,” Horner said.
Sophomore Janel McCray attacks the net in Tuesday’s match against Thiel. The Wolverines won the match 7-2.
The offense earned 624 yards in the team’s dominant effort. Sophomore quarter back Logan Pfeuffer had his first start for Grove City and posted 283 yards and three touchdowns.Theseason’s inaugural touchdown came at the 9:09 mark of the first quarter when Pfueffer threw a 56-yard pass to junior wide receiver Scott Fraser who put the ball in the endzone. The second touch down of the game came after a sequence of runs set up duo Pfeuffer and Fraser for an other six points.
The fourth quarter began with the acquisition of the eighth Wolverine touch down thanks to a series of runs from freshman running back Ian Demeri ending in an eight-yard rush into the endzone.
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session and four plays, an other long pass from Pfueffer moved the ball 53 yards down the field and into the hands of sophomore wide re ceiver Josh Gregory.
The Wolverines came into the second half hot, scoring on the first possession of the third quarter off a seven-yard rush from Juniata’sParrish.possession was short-lived after senior out side linebacker Nik Grabiec intercepted Noah Wright’s pass, putting Pfueffer and the offense back on the field after a quick two-minute clean-up by the defense. The offense took advantage of the re-
Saturday’s display was only the tip of the iceberg. Fleming said much can be expected from the defense.
Women’s tennis opened their season with a 6-3 victo ry against Houghton College last Friday and a 7-2 victory in their conference opener against Thiel on Tuesday.
The final touchdown of the game was a stunner. After a scoreless possession, junior quarterback Isaak Jones handed the ball off to sopho more running back Shay Ait ken at Grove City’s 37-yard line. Aitken made light work
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The Wolverine football team put on a phenomenal performance in their season opener on Saturday, defeat ing Juniata College 63-6.
Ivory secured the first win in the second singles. To fol low, McCray shut out her opponent in both sets of the thirdMcCraysingles.was proud of the team’s performance on Fri day.
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The Wolverines entered the second quarter up 14-0 but quickly improved to 210. After two minutes of pos
of the Juniata defense, ad vancing 63 yards in seconds. Aitken’s run set the final score at Senior63-6.kicker Nick Mor row was perfect for the extra point, going nine for nine. Morrow’s flawless presenta tion set a school record.
In total, Juniata held pos session for only 20:58, while the Wolverines clocked in at 39:02.“Our strength is that we know who we are. We’ve es tablished our system and we work to never get our tech nique wrong. We also have great chemistry, and we know our strengths and weakness es and how to utilize them,” senior outside linebacker Ryan Fleming said.
“We had a lot of play ers step up and make big plays. Each game you never know who will be called upon to step up. We want to con tinue to see guys making big plays as we head into our next game,” DiDonato said.
Troxel and Ivory also won the second doubles, followed by a victory from McCray and freshman Courtney DeCarlo in the third doubles.
Grove City clinched the team victory by winning four of six singles. Each win was achieved after only two sets.
Head Coach Nathan Horn er, now entering his second season as head coach, spoke to the team’s efforts on Fri day.“Friday was a good test for us against a tough oppo
“Expect us to play with the same speed on play 100 as on play one. We pride ourselves on getting multiple people to the ball to make tackles. Our speed allows us to overpower and outrun teams, and we have enough discipline to maintain our speed and in tensity throughout a game,” Fleming said.
“We’re really looking for ward to growing together as a team and working hard to be the best versions of ourselves on and off the court this sea son. On Friday, I’d say as a team we displayed great dis cipline and patience as well as good sportsmanship,” she said.Tarpey bested her compe tition in the fifth singles, giv ing up only one game. The fi nal singles victory came from Troxel.
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On Friday’s season opener against Houghton, the Wol verines won 6-3.