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New software gets mixed reviews
Kyle Coogan Contributing WriterGrove City College stu dents and staff are express ing concerns about this fall’s transition to the new Desire 2Learn learning manage ment system.
A new semester dawns at the college, and a new LMS called D2L has been inte grated. D2L is a platform where professors can post assignments and syllabi, as well as a place for students to submit their classwork and homework.
Traditionally, myGCC has been used by students and staff members of the college for all things from learning management, financial in formation and even check ing chapel credits. Concerns regarding the integration of a new LMS alongside myGCC have plagued students such as junior Prince Aviyon, who are swamped with informa tion and assignments on both platforms.
“I think that Grove City administrators need to make up their mind on what to use. I feel like I have to check both websites for my assignments and information, and it would just be easier if every thing was on one platform,” Aviyon said.
The seemingly disorga nized nature of using two LMS platforms is a feel
EP frat loses charter
Ryan Young Contributing WriterGrove City College has of ficially suspended the char ter of the college’s Epsilon Pi (EP) fraternity due to the presence of alcohol at an offcampus party last April.
“It is a loss of charter for a year and during this period of time they have no letters, no colors, no events,” Vice President of Student Life and Learning Larry Hard esty said. The decision was reached Sept. 2, with mem bers of the fraternity present to ask questions about the ruling.
“We met with the entirety of the fraternity, and we did that because we wanted to make sure the communica tion was clear and that the expectations were clear,” Hardesty, who also serves as adviser to the fraternity, said.
The sole reason for the charter suspension of the EP fraternity was due to the presence of alcohol at an offcampus party, Hardesty said. The college’s Student
The Guthrie set to reopen New ownership sets plans into motion
Ayden Gutierrez News EditorThe reopening of the Guth rie Theatre is scheduled to take place on Oct. 22 with its inaugural event, Comedy Night at the Guthrie.
According to owner Pat Artise, the opening event will feature headliners John Knight and John Evans.
After former Grove City College alum Spencer Folmar ‘10 and his company Veritas Arts sold the theater to Artise last year, it began to undergo interior renovations.
Artise noted that the the ater has seen the addition of a food hall consisting of three different food stations, a bar, a DJ booth and additional interior sound and lighting equipment. The food hall
will have a pizza and sand wich station, chicken station featuring fried chicken and Nashville hot chicken and a taco station called Hippie Tacos. The entry of the taco shop will be the front of an old Volkswagen bus, hence the hippie name.
Artise emphasized how te dious the process has been.
“The process has been very slow. It has been challenging to find contractors within the last year,” he said. “The con tracts that we do get take a good amount of time to com plete. One of our studio con tracts is 80 pages.”
The journey seems to be coming to an end, as Ar tise noted only a few more things need finished before the opening. The theater is currently in the process of
Homecoming festivities exceed expectations
Members of the Homecoming Court wave to the crowd on Broad Street during last week’s parade. Over the festive week end, Grove City College alumni took a trip down memory lane by reconnecting with students and faculty and catching up with friends for old times’ sake.
After the Homecoming Parade, alumni visited all the differ ent Greek life and club tents, located on the upper Quad and lower campus, and stopped by the anticipated football match against Case Western. Despite inclement weather, the crowd stuck it out, celebrating the crowning of Homecoming King Clark Mummau and Queen Tess Dattoli during the game’s halftime show and cheering on the Wolverines until the end. As you’re reading this week’s issue of The Collegian, be sure to check out our Homecoming coverage, found in Editor-inChief David Zimmermann’s editorial on page 2 and Photo Chief Grace David’s photo spread on pages 6 and 7.
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Best. Homecoming. Ever.
Last weekend, Homecoming 2022 was a relaxing time as I destressed from school and reunited with old college friends.
Though it probably wasn’t the wisest decision t0 slack off doing homework and studying for midterms, doing just that (at least until Sunday) was the best thing I could have done. When would I ever get a chance to see some of my alumni friends again?
Last weekend wasn’t just another excuse to prolong my procrastination (although there was some fair share of that); it was time well spent catching up with friends and seeing where they’re at in life.
Reconnecting with familiar faces made this weekend one of the most fun and enjoyable I’ve had in a while. My short time with Collegian alumni and former Possums (we’re a housing group if you’ve never heard of us), though some times chaotic, slowed my mind and refreshed my soul with people I’ve come to know over the years.
Then it dawned on me that this was my last Homecoming celebration as a current Grover. Starting next fall, I would be the one driving to campus and sleeping on a dorm floor for two nights while avoiding Hicks like the plague. All this may be exciting to think about because I’d finally get out of Grove, but for me, realizing this was overwhelming.
If I’m being honest, I don’t feel ready to start living on my own. Sure, I lived 2,000 miles away from home over the summer, but that was with a roommate. Once the time comes, I’ll have to rent an apartment, pay bills and buy gro ceries, among all the other household chores. One of my friends jokingly broke the hard news to me over the week end that you really have to remember to clean stuff because no one else is going to do it for you.
Inconsequential as these tasks may sound, it’s crazy to think that I will be adulting for the first time in my life. I know continuing to grow up will be good, but that doesn’t mean it won’t be intimidating and challenging along the way.
Although I will live across state borders from my friends once graduation ends, I will love every second of it – both the good times and the bad times. But for now, I’m stuck on campus making the most out of my last seven months as a college student.
This year’s Homecoming was a great prelude to my re maining time at Grove.
I’ll have to be more intentional about staying in touch with others, but that’s just part of growing up and forming your own life. At least I’ll have Homecoming 2023 as an opportunity to catch up and, this time as an alumnus, get to share what I’m doing in life.
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The challenge ahead of the Celtics
Nick Grasso Entertainment EditorWe are over a month away from the start of the 202223 NBA season, but the time must come to predict who will hoist the Larry O’Brien trophy this April. I won’t beat around the bush; the Boston Celtics will be champions by season’s end.
Boston’s path to the NBA fi nals this past season was challenging. They disman tled the hapless Brooklyn Nets in four games before facing stiffer competi tion against the Milwaukee Bucks.
The series went to seven games, and C’s fans were ec static when the Celtics rout ed the Bucks by 28 points. Grant Williams turned in a 27-point performance, and cornerstone Jayson Tatum added 23 more.
Spirits were high as Tatum and co. packed their bags for Miami in search of an eastern conference title. The battle-worn Celtics pulled off the upset in game seven on the back of a 26-point out ing from Tatum, advancing to the NBA finals for the first time since 2008.
They would tragically lose to the Golden State Warriors in six games.
Fast forward to now, and
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ing shared by professors on campus such as the chair of the Political Science Depart ment, Dr. Michael Coulter ’91.
According to Coulter, us ing two platforms is confus ing and makes his job harder by having to specify whether an assignment is found on D2L or myGCC. Coulter also believes that D2L is the fu ture of LMS at Grove City and that the college should soon fully transition to D2L and abandon myGCC entire ly due to the technological issues that many professors
the Celtics enjoyed one of the most successful off seasons of any team in the league before their head coach Ime Udoka was suspended for the en tire 2022-23 campaign. Read that sentence again. Boston’s head coach is suspended for the entire season.
As angry as I am about the situation, the suspension was more than warranted after it was reported that Udoka had an extramarital affair with a female Celtics employee last year. Imagine leading one of the most successful sports franchises of all time to the championship in your first year as coach, only to cheat on your fiancée and watch the dream slip away just months later.
As a Celtics fan, it’s hard to imagine the C’s will dominate in the same way this upcom ing season without Udoka on the sideline, but interim head coach Joe Mazzulla has prov en himself capable. It’s up to the men with the basketball in their hands to overcome a seemingly insurmountable roadblock, but I believe the guys in green can do it.
With an outstanding start ing five, the Celtics are ready to make another champion ship run this season and are likely to win it all.
The defending champs are Boston’s biggest wall in the way of chip, but the Dubs lost several key pieces over the offseason.
and students have.
As for myGCC, the future is uncertain.
Coulter believes that the college will fully transition to D2L for academic purposes, while myGCC will be used merely for housekeeping ser vices, such as financial pages as well as checking cha pel credits. As for some, an avoidance of technological problems found on myGCC is an excitement for students, such as senior David Kraus.
“I am honestly confident that D2L will allow me to view and turn in my as signments without worry ing about the problems that myGCC has with network
Gary Payton II, Otto Porter Jr., Nemanja Bjelica, Damion Lee and Juan Toscano-An derson all hit the road, with Donte DiVincenzo being the notable pickup. It’s clear the Warriors downgraded, while Boston’s only real losses were Daniel Theis and Aaron Nesmith.
The offseason pickups are sure to push Boston to an other level, but it’s the ascen sion of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown that will fuel this squad.
Fresh off a mediocre finals’ performance, Tatum has much to prove, and Brown, whose name has been thrown around in trade rumors since he joined the league, looks ready to play angry.
Boston’s rotation pieces, including fan favorite Pay ton Pritchard, the timeless Al Horford, bruiser Grant Wil liams and lob threat Robert Williams III, will fill in nicely beside the Jay’s and floor general Marcus Smart.
By the end of this NBA season, Jayson Tatum will be holding the Larry O’Brien trophy in one hand and the Finals MVP award in the oth er while Ime Udoka sits alone wondering why he chose infi delity over immortalization in history.
With the odds now stacked against them, the trip to the peak of professional basket ball will be that much sweet er for the Boston Celtics.
connection and uploading files. I feel at ease on the academic side of things, but having two platforms will get annoying. Hopefully the col lege will just stick with D2L,” Kraus said.
The truth is, D2L is here to stay, and so is myGCC. At least for now.
Once professors and stu dents become more familiar with how to use D2L, it will have an even greater pres ence on campus. For now, students such as Aviyon and Kraus will have to navigate between two LMS platforms, while professors slowly make the transition from myGCC.
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Political journalist to speak in first of new lectures
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Conservative commenta tor, podcaster and writer Jonah Goldberg will speak on campus as part of the col lege’s new “The Conservative Mind” lecture series.
Goldberg is a fellow with the American Enterprise In stitute, a senior fellow at the National Review Institute and longtime contributor to the National Review’s maga zine and website. He also writes a column for the Los Angeles Times and serves as editor-in-chief of The Dis patch.
Goldberg has also pub lished a number of books in cluding, “Suicide of the West: How the Rebirth of Tribal
ism, Populism, Nationalism and Identity Politics is De stroying American Democ racy” and “Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left, From Musso lini to the Politics of Change.”
Goldberg’s lecture at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18, in
the Morledge Great Room of Rathburn Hall is the inaugu ral entry in “The Conserva tive Mind” series.
Goldberg’s visit is spon sored by the college’s chapter of the American Enterprise Institute. Before the lecture, he will participate in a dis
Passive index investing
Peter Van Eerden Staff WriterIn the previous article, we looked at the significance of opportunity cost in the world of personal finances. We are now diving deeper into the conversation of in vesting by specifically ex ploring the topic of passive index investing.
For starters, it is impor tant to define what an index is. An index is a group of assets or a basket of secu rities that tracks a piece of the market. For example, consider a pie that is split up into tiny slivers. The pie represents a portion of the market, and the tiny slivers of pie make up the securities in that market.
So, when you invest in an index, you have access to numerous stocks instead of a handful. It is basically like putting your eggs into many baskets instead of one or two.
The most significant ad vantages of index investing are low risks, little effort and low fees.
Indexes are low risk be cause of the diversification of stocks. The companies within an index come from different industries, which gives the investor protec tion when the market shifts. If the market is experienc ing growth, the investor will notice an increase in returns
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Handbook explains: “The recognition (formerly re ferred to as “charter”) of any college-sponsored group or organization which, at any of its gatherings on or off cam pus, violates or permits the violation of any applicable law or of college rules and standards, including those related to illegal drugs, al cohol, hazing or immoral behavior, may be suspended as follows: For the first viola tion: Recognition suspended for a year.”
Hardesty said members of the EP fraternity were quick to communicate and assist with the college’s investiga tive process when confronted with the violation.
“I will tell you right from the beginning they were very
from various sectors like technology and consumer discretionary while returns for inelastic sectors will re main steady.
On the flip side, when the market is down and elastic stocks are underperforming, utilities and industrial sec tors will not be hit as hard.
Through diversification, the investor is protected from experiencing detrimental losses and can realize sig nificant gains.
Index investing is also beneficial because of the little effort required to be a successful investor. This form of financing is known as passive investing, which requires minimal knowl edge and time. The investor must consider the opportu nity cost of having to watch and time the market in hopes of potentially beating it over the short term.
However, research indi cates that the S&P 500 out performs most hedge fund managers on Wall Street in overall returns over the course of 10 years. The con clusion I draw from that re search is that my time is bet ter spent elsewhere because passive index investing usually generates larger re turns than actively managed funds over the long term.
Lastly, index funds have low expense ratios. Invest ing in an ETF costs very little because managers are
cooperative in the process, and I think that transpar ency was a good reflection on them. They were straight forward with us and took re sponsibility just like I would expect an individual to do,” Hardesty said.
The violation of a college policy of this nature has sig nificant consequences for the fraternity, but Hardesty explained that the process is meant to promote redemp tion above all else.
“As they walk through the reinstatement process, it’s all designed to be intentional and redemptive, meaning there was a break in the trust between us and the organiza tion and what we want is to restore that trust and part of how we do that is by helping these guys to think through how to function as a healthy
passively monitoring a giv en index. On the flip side, if the manager is actively investing on your behalf, the expense ratio increases, therefore, beginning to eat away at the actual return.
When investing in the stock market, time is one of the most important fac tors. In the words of Warren Buffet, “If you aren’t willing to own a stock for 10 years, don’t even think about own ing it for 10 minutes.”
Like many things in life, patience is the key; the fi nancial world is no excep tion to that rule, and those who can remain steadfast will reap the benefits.
My favorite index is the S&P 500, which is com prised of the 500 largest companies that are traded on the NYSE or NASDAQ. Another popular index is the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which consists of mostly blue-chip stocks. There are other indexes in cluding the Russell 2000 (small-cap stocks), the Nas daq Composite (all Nasdaq listed stocks), the Wilshire 5000 (the entire U.S. mar ket) and more.
There are many options, and some are riskier than others. It is ultimately up to each investor to be knowl edgeable and make the wis est decision given the cir cumstances.
organization,” Hardesty said.
While the fraternity can start the process for rein statement next semester, it isn’t simple.
“There will be a training session on leadership, risk management, on Greek orga nizations as a whole and then there is a meeting where they as a group come together and define greatness, mean ing what will it mean for us to flourish,” Hardesty said. “Finally, there is a meeting with their alumni which is intended for them to provide the alumni with a sense of lessons learned so they can be supported there as well.
“Once that has happened then, they need to do reflec tion papers on each of those areas. At the end of the pro cess, they will write the pres ident’s administrative coun
cussion with students hosted by the chapter at 3:30 p.m. in Sticht Lecture Hall in the Staley Hall of Arts and Let ters.
“The Conservative Mind” lectures, hosted by the Insti tute for Faith & Freedom, are intended to provide answers to the questions what is con servatism and what does it mean to be a conservative?
The series aims to bring in voices from across the con servative spectrum, accord ing to Political Science Pro fessor and Institute’s senior director and chief academic fellow Paul Kengor.
“Conservatism has always been a broad tent. There have long been a range of voices. If you read conservative publi cations dating back decades,
like National Review and The American Spectator, you will see vigorous debates over this or that conservative fig ure. Our series will be no dif ferent in hashing it out and navigating those waters,” Kengor said.
“We see Jonah Goldberg as someone who can continue to help us understand con servatism in the current era,” Kengor said. “And yet, he’s just one voice, which is why we’re doing a whole series on conservatism that’s open to a bunch of voices. There’s no single figure that we see as our model or paragon of con servatism, or that gets our imprimatur as the conserva tive ideal. We don’t do that. We want debate and discus sion.”
acquiring its liquor license, which they expect to have in the next few weeks.
Once completed, Artise has big plans for what this new version of the Guthrie will look like. The theater will host comedy events, dueling pianos, live entertainment, dances and movies. Artise is also open to partnering with churches or any other orga nizations in the community, especially college groups and organizations.
“I am open to doing any thing with any groups,” Ar tise said.
Artise noted that the the ater is already in talks with a few local churches about using the building for dif ferent events. Local pastors have discussed hosting Bible series-themed movie nights in the Guthrie.
sel a request to be reinstated given all that has happened,” Hardesty said.
Hardesty said that this violation should not be used to define the college’s Greek community.
“There are amazing ele ments of what our Grove City College Greek life brings to the experience of Grove City, and like in any organization they are made up of people who make good and bad de cisions. It is not a reflection on any person being a bad person, but it’s a matter of looking beyond ourselves,” Hardesty said.
Since the violation last year, the college has imple mented new policies and procedures that are meant to educate, challenge and sup port students concerning al cohol use.
For Artise, doing a proj ect like this has always been a dream of his. He worked in commercial real estate in Florida since the ‘90s. Af ter taking a few years off, he moved north to western Pennsylvania in search of a new project. According to Ar tise, he made the move so he could be closer to his mother in Erie and his granddaugh ter in eastern Ohio.
“My partner on the project is also in Cranberry, so it just all fell into place and made sense,” Artise said.
Artise is glad to host col lege organizations and sports team events. “Come to me with ideas and let’s put some thing together,” he said. With the opening coming up in two weeks, Artise is considering a potential grand opening if all the pieces fall into place in time and advises the community to be on the lookout for news of the event.
What’s fresh at the Grove?
Food Truck Fridays
11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7
STEM Patio Pink Dance
8 - 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7
SHAL
Fall Orchestra Concert
7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7 Ketler Auditorium Marching Band Festival
7 - 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8
Robert E. Thorn Field Vitalant Blood Drive
9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Monday, Oct. 10
Ket Rec
Connecting Bytes and Beliefs: Tech nology and the Biblical Story
7 - 8:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 10
SHAL Smash Club
7 - 11 p.m. Monday, Oct. 10
SHAL 110
Fall Concert with Jazz Band and Wind Ensemble 6 - 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 11
SHAL Courtyard Worship Wednesday
11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 12 Harbison Chapel
Smash or pass?
Campus club sees record attendance
Gabriel Saunders Contributing Writer
In the past few weeks, the Grove City Super Smash Bros. video game club has traded its ambience of jazz fusion and videogame soundtracks for a bustling roar of conversation.
The club has seen record high attendance numbers as new players join every week.
Junior Andrew Hanson, president of Smash Club, said, “I think the huge class of incoming freshmen is a big part of it. We’ve also made more efforts to promote the club with posters around campus as well as word of mouth. It’s been really excit ing to see so many new faces at our club! When more peo ple show up, the bracket is always more interesting.”
The club’s attendance at the college’s Org Fair and fre quent poster sighting around campus have effectively pro moted the group. Competi tive bracket lineups of duels have doubled in size, with as many as 32 players fighting in elimination rounds. Com petitive brackets usually last for a few hours with players of all different skill levels competing.
“There’s no skill require ment to show up to the club! It’s always a good time seeing how you match up against your peers in a tournament
bracket, but if competitive play isn’t your speed, we also play friendly matches for an hour prior to bracket. That way, anyone can show up and have a good time,” Han son said.
Junior Brady Atwell, a consistent attendee of the club, said, “Every week is a little bit different. You get to have fun and just play some games with friends and just distract yourself from school and it’s a decent way of get ting out stress.”
Smash Club isn’t just a fun study break; it is a way to im
prove your game. Club mem bers are happy to give ad vice or coach newer players through different characters.
Some of the more skilled players display their skills at local tournaments.
“In the past, Grove players would go down to Pittsburgh to play in weekly brackets all the time, but after COVID they postponed events un til recently,” Hanson said. “We’re gonna start going to more Pitt events soon!”
The club’s founder, who goes by the gamertag ‘Pol ish,’ is one of the top Smash
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Bros. melee players in the world having won a few of these tournaments.
If you are interested in Smash Club, it is very easy to get involved. Meetings are held in SHAL 110 every Mon day at 7 p.m., with brackets starting at 8 p.m.
“Getting involved is as simple as showing up and playing some games,” Han son said. “If you’re interested in learning more, we also have a Discord for announc ing events and fostering the growing Smash scene on campus.”
I really hit it off with this one guy after a few dates, but he said he did not like “The Lord of the Rings” movies. Is this the end? Humbly, Sorrowful Grover
Well, you certainly have found yourself in quite the predicament. I’m sure I can figure out how the evening
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went, as well. It was one of the chilly evenings a week ago, and he suggested watch ing a film because you both finished your work. You of fered to watch “The Lord of the Rings” because what guy doesn’t like that? That even gives you two other mov ies, and then the extended editions, to watch together. Dates for the next five weeks set!
That’s when it hit you, that fiery wave of condescen sion and pretension. “By no means,” he cried, “shall we watch that which tears the vision of Tolkien apart, and thereby participate in the mangling of the legend arium? I thought Amazon was the only one of late who wished to engage in the de construction of Tolkien. For
shame!”
Well, perhaps it was not quite like that. I trust he may have been much more reasonable. However, this reveals more about the man than just his preferences. But this is by no means a dealbreaker.
People’s different prefer ences are strong, and I’d recommend talking more with him to see how deeply he holds these convictions. Is he willing to watch them, or is it non-negotiable for him? If he is that set in his opinions, you may want to discuss other topics and see what he thinks. You might find that he has many strong opinions on a variety of top ics, and that might show you that you are not the best pair.
You also probably have certain strong opinions, and it is wise to discuss these be fore committing further in the relationship. Sometimes these conversations might naturally present them selves, but you can always introduce one or two of these opinions by asking some thing like: “What is an un popular opinion you hold?” or “What are some small things that you care a lot about?” This also could ex tend to pet peeves. There are some small things that really bother some people and it is wise to discuss these.
The best part of these kinds of discussions is that they always give you some thing to talk about and often something to laugh about. Even better is that he might
be invested in Tolkien’s books. In that case, you have dates set for the rest of your life. Just read and discuss a chapter each date night. You’ll never run out of things to talk about.
So, no, him not liking “The Lord of the Rings” films is not the end of your relation ship, but it does give you an opportunity to discuss what strongly held beliefs you both share and learn more about each other.
Wishing you well on your journey,
Confronting the dining hall ice cream controversy
Mia Gallagher Staff WriterWhether you are celebrat ing a major milestone, allevi ating the struggles of a rough day or just craving this sweet frosty treat, ice cream never fails to deliver exactly what we need.
For most students, this de licious dessert often accom panies any meal at the Hicks or MAP dining halls, pro viding a common post-meal treat and fun topic of debate over which flavor is the best.
With the Bon Appetit staff consistently restocking and shuffling flavors, there is al ways something new to try.
This past year, however, Bon Appetit’s decision to switch brands from Perry’s to Hershey’s completely changed the ice cream game, sparking controversy over which brand reigns supreme.
While some upperclassmen — nostalgic for the flavors
of the past — see Perry’s as the clear champion, many underclassmen — less famil iar with the former brand — crave the sugary sweetness of Hershey’s treats.
Tim the Ice Cream Man, who wishes to remain anon ymous, is an expert in all things ice cream and the proud creator of the @gcci cecream Instagram page.
This self-proclaimed ice cream reviewer started his account this year. His witty analysis on the various pros and cons of each flavor trans late well to a broader com parison of the two brands.
Looking first to flavor va riety, Tim claimed Hershey’s has this first category on lock.
“Hershey’s feels like they have a lot more defined fla vors. While there may be fewer flavors than Perry’s, each flavor has something distinct and different to of fer,” he said.
While his flavor com
parison of the two brands is slightly skewed towards Her shey’s due to his recent re views, many other students claim the variety of Her shey’s flavors trump Perry’s selection.
Tim also cited the ease of scooping the two brands to also be a major factor. Once again, Hershey’s was the clear choice.
“Another difference be tween the Hershey’s and Per ry’s is the scoopability. Her shey’s is significantly easier to scoop than the Perry’s,” he said. “I’m not sure why this is, but it’s true.”
Anyone who has tried to scoop ice cream from a car ton knows how much effort it sometimes requires. Stock ing a brand that eliminates some of that hassle can be the difference between ef fortlessly walking away with a three-scoop cone or rush ing off with half a scoop.
Although Hershey’s domi
Chick-fil-Alumna
Violet Whitmore Community Editor
If you’ve ever been to a Chick-fil-A, you know you’re guaranteed to be greeted by friendly staff and great tast ing chicken. If that sounds like paradise to you, you’re not alone.
Grove City College alum na Karen Bolumen ’96 has owned and operated a Chickfil-A restaurant in Columbus, Ohio, for 13 years. And yes, the rumors are true: she does get free chick en sandwich es.
Majoring in market ing management, Bolumen was not sure where she was headed as an undergraduate at the college. Although she lacked any major role mod els involved in her career prospects, she conjured up visions of her future anyway.
“I honestly didn’t know what I expected in a career. At the time I didn’t have any mentors in the business
world. I always pictured my self working in some nice downtown location in the marketing department of a large company,” Bolumen said.
She did, however, feel pre pared to move forward into the business world and be yond after graduation, cred iting the college for the tech nical and interpersonal skills she acquired while attending.
“Grove City College was an amazing place to spend four years preparing for my career. It was invaluable not only from an educational standpoint but also in help ing develop my character,” she said. “In addition, Grove City really taught me time management and organiza tion.”
After graduation, Bolumen found a career at EnterpriseRent-A-Car in Philadelphia as an area manager. When asked if she felt it prepared her to run her own business, Bolumen said, “Yes, definite ly. I worked for Enterprise Rent-A-Car for 13 years and learned a lot about business before having my own.”
Bolumen then began to transition to the restaurant industry going from cars to chicken. She owned her own business as an operator of a Chick-fil-A store.
“The best part about my current job with Chick-fil-A is the people that I meet and the chance to serve others. I love working for a brand that actually cares about its team and guests,” she said. “Being a Chick-fil-A operator makes you a low-key celebrity in the community which is also fun!”
According to Bolumen, the college cultivated a sup portive, realistic environ ment that aimed to challenge students but not overwhelm them.
“At Grove City College, people were there to support but not micromanage how we did things. In a career, you have to figure out how to manage your time which was something I learned at the college,” Bolumen said. “Learning to prioritize the never ending to do lists at work was invaluable.”
nated the first two categories, Tim conceded that Perry’s seemingly provided a health ier, less sugary option than the current brand.
“I feel like Hershey’s is a lot unhealthier for you; it just feels a lot more loaded up with sugar,” he said. “This is especially clear in some fla vors like the Cinnamon Bun flavor, which tastes extreme ly sweet and full of sugar.”
As everyone on campus ad justs to Hershey’s ice cream, it may take time to find the right flavor. Tim and his fol lowers have a couple sugges tions on where to start.
“My favorite ice cream from Hershey’s is easily the Banana Pudding flavor. It is extremely delicious, and it has a very good crunchy tex ture to it; if anyone sees this in the selection of ice cream, try it immediately,” Tim said.
Seven questionswith…
Dr. Steve Jenkins
Professor of Biology
What classes are you teaching this year?
Environmental Science, Entomology and Zombie Biology – that last is really a thing!
What’s your favorite movie?
Shawshank Redemp tion – the lead character, Andy Dufresne, is a Christ figure who clings to hope even in the face of terrible and terrifying circum stances.
What type of music do you listen to?
Mostly classical music (symphonies, concertos, a capella choral), but I occasionally splurge ‘80s alternative rock.
What’s your favorite thing about teaching at the college?
My favorite thing is help ing others to see the power & beauty of the Creation, in the hope of them seeing the spiritual realities behind the physi cal.
What are some of your favorite hobbies?
Hobbies: insect collecting, Civil War history, map and game making, barbershop & choral singing, drawing.
What are you looking forward to today?
Another day enjoying God’s grace.
What is your dream vacation spot?
Dream vacation – gimme a week and a tropical rain forest with my bug-collect ing gear.
Through the Lens
Say ‘Homecoming’!
Grove City College celebrates another year of excellence with friends, family and alumni
After a week of exciting events in the past week for current Grovers to enjoy, campus finally had its day full of reunions and celebrations.
From a packed parade to a firey football game in the rain, Grove City College pride was proclaimed loud and proud.
Return for Homecoming 2023 on Sept. 29 for another weekend of rem iniscing and reconnecting together.
Perspectives
Losing it over Lizzo
Pop spectacles don’t matter — underlying principles do
Isaac Willour Staff WriterLast week, the right-wing media sphere located the latest target for its rage and hatred: a classically trained musician named Melissa Jef ferson playing a historic crys tal flute that once belonged to James Madison. Sound weird?
It probably shouldn’t have been, except that the clas sically trained musician also happens to be a rapper who goes by the name of Lizzo and commit ted the sin of playing afore mentioned flute during one of her concerts that, surpris ingly, didn’t resemble the classical grandeur of the New York Philharmonic (a musi cal group Jefferson has per formed with in the past).
For the uninitiated, Lizzo sparked outrage by play ing James Madison’s cen turies-old crystal flute and twerking during one of her concerts (after the porn de bate in past issues, I’m not going to risk causing an eurysms among sheltered homeschoolers trying to ex plain what twerking is).
Unless you spend way too much time in the world of pop culture, Lizzo playing James Madison’s 200-yearold flute won’t mean any thing to you. And it probably shouldn’t.
As I wrote earlier this year regarding Will Smith and Chris Rock’s gauntlet mo ment at the Oscars, this stuff shouldn’t be taking up space in your head.
But as someone who works in right-wing media, I think it’s interesting to look at the why behind this particu lar incident — why is it that an African American musical performer playing a historic instrument in a culturally avant-garde (to some) man ner is such a source of out rage for conservatives?
Let’s start with the basics — the incoming criticism wasn’t exactly couched in measured rationality.
Conservative podcaster Matt Walsh labeled Lizzo a “morbidly obese weirdo in a thong,” a genuinely essential point in his argument that the flute-playing was an act of “racial retribution.” In a similarly warranted fashion, former Trump counsel Jenna Ellis called the performance a “desecration…of America’s history,” also feeling the need to call Lizzo “one of the most morbidly obese people in the world.”
I’m still baffled by those two criticisms being con nected.
More to the point, howev er, is that conservatives seem insistent that Lizzo’s playing of the Madison flute comes
from a place of intended dis respect toward Madison and, with it, the American found ing.
While I have no doubt that some on the right would pre fer if Lizzo had expressed disrespect for the founding (wouldn’t that feed the rageporn cycle for a couple of days), she never did. In her own way, she showed respect for the instrument, even seeming nervous to play it during her performance.
Her intent clearly wasn’t disrespect, but that doesn’t matter to segments of rightwing media. It was enough that she played the flute in a culturally different venue while not fitting conserva
tive stereotypes of “respect” for an instrument that ap proximately five people in America cared about until a few days ago.
But intent does matter. In fact, it’s been a conserva tive axiom for centuries that intent makes a world of dif ference in the realm of mor al culpability. Implicit bias training, in all its idiotic silli ness, is a bad thing precisely because it doesn’t quantify intent. Cancel culture is bad because it disregards indi vidual intent in favor of pop ular outrage.
Intent has always mat tered — until it’s a celebrity that conservatives don’t like doing something that con
servatives find distasteful. Then intent, in Matt Walsh’s words, doesn’t mean “a flying sh*t.”
I write about conserva tive hypocrisy a lot, and I’m aware that it gets annoying. But it’s often in these little cultural moments that our hypocrisy can shine through the most. It’s not consistent or rational, even in some thing as low impact as a fa mous musician playing a his toric instrument.
And to the conservatives who find themselves count ing down the days to Arma geddon because Lizzo played James Madison’s flute — please get out of the house more.
Republicans’ commitment to America
Hunter Oswald Contributing Writer
November 8, 1994, is a date that those within the Re publican Party and conserva tive circles will never forget. In the first midterm election under President Bill Clinton, the Republican Party managed to gain con trol of both the House and the Senate, ending the 40-year Democratic con trol over Congress.
I can only imagine the re action that many conserva tives had in the late hours of that day watching televi sions across the country an nouncing this historic vic tory. If one were to evaluate the 1994 election and analyze what drove the Republicans to victory, they would point to the promotion and even tual implementation of Newt Gingrich’s “Contract with
America.” Now some might be wondering: How does this have any relevance to what is currently going on in Ameri can politics?
Well, this past week, House Minority Leader Kevin Mc Carthy (R-Calif.) revealed the Republican Party’s new “Commitment to America,” laying out the party’s agenda for what they plan to do after the midterm election. While I have been critical of the current Republican strategy for the upcoming midterms, McCarthy’s Commitment to America is an opportunity for conservatives to finally offer Americans an alterna tive to the Democrat Party’s progressive agenda.
For conservatives to ap preciate this fantastic oppor tunity, one must understand the two key elements of the Commitment to America: simplicity and substance.
The simplistic nature of the Commitment to America en
ables conservatives to finally express our message to the average citizen in an uncom plicated way.
The goals of Commitment to America are encapsulated in its four-point message: “An Economy That’s Strong,” “A Nation That is Safe,” “A Future That’s Built on Free dom” and “A Government That’s Accountable.”
While the phrases may seem oversimplified, each phrase carries the message of the core principles of free en terprise, limited government and the recognition of our in alienable rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. The simplicity of the conser vative message in the Com mitment to America will be one of the fundamental ele ments that will lead to future success for the conservative movement.
In addition to simplicity, the substantive element of the Commitment to America
offers voters an alternative in policy contrary to the current progressive regime. As a re sult of President Joe Biden’s Fall Back Further Agenda, Americans face record high inflation, economic reces sion, crisis on the southern border, diminishment of America’s image abroad, tax increases and infringement on America’s fundamental freedoms.
Republicans have already begun to draw up legisla tion for the Commitment to America. In a recent inter view with John Solomon, Representative Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) speaks of a proposal he has drawn up called the “Nickel Plan.” Un der Massie’s plan, if Con gress fails to finish their ap portionment of the budget before September, all federal agencies will be funded but will only receive 95 percent of their budget from the pre vious year (meaning every
one takes a five percent cut in their budgets).
With the substance of conservative policies being drawn up under the Commit ment to America, conserva tives have an opportunity to really turn the tide and re verse the harms brought on by Biden’s failed policies.
To some, this may seem like an act of political desper ation. Rather, it is exemplary conservative political genius. The announcement of the Commitment to America should make conservatives rejoice in this historical op portunity.
As Newt Gingrich famous ly said, “Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.” It is time for conservatives to take the initiative in restor ing hope to America.
Modesty debate continues
Jackson Southern Contributing Writer
On Father’s Day week end of 2021, contemporary Christian artist Matthew West released a satirical mu sic video entitled “Modest is Hottest,” where he made fun of himself for being overpro tective of how his daughters dress. Predictably, a fury of outlash ensued, prompting West to take down the video to protect his family.
However, it left many Christians in a heated debate about modesty and the socalled “purity culture.”
Unfortunately, far too many negative experiences within the church or weap onized teachings about pu rity are used to paint Christi anity as a patriarchal system that places the responsibility of purity on women, sham ing them and excusing men’s lustful behavior.
These tragic experiences are valid and should not be dismissed — but we should not run in the opposite direc tion, either. Modesty is not
about setting rules and being controlling but dressing in a way that honors each other, revealing godliness and hu mility of heart.
I believe there are two cen tral myths about modesty.
First, many believe that modesty is only a woman’s problem. In actuality, men must take accountability for themselves, and they too need to dress in a way that glorifies God and cares for women.
In Matthew 5:28, Jesus specifically references men when stating that looking upon a woman in lust is adul tery. Men tend to be more vi sually aroused than women, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t responsible for their thoughts and actions. Walk into any gym, and you’re bound to find a guy in a bro tank with half his chest showing.
Brothers, regardless of your intention, you also need
to be mindful of leading your sisters into sin.
Second, many believe that modesty is about being prudish — this certainly isn’t true, either. God designed us for sex (just read Song of Solomon if you don’t believe me), but only in the context of marriage. A good par ent doesn’t make rules and guidelines to control a child but rather to protect and care for them. Our heavenly Father is doing the same for us. God knows that lust and premarital sex will ultimately hurt us, so God implemented these rules out of his abun dant love.
I believe that someone — man or woman — tempted to dress in a revealing manner should ask themselves: “Am I trying to get the attention of the opposite gender? If so, why?”
As referenced in 1 Samuel 16, a godly individual is at tracted to what God is at
tracted to. If an individual wants to attract a godly per son, dressing modestly will help them achieve that, as it reveals dignity and humility. If someone dresses immod estly, they risk leading others into sin and attracting some one who just wants them for their body.
If you want someone to lust after you, ask yourself again: “Why?”
Remember that you are worth so much more than the fleeting attention of other people. Remember that you are worth so much more than your physical appearance. Remember that your beauty comes from your heart, not your body. Our heavenly Fa ther has assured us of this.
So, I challenge you not to objectify each other, but to serve, honor and respect. Know that you are honored and loved, fearfully and won derfully made by your Cre ator. Brothers and sisters, I challenge you to think about your deepest intentions in how you dress and to care for each other in doing so.
Modest may not be hottest, but it facilitates something so much better.
Word on the street...
What’s your favorite fall drink?
Laura Cochran ‘25
Caramel macchiatos with cinna mon, be cause my grandma al ways used to make them for me be fore I went to bed every Thanksgiving Eve.
Lee Twombly ‘26
Salted cara mel latte with whipped cream and drizzle ev erywhere. The salt and the caramel just feel like fall.
Whitney Leonard ‘24 Plain old apple cider.
It’s a classic. It reminds me of my childhood and picking apples.
Caleb Schmidt ‘23 Hot choco late. Be cause it’s nice and tasty on a cold fall eve ning.
Olivia Ortmann ‘23
Dirty chai latte. It’s a little classy with the chai, a little com forting with the tea, but a little edgy. And that is fall.
Abby Kiffer ‘23 London fog. It tastes like a hug. It’s nice and warm.
John Kunst ‘24 Classic pumpkin spice latte. It just makes sense. And I’m breaking these gender norms.
The importance of tithing
Zachary Smith Contributing Writer
I once heard a pastor give his congregation a onemonth tithing challenge where the church would re turn the money of those who regretted giv ing at the end of the month.
But instead of asking for their money back, many began either appreci ating blessings they didn’t have before or noticing new blessings they had received since they started being more obedient.
Giving shows obedience and gratefulness for what we have been blessed with as God is not obligated to bless us. He asks us to tithe from what we earn and test him to see if he will not bless us in return (Malachi 3:10). “I can’t afford to tithe,” people have said. That is not true, though: the Bible is full of promises of provision (2 Cor inthians 9:8, Hebrews 13:5,
Matthew 6:31-32, to name a few).
Furthermore, if God could give us Christ so we may live with him forever, why stop at the bare minimum of 10 per cent?
Second Corinthians 9:6 says, “He who sows sparingly shall also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully shall also reap bountifully.”
What job has gone well when you did the bare minimum? Were superi ors pleased with your work? Were you pleased to put your name on said work? When you work for the Lord, do you do the bare minimum?
Stewardship is an essen tial principle in Scripture, as seen in the Parable of the Talents. One servant did not invest his master’s money like his master commanded him. The master commands the talents to be taken from the “wicked, lazy servant” (Matthew 25:28) as he did not use his gifts properly.
We should be good stew ards of what we have been
entrusted with. This, in part, means avoiding casinos, lotteries, betting on sports teams or racehorses and other forms of gambling. Ca sinos and lotteries favor the house, and the odds are firm ly against the gambler. I per sonally know too many peo ple whose lives were limited, if not ruined, by gambling. Money cannot buy happi ness, and those who love it will never have enough (Ec clesiastes 5:10). We should be content with what we have and put our trust in God, not in chance, money or posses sions.
Perhaps most rewarding of all will be the joy you feel in heaven when you learn how your gifts helped people hear the gospel. Every believer has a role in the mission field, whether they are going on a mission trip or helping finance the mission work. Giving is an investment in your eternity, but also the eternity of those who are cur rently unsaved. The sooner they are saved, the sooner
they will share the gospel. It creates a beautiful ripple ef fect of keeping God-created souls out of hell. Knowing you helped spread the gos pel will be much better than fleeting worldly pleasures and possessions.
First Timothy 6:17-18 says, “Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches but on God, who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy. Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share, storing up for themselves the treasure of a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is life in deed.”
When we die to ourselves, we no longer desire what the world chases. We can trust in God to provide for us rather than our own abilities or riches, and we can focus on what is truly important: eter nity.
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The ‘She-Hulk’ situation
Benjamin Jones Contributing Writer
The Marvel Cinematic Uni verse (MCU) is undoubtedly one of the most successful media franchises, now in its fourth phase of movies after a remarkable 23 films.
Phase Four has largely been an experimental phase for Marvel Studios with the loss of major characters like Captain America and Iron Man, forcing the studio to fo cus on legacy characters and more ambitious hero stories.
Since the beginning of 2021, the MCU has been in troducing a series of shows streaming on Disney+.
The latest of these shows is “She Hulk: Attorney at Law” – a nine-episode superhero lawyer comedy that focuses on the eponymous heroine and her struggles with bal ancing the superhero life with that of her beloved law career. The last episode re leases next Thursday.
The show’s nine-episode model tops “Wandavision” and “What If?” as the longest MCU show to air on Disney+. While it is widely watched, it comes under much criti cism from die-hard fans and people who claim the push of more female superheroes is turning the MCU into the “M-She-U.”
A major criticized point of the show is the end-credit scene of guest star and rap per Megan Thee Stallion en gaging in an inappropriate dance with She-Hulk.
Some find this scene enjoy able in that it shows the lightheartedness of the heroine from the comics in which the show is based, while oth ers see it as a needless extra
in the show that could affect young viewers.
The show has delivered on the promise of having a lawyer comedy sitcom, with several of the episodes hav ing Jennifer Walters (a.k.a. She-Hulk) represent clients in legal cases involving su per-people.
The show also ups the comedy with a surprising use of fourth wall breaks by the main character, as she talks to the audience at the be ginning of most episodes to fill them in on her thoughts, even acknowledging the fan base’s love of guest star and fellow hero Wong.
Guest appearances have been a huge calling card for the show. Wong, a sidecharacter in the two Doctor Strange movies, is a fan fa vorite for MCU fans and his appearance in the show is a
‘Pearl’ packs a punch
David Smith Staff Writer“Pearl,” the prequel to the slasher film “X”, is a surpris ingly humorous and lurid story about a woman’s de scent into madness.
The film stars Mia Goth, who reprises her role as Pearl, the child of German immigrant farmers in Texas at the time of World War I.
Serving as an origin story like Todd Phillips’ “Joker,” the film delineates how Pearl’s desire and obsession to be a movie star drive her to commit heinous acts on her family’s farm.
Like its predecessor, “Pearl” pays homage to twen tieth-century slashers such as Tobe Hooper’s 1974 film, “Texas Chainsaw Massacre.”
“Pearl” is director Ti West’s technicolor horror revery. In fact, it channels fantasy films such as “The Wizard of Oz” and early twentieth-century musicals. Prior to the film’s events, Pearl’s husband is away at war, and her father had suffered a paralyzing stroke.
It’s quite clear that she is stifled and prisoner to her own circumstances. It seems violence is her only means of liberation from her mental anguish. Embracing the fan tasy genre, “Pearl” shows its
protagonist speaking to her farm animals, letting them know her dreams and aspira tions.
This is mostly because no one will listen to her — she has no one else to talk to. So, in a way, Pearl is kind of like Snow White.
But this does not last, as she takes aim and victimizes the animals as well. What “Pearl” depicts so well is how the protagonist behaves and acts on her misinterpreted resentments.
Although “Pearl” helps us better understand “X,” some of its ideas and concepts are a bit overwrought and overthe-top.
The theme of being sup pressed by parents was too drawn out in the beginning, which detracted from key story developing. Thankfully, once the movie was in full swing, it functioned well, es pecially in juxtaposition with most other horror flicks.
“X” really seemed to hit the sweet spot, whereas “Pearl” simply felt eerie and disturb ing.
The screenplay, which Goth and West cowrote, is simple and mindful of its time period. Goth and West explore the parallels between isolation and delusion when driven by the desire to be fa mous.
highlight.
The Hulk, Jennifer Wal ter’s cousin, also makes an appearance in the show due to his heavy involvement in She-Hulk’s origin.
It was quite enjoyable to see what the original Aveng er was up to after not hearing from him since “Endgame.”
Of course, the biggest cameo appearance was just shown in yesterday’s episode after being heavily hinted at – the appearance of Dare devil. Played by Charlie Cox, Daredevil had a solo show on Netflix which was eventu ally canceled on account of releasing all future Marvel shows on Disney+.
After teasing audiences by showing his signature hel met (this time yellow instead of the usual red) at the end of episode five, the character’s appearance was delayed un
til episode eight.
This creative decision in furiated fans, as She-Hulk’s marketing made it appear as though Daredevil would play a larger role in the story.
With one episode left in the debut season’s run, there is also a major fear among fans that the lighthearted show will ruin the serious charac ter of Daredevil, with this be ing his first major showing in the MCU (minus a brief cam eo in “Spider Man: No Way Home” last December).
Overall the show has a lot to work with, but there may be too much expected from a show that acts as a lawyercomedy while having to push the overall narrative of a massive cinematic universe.
As a lighthearted lawyer comedy, it excels; but as a superhero show, it’s subpar to previous Marvel shows.
Tunes from the Tower M.I.A.
Vincent Clay Contributing WriterWhen electronic pop artist M.I.A. announced this year that she would be releasing another al bum, it was met with rela tive silence. We know her best from her song “Paper Planes,” but she also ap peared on the Travis Scott single “Franchise” a few years ago. To say the least, Scott’s fanbase slandered her feature, mostly out of ignorance.
Modern music would be nothing without the influence of M.I.A., who single-handedly paved the way for a great number of artists and music scenes decades before their main stream peak. Of Sri-Lank an and British descent, Maya Arulpragasam ex perienced a childhood of brutal warfare but demon strated resilience. Eventu ally making it out of the Sri Lankan Civil War and finding refuge in England, she stumbled into the mu sic scene through friend and producer Diplo.
In 2005, she released her first commercial proj ect “Arular.” Blending Bollywood-type melodies with acidic club beats, the album infused a sense of energy and diversity into the very conservative mu sic of the time. She walked, so that crossover acts like Bad Bunny and Rosalia could run.
By accident, a deep cut from her second LP “Paper Planes” made it into the trailer for a popular 2008 comedy, titled “Pineapple Express,” and proceeded to turn M.I.A. into an overnight sensation. This gave her an even greater stage to represent eastern ethnicities to western au diences.
However, M.I.A. was not about to sell out. In 2010, she recorded and released “MAYA,” an in dustrial take on pop mu sic. Though a commercial failure, “MAYA” stands as her most cutting-edge work. Take the lead single “XXXO” for example; this track planted the seed for what we know today as Hyperpop. Artists like 100 Gecs and Charli XCX have M.I.A. to thank for the de velopment of this genre.
The past decade saw M.I.A. take a softer ap proach with her music while introducing new vi suals. The video for pop masterpiece “Bad Girls” depicts Middle Eastern women driving cars – a clear defiance of oppres sive eastern laws.
Costumes, the setting and the overall aura beckon the silent film era, Spanish in fluenza pandemic and WWI. Just as “X” captured the es sence of the late ‘70s, “Pearl” captures the essence of its period.
West’s keen eye for detail should be much appreciated by folks who admire how he sets up his films to reflect modern times. With its pan demic imagery, “Pearl” is disturbingly relevant in illus
trating how pent-up aggres sions are worsened during constrictive times.
Without Goth’s stellar per formance, “Pearl” probably would have slipped away into the abyss of forgotten horror films.
It is not so much that the film is not good, but rather that its tropes are illustrat ed in many other films of its caliber. Overall “Pearl” is a unique slasher, which is great for fans of the genre.
Her song “Borders” uti lizes visuals of immigrants trapped behind barbed wire. In times like these, voices like hers are essen tial for the voiceless. Last Friday she released the explosive single “Beep,” a return to her experimental roots and political rallying cries. “I tried to make you see I was telling the truth,” M.I.A. sings cuttingly. Three decades into her ca reer and amidst more mu sical diversity than ever, M.I.A. desrves her flowers.
Men’s tennis have flawless Fall
Emma Rossi Sports EditorMen’s tennis finished their stint of fall action with a 3-0 record.
The fall portion of the 2022-23 season began on Saturday, Sept. 17. Grove City took down Scranton on the road, coming out with a 6-3 victory. The final two matches were both at home on the Walters-Zbell Tennis Courts.
The Wolverines improved their record to 2-0 in Sep tember 30’s match against Otterbein, which concluded with a 5-4 decision. Final izing the record at 3-0 was a 7-2 victory over Mount Union on Sept. 24.
The team’s flawless record can be accredited to hard work, according to Head Coach Nathaniel Horner. “Really that’s what it comes down to for us. We are 3-0 and it’s all because we’ve reaped what we’ve sowed this fall.”
Two freshmen, two sopho mores, four juniors and two seniors make up the team’s
10-man roster. Horner spoke highly of the addition of the two freshmen to the team.
“The most promising thing I’ve seen from the freshmen is their commitment to growth. It’s one thing to come in with talent, but it’s a whole other thing to dedicate yourself to improvement again once you’ve gotten to the college level, especially since each of them had prominent junior careers.”
The team’s sophomore duo Nathan Clark and Wesley Kiehl earned an 8-1 victory over Mount Union in third doubles. Kiehl spoke to the team’s perseverance and uni ty this fall stating, “We were able to pull out some tight wins and I believe it shows our trust in one another to really battle, especially with the match on the line.”
Now that the team has completed the first part of their season, they utilized the valuable time over the off-season before resuming action in February. While the record stands at a successful 3-0, Horner hopes to see the team get even better.
“We can improve every where. I would say technical ly, our serving and returning needs to be elevated this offseason, but overall we just need to continue working hard like we are right now,” Horner said. “Regardless of whether it’s in season or off season, they know the expec tation in this program and they know what they need to do this winter.”
Kiehl echoed Horner’s sentiments, speaking to the team’s success thus far and in past seasons.
“Before this upcoming spring, we hope to clean up our play and just to eliminate as many errors as possible. We are excited to make an other run for the PAC cham pionship and hope to bring back our third consecutive PAC title.”
The team closed out the first segment of their season by participating in the Inter collegiate Tennis Association Regional Championships from Sept. 30 to Oct. 2. They will return to action in late February.
XC ready for ‘ship
James Parenti Contributing WriterThe cross-country team is firing on all cylinders looking ahead to the PAC champion ship next month, with soph omore runner Lydia Bennett running record time for the college.
Bennett broke the school record in her first race of the season with a time of 18:49 on Westminster’s five-kilo meter course. She described the end of the race as tapping into a “final reserve of ener gy” that she had never used before.
With this success, Bennett hopes to help her team per form well at the upcoming PAC championships held at Saint Vincent College. She wants to help teammates learn how to run freely and with joy. “I find a lot of joy in seeing others improve, achieving their goals and working together,” Bennett said.
Bennett has emerged as a strong leader for the Wolver ines on and off the course.
Bennett described her high school running experience as less team-oriented saying, “Two of us ran, but not really as a team.” Bennett noted the difference in atmosphere at Grove City as “supportive, kind, and encouraging” and said that “when one person succeeds, the whole team wins.”
Newly promoted Head Coach Laura Rybka is im pressed with how the men’s and women’s teams have performed this season. Like any success, it did not come out of thin air. Coach Rybka has been with the team since 2020 and has worked hard to create a strong team culture.
Rybka said that not much has changed with her new po sition as head coach, but that she feels a stronger sense of confidence in her leadership and ownership of the team. She said that she has learned how to coach men and wom en to their specific strengths in the sport.
Cross country shares one coaching staff for two teams, so Rybka’s plate is always
full.
Rybka said this freshmen class of runners has the po tential to be very special. On the women’s side, the team gains some key players that will improve the overall team culture. The freshman men are a group of workhorses whom Rybka said are “hun gry for success.”
The team culture has been improving steadily, and Ryb ka believes both teams have great potential. Both teams can make a run at a PAC ti tle this cross-country season and will go on to assist the track team in distance events in the spring semester. Ben nett runs several track events ranging from the 1600-meter relay to the three-kilometer run.
Both Wolverine cross country teams will be com peting at Marymount Uni versity on Saturday, Oct. 15. This invitational will be a great tune up as the teams approach the PAC champi onships on Saturday, Oct. 29.
Sports at a Glance
News
Men’s Soccer’s senior goalkeeper Jesse Greyshock earned his fourth shutout in PAC play, giving him sixth shutout of the season.
Women’s Soccer defeated the Thiel Tom cats 9-1 on Oct. 4. Eight different Wolverines scored in the game.
Results
Football (4-1)
W, Case Western (14-13)
Volleyball (10-8)
W, Geneva (3-1)
L, Thiel (3-2)
Men’s Soccer (6-5)
L, Point Park (4-2)
W, Thiel (3-0)
Women’s Soccer (4-6-1)
W, Wittenberg (3-1)
W, Thiel (9-1)
Women’s Golf
L, Geneva (434-412)
Men’s Golf
4th/12 – 614, Clarion Invitational
Women’s Tennis (9-2) W, Westminster (6-3)
Upcoming Football
Oct. 8, 1:00 p.m. at Bethany
Men’s Soccer
Oct. 8, 7:00 p.m. vs. Geneva Oct. 12, 4:00 p.m. at Allegheny
Women’s Soccer
Oct. 8, 4:30 p.m. vs. Geneva Oct. 12, 7:00 p.m. at Allegheny
Volleyball
Oct. 7, 7:00 p.m. vs. Penn State Greater Allegheny Oct. 11, 7:30 p.m. at Bethany
Women’s Tennis
Oct. 8, 1:00 p.m. at Franciscan
Men’s Cross Country
Oct. 15, 10:00 a.m. at Marymount Invitational
Women’s Cross Country
Oct. 15, 10:00 a.m. at Marymount Invitational
Women’s Golf
Oct. 12-13, 10:00 a.m. at President’s Athletics Con ference Fall Championships
Men’s Golf
Oct. 12-13, 10:00 a.m. at President’s Athletics Con ference Fall Championships
Volleyball digs deep for win
Jane Monaghan Contributing Writer
The women’s volleyball team stands 1-1 in conference play and 10-8 overall after matches with Westminster, Geneva and Thiel.
Their most recent game, a narrow 3-2 loss to Thiel, was played in the Grove City College Arena in the Physi cal Learning Center on Tues day. The conference season opened Saturday, Oct. 1, with a 3-1 win against Geneva, and non-conference play concluded Thursday, Sept. 29, with a 3-0 win against Westminster.
Enthusiasm and stakes were high in the arena on
Tuesday as this was Grove City’s second home game and second conference game of the season. Grove City took the first set 25-17, aided by kills from junior middle blocker Anna DeGraaf, se nior outside hitter Faith Ke ating and sophomore middle blocker Audrey Donnelly. Junior outside hitter Eloise Augustine also scored two kills.
Thiel gained a three-point lead in the second set to win 22-25. Grove pushed back in the third set with aces from DeGraaf and junior libero Gabby Lucas. A kill from freshman outside hitter Bella Costa won the third set 2522.
With errors on both sides, Thiel was able to edge out the fourth set 25-20, leading into a tiebreaking fifth set. Al though Grove City was able to score kills with DeGraaf and Donnelly, they failed to overcome Thiel’s five-point lead before the scoreboard reached 15, ending the game in a 3-2 loss.
DeGraaf scored 13 kills overall and Donnelly had 10. Freshman setter Brooklyn Wirebaugh supplied 22 kills and sophomore setter Ken nedy Kerr provided 19 as sists.
Grove City’s first confer ence game against Geneva played out similarly but with a Wolverine win. The first set
was neck-to-neck, but five kills from Augustine and two consecutive aces from junior outside hitter Grace Kim won the set 25-23.
Geneva struggled to keep up with Grove City in the second set as kills from Kim and junior middle blocker
Katie Pry sealed their fate at 25-15. Geneva fought back in the third set, winning 25-20, and began to edge out Grove City in the fourth set, but ul timately failed to prolong the game to a tiebreaker.
A block by DeGraaf and Costa won the set 26-24 and the game 3-1. Overall, Kim led with two aces, 28 digs and seven kills. Pry had nine kills.
In contrast to two hardfought conference matches, Grove City’s battle against Westminster was a quick sweep. Grove City stood their ground in the non-confer ence match, winning all three sets 25-6, 25-12, and 25-12. Kerr, Wirebaugh and Costa supplied three aces each for a total of nine, and Keating led the offense with 10 kills.
Grove City plays at home today against Penn State Greater Allegheny at 7 p.m., then face Bethany College on the road Tuesday, Oct. 11. The Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) play will continue through fall break and the remaining weeks of October.
‘Atta boy, Curtis!
Emma Rossi Sports EditorThe college’s football team won Saturday’s hard-fought battle over the Case West ern Reserve Spartans 14-13 in front of a Homecoming crowd of 4,000 students and alumni.
Head Coach Andrew Di Donato ’10 said, “One of our key phrases as a team is ‘each of us needs all of us.’ The Homecoming crowd and atmosphere was a perfect picture of this phrase being lived out. It was a big win for us and to do it together as a Grove City College commu nity was special.”
Each team scored two touchdowns apiece, but a blocked extra point attempt from Case Western’s kicker won the game for Grove.
Both Wolverine touch downs were taken into the endzone by senior running back Clayton Parrish. Par rish earned the Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) Offensive Player of the Week after rushing for a team-lead ing 113 yards last Saturday.
The first set of six points came after an 11-play drive
which took Grove City 75 yards down the field over the span of a little more than six minutes of action. A final rush of two yards by Parrish and a successful extra point gave the Wolverines a 7-0 to begin the game.
Case Western tied the game in their last possession of the first quarter. To begin the second quarter, the Spar tans added another touch down to the scoreboard. The score was stunted at only six after freshman offensive tackle Luke Jollie blocked Case Western’s extra point attempt.
The second Wolverine touchdown came later in the second quarter when Parrish fought through the Spartan defense and broke free for a 36-yard touchdown.
What followed was a score less half. While the offense may not have put anything on the scoreboard, the Wol verine defense put on quite the show in the second half.
To open the third quarter, ju nior cornerback Trevor Beck intercepted Case Western quarterback Drew Saxon’s pass, robbing them of an of fensive opportunity.
On the Spartans’ first drive of the fourth, senior outside linebacker Ryan Fleming earned another sack, giving him a career 18.5. Fleming currently ranks third in the program’s history for sacks.
The play of the game came with five minutes left on the clock. After nearly seven minutes of possession and only 11 yards between Case Western and another seven points, senior inside line backer Curtis Freyermuth intercepted Saxon’s pass and tore up the sideline, gaining 37 yards on his return for Grove City.
“It was pretty awesome for that play to happen the way it did in front of a big Home coming crowd,” Freyermuth said of his interception.
“However, it could have been anybody on our defense that made that play. I just hap pened to be the player at the right spot at the right time.”
The Wolverines take their 4-1 record on the road for the next two weeks, facing Bethany College this Satur day, Oct. 8, at 1:00 p.m. in Bethany, W.Va.