WBN celebrates recent success upon one-year anniversary

Violet Whitmore Community Editor

Tune in Grove City! This month marks the first anniversary of the Wolverine Broadcast Network (WBN) and its radio shows. Since the network’s launch in March 2022, WBN has featured over 40 different shows and broadcasts every day, every week, featuring student radio shows, news, chapel services and music.

The vision of WBN is “to entertain and engage our listeners by uniting excellence, insight and innovation through the production of creative student broadcasting.”

WBN is centered around Christ, according to their mission statement, and hopes that “through broadcasting excellence centered around the truth of Jesus Christ, the Wolverine Broadcast Network seeks to glorify God by means of entertaining, informing and inspiring listeners both locally and beyond with strong campus engagement, innovative technology and student creativity while professionally developing the next generation of broadcasting talent.”

“We currently carry 24 active music, talk and sports shows on a weekly basis,” said junior Maya Lindberg, general manager of WBN.

“WBN is proud to continue its legacy by providing all Grove City College students the opportunity to be the host of their own live show or podcast. Creative freedom and personal refinement are two key benefits from having a show with WBN!”

Junior Malachi Abbott, co-host of “Social Intrigue” with junior Megan Eisen- traut, a show dedicated to social commentary about the college, has cultivated friendships and interviewed esteemed guests at the college such as President Paul J. McNulty ‘80.

“I had a show but never really recorded, so when Megan suggested working together it seemed like a great idea. Megan has been super great to work with and since we’ve been friends since freshman year, we have enough things to talk about. I would love to keep having more and more interesting guests and grow our audience as time goes on.”

“It has been an honor and an excellent opportunity to have our radio show on WBN. Every week, we have a fun time preparing a show and then getting to do it on live air. Doing a live show is a great practice to ensure you are always on top of your game because there are no redos,” said junior Caleb Vinoverski, co-host of “Gutie and Vino Sports Talk”, a show featuring top sports news of the week.

“Along with the great lessons and opportunities the show has given us, it has also given us memories we hold onto for a lifetime. Not everyone gets to host a show with one of their best friends and talk about a topic they are passionate about. We always say on the show that sports are more than just games because they can encourage and inspire people off the field. That’s what we hope to do with our show too.”

With an executive team of 12 students with a variety of

Two Grovers to enlist in armed forces

Willard Dellicker

Contributing Writer

Two seniors are going into military service later this year.

Fewer and fewer Americans are answering the call to serve their country, and nearly every military branch is struggling to find recruits.

Despite what you may hear, the talking heads on various news outlets say the U.S. military remains one of the most professional and capable organizations in the world, offering careers with world-class opportunities.

With conflicts in Africa and Eastern Europe and tensions with China quickly rising, the U.S. Armed Forces remain as relevant as ever.

Seniors Peter Van Eerden and Simon Steward are taking the route of military service. Their stories reflect the motivations of many young people who decide to serve their country. Both young men come from families familiar with military service. Van Eerden has two broth- ers who are retired Marine Corps officers, and Steward’s father served in the Army.

Van Eerden, who will leave for Marine Corps Officer Candidate School next September to become an intelligence officer, explained his motivations for joining the Marines.

“I decided to go into the military because I believe that the U.S. is meant to be the light on the hill of a very dark world. Our Constitution is what enables that to happen; therefore, I am not fighting for an administration, a concept or a movement,” Van Eerden said.

“Rather, I am fighting for the rights protected by the Constitution. I chose the Marines because of my brothers and because I believe they are the best branch of our military.”

Steward’s desire to join the military is based on opportunity. He sees the Air National Guard as an amazing opportunity to serve his nation while gaining an incredible skill set that will also set him up for a civilian career. He is very excited to begin learning to fly.

Van Eerden initially expressed reservations over joining due to the mandatory COVID-19 vaccine but has said that since the mandate different interests and majors, WBN has something for everyone. The station is always trying new things and keeping students involved.

“This year, we have launched a WBN Ambassador program for freshman and sophomore students to learn leadership and organizational skills by connecting and developing WBN’s on-campus presence,” said Lindberg.

“We have a bright future ahead of us as a network, and we truly believe God will only continue to use this incredible organization to help students of every field, year and interest to dive deeper into his calling for their lives. WBN is for anyone who has something meaningful to share! And we believe that everyone does.”

TROXEL continued from 1 plexity of our inner being. The inner being, as Troxel explained, hinges on the mind, desires and will of the individual and how receptive each is to true faith in God. was removed, he is now settled in his decision. conservative organizations send people to do recruiting and network with other organizations within the movement.”

To further emphasize the oneness of faith and the heart, Troxel highlighted three areas – knowledge, assent and trust – as crucial to our overall ability to accept, receive and commit to the plan and will of the Lord.

He would go on to explain that true faith is coming to the end of oneself and yielding one’s own life to God – an act that can only be accomplished once true trust has been placed in him.

This trust, he described, must come in the form of resting in and committing to the will of the Lord and finding peace in the intelligent design of the plan he has for us.

In closing, Troxel left his audience with these remarks.

“Paul says all things are yours in Christ. Everything necessary to encourage you and to strengthen you and to help you – Christ has it and he gives it to all who trust in him. This teeming abundance of grace that flows from an inexhaustible fountain of Christ to you, because you belong to him. Your life is now hidden in Christ because you trust him.

“And there are times when your faith may become weak but in the end even a weak faith gets the victory. Why? Because it’s in Christ, who is the author and finisher of your faith. Trust in Christ,” Troxel said.

The Faith for Life Lecture Series will continue next Wednesday, March 22 with an evening concert service in Harbison Chapel led by Matt Merker, director of Creative Resources and Training for Getty Music and director of Congregational Singing for Edgefield Church.

Steward said he knows the Air Force will challenge his faith.

“I do not see any outright conflict with my military career and my faith. However, the military is not normally a nurturing environment for one’s faith, so I believe it will be more of a battle to stand strong in one’s faith instead of falling by the wayside,” Steward said.

Both Van Eerden and Steward see how their upbringing contributed to a desire to serve.

“I grew up in a patriotic household with a grateful heart for those who have served. We were also instilled with a hard work ethic, and I believe that will directly translate,” Van Eerden said.

Steward’s faith is a major force in his desire and ability to serve.

“I believe that my faith has helped me prepare for military service. Knowing that I have been saved by grace through faith and that I have a Savior who has died for me so that I may have a relationship with God in heaven gives me the confidence to put my life on the line for my country and the freedoms that we receive,” he said.

“CPAC is one of the largest gatherings of conservatives in America, and while I don’t agree with some of what was said, I think it’s important for conservatives to have a conference like this,” said McGee. “I think my biggest takeaway from CPAC was the importance of being genuine in politics, and the event also reminded me to put my faith in Jesus, not in a politician or the outcome of an election.”

Reilly also attended the event to learn, network and represent the college’s IFF forum.

“While at CPAC, I was fortunate to record Man on the Street interviews where I was able to talk to attendees and find out what issues they felt were most important as well as what their advice for Generation Z is,” she said.

Some of Reilly’s biggest takeaways from the interviews were that conservatives should be most focused on God, values and traditions associated.

“Attendees I spoke to were concerned about life issues, election integrity, getting the youth involved and more,” said Reilly. “Attendees’ advice for Generation Z was to be bold, stand firm and understand the ‘why’ behind their views in order to articulate them to peers.”

Reilly said the event was filled with enthusiasm for the future.

After hosting the event in Florida and Texas for the past three years, CPAC returned to Washington, D.C., for 2023 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center.

Upcoming Events... What’s fresh at the Grove?

Saturday, March 18 PFAC

Exercise Science Symposium 8 a.m.- 12 p.m.

Saturday, March 18 PLC 167 and STEM 051 Math Blast 8 a.m - 12:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 18 SHAL 110, 216, 214 MTO Receptions

2:30 - 3:15 p.m.

Monday, March 20 Rathburn Hall

Workshop 4 - 5 p.m.

Tuesday, March 21 SHAL 110 Thank a Donor Day 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, March 22 SHAL Atrium Scriptless in Seattle Live Comedy

8 - 10 p.m.

Wednesday, March 22

Arnold Recital Hall

Academic Affairs

Spring Semester Ed Talks

7 p.m.

Thursday, March 23 SHAL 108

Spring Play‘Julius Caesar’ 7 p.m.

Thursday, March 23 -

Saturday, March 25

Ketler Auditorium