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Friday, February 21, 2014
Est. 1891
Vol. 74, No. 14
The Grove City College Student Newspaper
Grove City College v. Bell
Thirty years since landmark loss
Louis Petolicchio
Staff Writer
Thirty years ago, on Feb. 28,
1984, the Supreme Court issued
a final decision on the court case
that would define Grove City
College as an institution from
that point forward.
While most people know
the decision led the College to
withdraw from federal grant and
loan programs, many do not realize that “Freedom’s College”
lost the case.
While the case was argued
well and the College received
support from many other institutions, the Supreme Court
ruled against the College in a
7-2 decision. However, the fallout from this loss became one of
the College’s greatest strengths
and selling points, leading many
people all over the nation to believe that the College had actually won the case.
College archivist Hilary Walczak said it is surprising how
many students on the College’s
campus are unaware that the
Court’s ruling was not in the
College’s favor. President Dr.
Richard Jewell ’67 said that
even back when he was a trustee,
he was correcting reporters and
inquirers who didn’t know the
actual outcome of the decision.
“On the 20th anniversary,
people from Washington actually
called me, wanting to get my reaction on our ‘victory’ in court,”
Jewell said.
Part of the issue is that many
people are largely unaware of the
details surrounding the case, or
its fairly innocuous beginnings.
It began with the passing of
national legislation called “Title
IX,” which was explained by Mr.
David Lascell, trustee emeritus
of the College and the lead lawyer on the legal team that argued
the case before the Supreme
Court in 1983.
“Title IX was passed to prevent gender discrimination,
originally in collegiate athletics, and has, since then, broadened considerably,” Lascell said.
“When it was first started, it was
clearly directed at women who
were, at the time, underrepresented in many colleges’ athletic
programs. The law was later expanded to include any general
institution that accepted federal
money, and was not limited to
athletics.”
In order to guarantee that
the non-discriminatory legislation was being followed, an Assurance of Compliance was issued to all academic institutions,
which they were asked to sign.
The College, since it was not
federally funded, refused to sign
and with a surprisingly progressive history of female athletic involvement, did not see the need
to.
“Grove City College has been
committed to the physical development of all of its students since
it was founded,” Dr. Donald Lyle,
athletic director and chair of the
physical education department,
said. “We have had women’s basketball teams going back to the
early 1900s, and our first official
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Grove City College supporters stand outside the U.S. Supreme Court in 1983.
Alumnus killed in action
Grayson Quay
Entertainment Editor
Alumnus U.S. Army Specialist
Christopher A. “Drew” Landis
’09 was killed earlier this month
in Afghanistan, according to the
Department of Defense.
At the College, Landis majored in history, was a member
of the housing group Phi Omega Sigma (the Possums), worked
as a Crimson Caller and was
involved with the Law Society
and the Society of International
Business Affairs.
Dr. Mark Graham, professor
of history, remembers Landis as
“a nice, quiet, friendly, smiley
guy.”
After joining the Army in
March 2011 and completing basic training, Landis was trained
Kelleigh Huber
as a cryptologic linguist, making use of signals equipment and
Arabic language skills to identify
foreign communications.
Landis’ dismounted patrol in
Kapisa province came under attack during his first deployment
and was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade. He later died of
his wounds at Bagram Airfield.
According to WCPO, a news
station in Landis’ native Independence, KY, after the announcement of his death Feb.
13, all flags in the county were
instructed to be lowered to halfstaff throughout the following
weekend. He is survived by his
mother, his father, two brothers
and a sister.
College President Richard G.
Jewell ’67 expressed the mourning of the Grove City College
community in the aftermath of
Landis’ death in the line of duty.
“The loss of this fine young
man in defense of our country is a tragic reminder of the
high price paid in that defense
... Freedom is not free. Its maintenance often requires the giving, as Lincoln said of a soldier,
of ‘the last full measure of devotion,’” Jewell said.
Revisiting Reagan
Fostering debate
Josh Evans
News Editor
The more politically-minded
students of Grove City College
now have a new opportunity to
pursue their interests, as the College’s chapter of the Alexander
Hamilton Society just held its
first open house on Tuesday.
The chapter, part of a national
organization that focuses on fostering intellectual discussion of
foreign policy, economics and
national security, hosted the society’s executive director, Mitch
Muncy, who gave a lecture entitled “The Inhumanity of American Foreign Policy.”
At the beginning of the open
house, junior Pat Cunningham,
a co-founder of the chapter, emphasized the society’s primary
goal – to cultivate meaningful
discussion of major policy issues.
The chapters hold various panel
discussions and debates to pursue this end.
“Too often on campus we
only have one voice saying one
thing,” Cunningham said. “But
with the Alexander Hamilton
Society, it’s a little different.”
Cunningham, along with
sophomore Andrew Lindhome
and junior Ben Crelin, founded
the chapter after being drawn
to the organization through an
email from Dr. Michael Coulter,
professor of political science.
The three students were especially inspired by a conference
they attended over the summer
for AHS leaders, which included
the opportunity to hold a mock
event.
“We thought that if we could
mirror that here, that would be
just a really cool thing to do,”
Lindhome said.
The students stressed that the
society does not pressure students to espouse a certain ideology or to vote a certain way;
rather, it wishes to provoke discussion.
“Whenever you turn on the
news, chances are you see pundits talking about issues, and
they’re just blowing a lot of
smoke, and they’re not making
a lot of intellectual sense,” Lindhome said. “The Hamilton Society gets in experts in those fields,
and they present their topic and
try to present viewpoints that
provoke debate.”
At the open house, Muncy
highlighted the shortcomings of
U.S. foreign policy. He emphasized the inadequacy of scientific
methods to predict and to direct
foreign policy. Instead, he articulated the importance of understanding cultures, languages and
entire societies in combination
with scientific methods to develop the best ways to conduct
foreign policy.
Lindhome also said that the
society is hoping to hold another large event in April. While the
event is still in its planning stages,
he noted that the society intends
to focus on foreign policy, and
the experts being considered to
speak have expertise in Middle
Eastern politics.
nomics that highlighted the relationship between tax rates and
total tax revenue. Robinson was
the head of the economic warfare program against the Soviet
Union.
Dr. Paul Kengor, political science professor and executive director for the Center has been
involved in the lecture since its
beginning in 2007. Kengor has
welcomed Michael Reagan, the
son of President Reagan, along
with William Bennett, Edwin
Meese, Peter Robinson and Michael Wenning, Reagan’s family
pastor, to the lectures.
“I have a good relationship
with them and have never been
turned down,” Kengor said, referring to the people he has
asked to come speak at the event.
The lecture itself is not in
speech format, but will involve
an interview between Kengor,
Laffer and Robinson. They will
sit on stage and discuss various
issues during Reagan’s presidency as well as the present-day
situation in the country. Clips
of many of Reagan’s popular
speeches will be displayed on a
screen during the interview.
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The eighth consecutive Ronald Reagan lecture of The Center for Vision & Values at Grove
City College tour will take place
on Feb. 25 in the Pew Fine Arts
Center. This year, Art Laffer
and Roger Robinson, two men
who were strongly involved in
Reagan’s economic policies,
have been asked to speak for the
lecture.
Laffer contributed to the development of the Laffer curve,
a cornerstone of Reagan eco-
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Salt shortage, slippery slopes
Jacob Sziráky
Staff Writer
The cold on campus has been
unrelenting this winter, making frozen roads and sidewalks a
constant issue. It seems that no
one in the state saw this harsh
winter coming, and there is a
shortage on road salt, which is
used to keep the roads clear.
The shortage even affects
campus. Thomas Gregg, Vice
President for Operations of
Grove City College, addressed
some of the issues in regard to
this cold and harsh winter we are
now experiencing.
According to Gregg, accessing salt depends on the state.
The different providers place
bids to determine salt providers
for certain counties. Apparently,
due to geography, certain coun-
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female varsity athlete, Ruth Bogert Wible, lettered as part of the
rifle team from 1959-1963.”
However, the language in the
Assurance of Compliance worried Dr. Charles Mackenzie,
president of the College from
1971-1991. He, along with
other administrators, alumni
and even students, could see the
increasing government interest
in controlling higher education
on the horizon. As explained by
both Mackenzie and Lascell, this
movement was not directed at
Grove City alone, but a concern
shared by colleges across the nation.
“The assurance came, Grove
City refused to sign and Health,
Education and Welfare, now the
Department of Education, began
legal proceedings,” Lascell said.
“The College stated that it has
never discriminated, does not
discriminate and does not intend
to discriminate, but since it is not
federally funded, they should not
be obligated to follow Title IX.”
“There was never a question
ties in close proximity will share
the same provider.
The large quantity of snow
created a larger need for rock
salt than usual, so the pre-mined
supplies have likely run out, creating the need to mine more salt.
When placing a salt order,
one has to have a good idea of
how much salt will be needed.
It needs to be ordered in bulk
the previous spring. The College
has always used a large amount
of rock salt; last year it used 125
tons. The College thought it
would have enough with 175
tons this year.
Rock salt is not the only
tool that the College has when
combatting the cruel effects of
winter. It also uses ice melt on
the sidewalks, which is different
than rock salt because it does not
damage the grass and is therefore
better for the environment.
When the College’s supplier
ran out of ice melt, it switched
to a different supplier. Along
with the ice melt, the campus
also has access to plows to keep
the sidewalks and roads as clear
as possible.
One fear that Gregg expressed
was the threat of refreezing ice.
The sun melts some of the snow
which results in a run off of slush
or water onto the street or sidewalks. When night descends, it is
possible for the slush to refreeze,
creating a sheet of ice on which
students could very easily slip.
Gregg urges students to be
sure to wear proper footwear
when walking, preferably something that will keep their feet
warm, with enough tread to
combat the harsh conditions
they may encounter as they go
about their activities.
Kengor is confident that the
campus will benefit greatly from
what these men have to say
“These men understood economics and the way the economy and the country and the
world works,” he said.
The lecture is popular to people both off campus as well as on
campus. Kengor remembers the
first time the lecture took place
when there was a blizzard the
night of the event.
“Many people coming down
from Erie had to turn around
and head back because it was so
bad out,” he said.
Despite weather conditions in
the past, there has always been
a big crowd – never under 500
people. Kengor said that this year
has the most preregistration for
the event, totaling around 350
people from off campus.
of discrimination. In all my years
and contact with the administration and the student body,
I never had one complaint,”
Mackenzie said. “Both the administration and the board of
trustees were actually strongly
opposed to any kind of discrimination, and this was during
a time when a lot of the political establishment in Washington
still was not. This was a case of
government control, something
many institutions were afraid of.
It was about maintaining the educational freedom and integrity
of higher education, something
that a large number of schools
and people across the country,
public and private, stood by us
for.”
The College won the case
in the district court, but as the
case was appealed through the
system, the tide turned. Finally,
when it reached the Supreme
Court, it was decided that the
federally funded scholarships
that many students were using to
pay for school, did indeed count
as federal aid.
Lascell explained that it was
a hollow victory for the government, as the official ruling
would only let them regulate
the admissions office, which was
serving a co-ed institution that
maintained a 50-50 gender ratio
in the student body. However,
seeing the writing on the wall
for future government involvement, the College phased out all
federal loan programs and set up
its own.
“We lost the battle but we
won the war, because it gave us
a road map for how to proceed
without government intervention,” Jewell said.
However, he also warned that
even though it seems like ancient history, with the government again turning its eye towards education, it has become
surprisingly applicable.
“Thirty years later, the case
may be more relevant than ever
before,” Jewell warned. “The interest in the current administration to federalize accreditation is
a serious threat to every higher
academic institution, public or
private, because the government
can tell us what we can and can’t
teach. This is very dangerous.”
The College’s loss in court
may actually be its greatest victory.
After all, it could be what in-
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U.S. criticizes
Afghanistan’s plan to
release prisoners
The United States military
has condemned Afghanistan’s
attorney general’s decision to
release 65 prisoners from a Bagram prison.
The head of the Afghan Review Board said that a careful
examination of the 88 cases
determined that there was not
enough evidence to keep the
prisoners detained.
The U.S. military declared
the release a dangerous threat
to civilians and security forces,
stating that members of the 65
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prisoners were directly connected to attacks on 32 U.S. and
23 Afghan personnel.
The military also provided evidence showing that the group
was comprised of a suspected
Haqqani network commander
and an alleged Taliban explosives expert and called the decision to release the prisoners
a “major step backward for the
rule of law in Afghanistan.”
More violence in Kiev
protests prompts US
support
Three protesters died and
seven were seriously injured in
the ongoing protests in Kiev.Violence erupted for the first time
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in two weeks after the Ukrainian speaker of the Parliament refused to allow opposition members to propose amendments
that would create a vote to limit
the president’s rights and restore
the 2004 constitution.
Over 2,000 protesters and at
least seven police officers were
injured after protestors set the
Party of Regions’ headquarters
on fire. U.S. Secretary of State
John Kerry announced that the
United States and European
Union will stand behind the
Ukrainian people, who have
been protesting since November when President Viktor Yanukovych chose to make a trade
deal with Russia instead of the
EU.
Kerry met with three key
Ukrainian opposition leaders
after his address at the Munich
Security Conference.
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man was taken into custody in
Zimbabwe for possessing pornographic material and violating immigration laws. Melvin
Reynolds was a Democratic
representative from Illinois
forced to resign in 1995 after
convicted of 12 counts of statutory rape, obstruction of justice
and solicitation of child pornography.
Reynolds is currently under
investigation by police detectives and immigration officials.
While under arrest at a Harare
hotel, Reynolds stated that he
has come to Zimbabwe 17 times
and aided in the fight against
sanctions. He has been working
on a multi-million dollar hotel and office complex that was
set to be begin construction in
April.
Punk rock band Pussy
Riot members arrested
in Sochi
Russian police arrested two
ex-members of the Russian
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The lecture is always held in
February because it is Reagan’s
birth month. Many of Reagan’s
important values and ideas are
highlighted during the lectures,
including his freedom and faith
understanding.
“Reagan understood that you
need both faith and freedom,”
Kengor said.
Kengor added that these values directly align with the College’s slogan.
Reagan also placed value on
human life, strove to curb the
growth of big government and
understood the differences in
the capabilities of the private
and public sectors. To Kengor,
these values, among others, cause
him to have a personal deep appreciation for the former president.
sulates the school from the renewed government intervention
in the near future. The victory
from the loss may keep “Freedom’s College” free.
punk rock band Pussy Riot
outside of the Olympic village
in Sochi. Nadya Tolokonnikova
and Masha Alekhina were taken
into custody for a theft that had
taken place in their hotel and
released without charges filed.
The two women stated that
this is the latest harassment
by Russia’s Federal Security
Service, who have repeatedly
stopped the women and detained them for hours to inspect
their papers. Tolokonnikova and
Alekhina spent nearly two years
in prison for hooliganism after protesting at the Christ the
Savior Cathedral in Moscow
against the close ties between
church and state.
After their release in December, the women traveled the
world to voice their issues with
the Russian government. Pussy
Riot band members forced
them out of the band when it
appeared their main focus was
on fighting for prisoner’s rights.
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Quidditch takes off on campus
Stephanie Pitman
Life Editor
Ten points to Gryffindor!
Grove City College’s very first
collegiate Quidditch team shows
a whole new world of sports in
which fantasy becomes reality.
Based on the Harry Potter
novels of J.K. Rowling, Quidditch is an interesting game to
behold. The game consists of
four positions: chaser, beater,
keeper and seeker. The chaser’s
job is to use a quaffle to score on
the opposing team’s hoops.
Unlike the magical team
from the Harry Potter series,
the College’s Quidditch team
uses a partly-deflated volleyball
as a quaffle and the beaters use
dodge balls to serve as bludgers
for defense. If a person is hit by
a bludger, he must tag his own
hoop before continuing to play.
The keeper plays the part of the
hoop’s goalie.
Then there is the seeker anyone who has read or seen the
Harry Potter series knows that
the seeker, perhaps the most important position, is supposed to
chase down the snitch, which,
when caught, ends the game.
In the wizard world a snitch
is a tiny golden ball with wings.
The team replaces the ball with
people dressed in bright yellow.
The snitches have a tennis ball
wrapped in a sock which, when
taken by a seeker, ends the game
and adds 30 points to the winning seeker’s team.
Since the snitch in Harry Potter has an unpredictable nature,
the International Quidditch Association gives the seekers ultimate power on the field.
Their boundaries go
far beyond the regular
playing field and they
can use any manner of deception to avoid being tagged
and to get the snitch first.
For example, the snitches
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participating in the College’s
Round Robin tournament
on Feb. 22 will be able to use
the entire upper campus, while
normal play will be restricted
to the intramural fields. During
that tournament, the College
will host three other Quidditch
teams: Carnegie Mellon University, Steel City Quidditch Club
and West Virginia University.
Perhaps the most disappointing portion of the game is the
lack of magical broomsticks
on which to fly. However, the
Quidditch team makes the best
of their “muggle” (no magic)
state by re-
quiring all players
to keep a broom between their
legs during the entire game. If
a player falls off his broom, the
hoop of that player’s team must
be tagged by the player before
returning to the game.
“I enjoy how physically exhausting it is,” junior Lanze
Heerdt, a member of the College Quidditch team, said.
He also said that he enjoyed
“the competition with my
friends and peers.”
“Getting the chance to play
against some of the teams that
qualify for the World Cup [the
highest level of competition in
Quidditch], especially during
our first year
playing, is a great
experience,” junior Sara Mosteiko said.
The College’s Quidditch
team, the Cuddly Bludgers, was
started this school year by sophomore Robert Dacey, the team’s
captain and president. He has
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“Red”
7:30-9 p.m. PFAC Little Theater
Orchestra Concert
7:30-11 p.m. PFAC Ketler Auditorium
Saturday, Feb. 22
Athletics Hall of Fame Induction
2:15-3 p.m. PLC PE Suite
Laughrica (Laugh for Africa)
3:30-5 p.m. and 7:30-9 p.m. Crawford Auditorium
Tuesday, Feb. 25
Reagan Lecture
7-8:30 p.m. PFAC Ketler Auditorium
Unique Careers in Education
7-8 p.m. HAL Room 110
Wednesday, Feb. 26
Beauty and Christianity Discussion
8-10p.m. Morledge Great Room, Rathburn Hall
Thursday, Feb. 27
Office of International Education and Diversity Film Festival
7-9:30 p.m. Sticht Lecture Hall
Extended
Facility Hours
As a result of SGA’s work wirh
administration, card access
hours have been extended for
the following buildings:
life.
First, media alters social structure. Gordon spoke about the
invention of email and its subsequent infiltration into the lives of
millions that has made everyone
available at all times of the day.
Such availability results in the
destruction of boundaries that
once limited human interaction
between co-workers, friends and
even family.
“The human brain constantly
re-wires
itself,” Gordon said.
Contributing Writer
This re-wiring makes it possible
for a person to retrain their
Nearly every student at Grove
brain to prolong focus.
City College has heard or used
Despite the fact that Gordon’s
the phrase “Groverachiever” to
describe himself, a friend or that
lecture talk fell on Feb. 14, Valguy in biology class who always
entine’s Day, there was a good
seems to know the answers. It
turnout for the event.
can be hard to deal with this
Senior Chadwyck Cobb
pressure to succeed.
chose to come to the event beOverachievers Anonymous is
cause he finds the topic intrigua series of talks that
ing as a matwas created out of
ter of personal
Humans have largely lost their capacity
“a desire to see peodevelopment.
to stay focused on one task for any long
ple start a conversaCobb observes
period of time.
tion on a healthier
that he and his
understanding
of
friends lack the
The second way that media
what it means to work and rest
connections that previous genwell,” according to senior resi- shapes life is by allowing the
erations had. He believes that redent assistant Leslie Virnelson, brain to be constantly exposed
to screens and LCD monitors. cent reliance on technology has
the creator of the program.
taken this connection away.
Dr.T. David Gordon, professor With the dangers of constant
The program helped some
of biblical and religious studies, distraction and seamless connectalked about media ecology and tion to technology, humans have students come to terms with
the effect it has on college life in largely lost their capacity for ex- the severity of the distraction
the latest event of Overachievers ecutive attention, the ability to that technology has inflicted on
Anonymous. Gordon has spent stay focused on one task for any them.
“I realized that the way I was
years studying the effects that long period of time.
While this observation may using the Internet was only
technology has had on society,
particularly on the current gen- seem bleak, Gordon assured his making it harder for me to focus
eration, the first to have technol- audience that it is possible to on anything,” junior Mike Toogy as an integral part of its lives. change this pattern of distrac- masino said. “I need to limit the
In his lecture, Gordon speci- tion. The loss of executive atten- way I use it so it becomes less of
fied two ways that media shapes tion can be reversed.
a distraction.”
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Although he was born and went to college in Pennsylvania, Lawrence L. “Larry” Reed has since travelled
the globe and used his political and economical interests
to promote a free society.
Upon graduating from Grove City College with a
B.A. in economics, Reed earned his master’s degree in
history from Slippery Rock University. Additionally,
Reed has earned two honorary degrees, one in public
administration from Central Michigan University and
the other in law from Northwood University.
Reed served as an economics professor for seven
years and as chairman of the Department of Economics
for two years at Northwood University. During his time
at that institution, he created a dual major in economics and business management and founded the Freedom
Seminar.
Additionally, Reed is an accomplished freelance jour-
Quidditch is beginning to find popularity among
the sports community. Since its
official founding in 2005, the
game has spread rapidly across
the country and the world. Soon
every state could have a college
where “brooms up!” is a common phrase.
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played since 2011 and has been
to two World Cups.
Because Quidditch is not yet
an official club sport at the College, the Cuddly Bludgers get
all of their funds through their
own fundraising. Alongside their
new advisor, professor of biology Dr. Heather Barton, they are
working on getting approval for
a table in the Breen Student
Union.
nalist. He has travelled to six continents and written over
1,000 articles that have appeared in prestigious newspapers such as The Wall Street Journal, USA Today and
The Baltimore Sun. His writings have covered a variety
of topics, including hyperinflation in South America,
reforms in China and the Nicaraguan civil war.
During his travels, Reed was arrested by border police as he travelled with a Polish anti-communist underground group in 1986. As an author, he has also coauthored six books, including “A Republic – If We Can
Keep It.”
Reed’s interest in politics plays a large part in his participation in the government. Michigan governor John
Engler appointed Reed to the Headlee Amendment
Blue Ribbon Commission, which sought to limit local
and state government spending each fiscal year in accordance with the Headlee Amendment. Reed also worked
with Engler on the Secchia Commission on Total Quality government.
Reed served for 15 years as a member and one year
as president of the State Policy Network. He belongs to
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Larry Reed
the Mont Pelerin Society, a group that includes highly
regarded professionals, scholars and Nobel Prize recipients from across the globe who analyze current economic trends and study economic systems.
Reed’s other accomplishments include his years of
service as president of the Foundation for Economic
Education and his involvement in the Mackinac Center
for Public Policy.The Foundation for Economic Education aims to inspire and interest people in the principles
of a free society. During his time as president, Reed
helped the Foundation improve its website and travel
itinerary.
Reed has developed his oratory skills by delivering over 75 speeches in the last 30 years. Some of his
speeches, such as “Seven Principles and Sound” and
“Great Myths of the Depression” have been translated
and distributed worldwide.
For his outstanding achievements, Reed received the
Distinguished Alumni Award from the College and the
Champion of Freedom Award from the Mackinac Center of Public Policy.
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Life
Capturing culture
Feb. 21, 2014
Student photographer in the spotlight
Emily N. Bartlow
Contributing Writer
There is nothing as priceless as
a memory – nothing as rewarding as capturing those landmark
moments. Grove City College
freshman Victoria O’Brien is
seeking to do just that through
the documentation of her educational adventures.
As a communication studies
major pursuing a business and
Spanish double minor, O’Brien
is capturing those moments
through a photography course
taught by Dr. Frederick Jenny,
a professor of computer science
and director of instructional
technology at the College. The
class will help prepare O’Brien
for documenting her educational experience abroad.
“Professor Jenny tells us over
and over again, that God created
a beautiful earth and it is our
mission to capture God’s beautiful artistry,” O’Brien said.
Like most eager college students, O’Brien seeks to broaden
her abilities and, in her own
words, to “add to the collection”
of her accomplishments. Developing a concrete and cultur-
ally astute repertoire is not only
achieved through the acquisition
of lifelong skills, but also through
invaluable international experiences.
Students who study abroad
view photography as a key component in fully encapsulating the
culture they experience up close.
University of Wisconsin student Patrick Moriearty described the value in photographically documenting his
ISEP study abroad program at
the University of Iceland.
“My camera was a motivator
for me to get out and see the
country, to go on adventures and
try new things,” he said. “I wanted to capture the essence of my
trip and share my experiences
with my friends and family back
home but also have a way to
share these memories with the
friends I made while abroad.”
By cultivating a firm understanding of lighting, angles and
exposure, students are not only
able to relive the monumental
moments, but also to recall the
details often overlooked.
O’Brien’s ultimate goal is to
vividly share her study abroad
experience through the art of
photography, eagerly awaiting
her adventure overseas.
With London as her desired
destination, O’Brien is eager to
put her photography skills to the
test and to explore a new avenue
of opportunity through studying
abroad.
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Theater Corner
Red’s dramaturge
Bryson Edmonds
Contributing Writer
An artist’s studio closely reflects his mind. In Grove City
College’s production of “Red,”
an accurate recreation of the
painter Mark Rothko’s studio
space was crucial. Senior Richard Christman had three weeks
to accomplish such a task.
“Red” required a dramaturge,
due to large amounts of detail
that needed to be learned, processed and incorporated into the
show by the cast and crew.
As dramaturge, Christman
researched the characters, time
period and context of the play
to create a realistic framework
for the cast, crew and audience. Christman and others also
worked to construct a set that
looked nearly identical to Rothko’s, right down to the paint
said.
Preparing the actors and turning them into artists was crucial
to the show’s fluidity and believability. Christman worked with
Hickly and senior Troy Beaudry
(who plays Rothko’s fictional assistant, Ken) to familiarize them
with the equipment and studio
space.
Both actors picked up on the
detailed technique and artistry
quickly and with poise.
Christman referred to the
actors’ work as “an absolutely
beautiful action scene, choreographed to be almost like a wild
dance where the two cover a
massive canvas with blood red
paint.”
Along with giving the actors
the tools they needed to succeed,
Christman worked to heighten
the audience’s experience.
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The Bones of
What You
Believe
Claire McCray
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Seniors Julie Kucks and Victoria Benyo playing Rose and Agnes.
Lughnasa
enchants
Emily Peterson
Contributing Writer
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Junior Andy Hickly as Mark Rothko.
brand, brush size and shocking
teal color of the painter’s Adirondack chair.
Last semester, Christman was
approached by Betsy Craig, professor of English and theater,
about the dramaturgy position.
He was an excellent choice for
the position because of his interest in visual arts and experience
studying Rothko while participating in a program at the Museum of Modern Art in Manhattan.
Christman accepted the position in early December. He did
the majority of his research for
the production, including practicing Rothko’s painting styles,
over Christmas break.
“Upon returning to campus, I
dove right into relaying the historical and colossal character of
Rothko to [junior] Andy Hickly,
who expertly adopted the philosophies and characteristics of
the eccentric man,” Christman
“I attempted to make their
experience even more immersive than is possible from the
production alone by designing
and creating a dramaturgical
booklet to act as a viewer’s companion to the show,” Christman
said.
The booklet described essential terms and examples of
paintings and styles referenced
throughout the show to help
situate the audience.
Finally, Christman and junior
Jessica Shope created three oil
paintings in the step-by-step
style of Rothko. The paintings,
which sit in the entryway of the
Little Theater, set the mood for
audience members and prepare
them visually for what they are
about to experience.
Productions of “Red” are being held tonight, Feb. 21, and
tomorrow, Feb. 22, in the Little
Theater at 7:30 pm.
“Dancing at Lughnasa” depicts the lives of five middleaged sisters living in Ireland in
the mid-1930s as the family’s
religious, social and financial
circumstances go from bad to
worse.
The story is narrated by Michael, the youngest Mundy sister’s adult son, played by junior
Ethan Mitchell. Even though the
seven-year-old Michael does not
physically appear in the show,
actors had to pantomime their
interactions with him, making
it seem like the boy was really
there.
Mitchell’s pleasant voice and
relaxed manner put the audience at ease from the very start.
There was a distinct difference
between the older Michael and
the younger.
The eldest Mundy sister, Kate,
was masterfully played by junior
Laura Foley. Kate adheres strictly
to the rules of Catholicism and
strives to improve her family’s
social status. Foley showed Kate’s
rigidity through perfect posture and enunciation, making
her more tender and vulnerable
scenes with Maggie even more
effective.
Senior Laura Doherty played
the dancing and singing sister
Maggie Mundy. Maggie is the
jokester of the family, offering riddles and singing songs to
lighten the hearts of her sisters
when times get stressful.
Doherty not only showed
Maggie’s fun side, but she also
displayed her deep love for her
family and an awareness of long
lost love. Doherty’s consistent
energy and playfulness made her
character loveable.
The youngest sister, Christina,
was played by freshman Alex
Soberick. Chrissy is Michael’s
mother, who brought shame to
the community by getting pregnant out of wedlock. Soberick’s
natural beauty and playfulness
lent itself to the part of Christina. Her scenes with Michael’s
father, Gerry, were both heartbreaking and endearing.
Senior Julie Kucks played
Rose Mundy. Rose is said in
the script to be “simple,” and
Kucks set Rose apart from the
other sisters in a respectful way.
Kucks made it easy for the audience and her fellow actors to be
attached to her, making her sad
circumstances (and ultimately
grim fate) all the more powerful.
Senior Victoria Benyo played
Agnes, the most reserved of the
Mundy sisters. Benyo portrayed
the quiet strength and steadiness
of her character. The subtlety of
Agnes’s attraction to Gerry and
her protectiveness of Rose were
well executed.
Junior Evan Burns played
Father Jack, the older brother
of the Mundy sisters who had
just returned to Ireland from 25
years of mission work in Uganda. Burns made his character’s
long speeches about Ugandan
tribal ceremonies both comical
and engaging.
Sophomore John Laurie
played a very charming Gerry
Evans, Michael’s absent, travelling salesman father. Laurie
played the flirtatious part with
smooth confidence.
The set, designed by Cliff
Brown, artistically captured the
setting of each scene. Despite
having less than four weeks to
rehearse and to produce the
show, everyone involved created
a memorable performance.
‘Never Land’ bolsters
Christian rap
Ryan Hampton
Staff Writer
Christian rap has made tremendous strides in the past few
years. Nevertheless, the subgenre
often comes across as a reaction
to rap culture both sonically and
thematically.
Christian rap has undoubtedly
benefitted from engaging the
secular realm, but this has come
at the expense of developing its
own unique sounds and stories.
Syracuse native Andy Mineo
is intent on counteracting this
trend. The 25-year-old rapper
released his 2013 album “Heroes for Sale,” which was one
of the most commercially successful Christian rap albums in
the subgenre’s history. Mineo’s
buzz has continued to grow and
his most recent release, an EP
entitled “Never Land,” topped
the iTunes charts soon after its
release.
Mineo’s emphasis on introspection is what makes his
“Never Land” EP appealing.
In a recent interview, Mineo
stated that “I think the reason
why people enjoy my music is
because there’s a level of honesty
and transparency that people can
connect and relate to.”
These attributes are on full
display on “Never Land.”
Second track “Paisano’s Wylin’” (“Paisano” is an Italian word
similar to “homie”) includes
multiple references to Mineo’s
Italian-American heritage while
“You Can’t Stop Me” addresses
his struggles with self-doubt
over an up-tempo Euro-pop instrumental.
“Rewind” is an autobiographical track with lines like “Rapping been my passion/ Since my
best friend got that Cool Edit/
Laid vocals on that computer
mic/ With an eMachine, became
a fool with it” and references to
his false starts in the rap industry.
“All We Got” is an equally vulnerable track on which
Mineo raps “I got a girlfriend,
but so long it feels weird/ It’s
not like, “Yo can I get to know
you?”/ More
like, ‘Meet my
parents.’/
I
think I’m scared
cause it’s serious and/ Every
time I try to tell
somebody they
trying to marry
us/ Pump the
brakes.”
It is a pleasure
to see Mineo
convey his compelling story and
personality so dexterously on
“Never Land.”
The instrumentals on “Never
Land” reflect an awareness of
mainstream rap culture. The beat
on the title track “Never Land”
would sound right at home on a
Future mixtape while the “Paisano’s Wylin” and “Paganini” instrumentals are also top-notch.
Sonically, the introspective
tracks like “Rewind” and “All
We Got” do not fit the EP’s
galactic ambience, but “Never
Land’s” artistic high points make
up for its inconsistencies.
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Ultimately, Christian rap
needs technically-proficient artists willing to make vulnerable
music and to engage the mainstream culture with humility.
Mineo has expressed a willingness to work with secular
artists and has displayed an acute
awareness of genre trends, so he
may be an ideal ambassador for
the Christian rap subgenre. He
certainly has the talent, confidence and personality and it is
a pleasure to see these qualities
coalesce on “Never Land.”
The release of Chvrches’
debut album, “The Bones
of What You Believe,” has
revolutionized the indieelectronic world. Chvrches
(pronounced “churches”)
hails from Glasgow, Scotland
and has found success with
its debut album, which was
ranked number 32 on Rolling Stone’s list of the 50 Best
Albums of 2013.
“The Bones of What You
Believe” is a fusion of indiepop, electronic and indierock. With an electronic
foundation reminiscent of
Passion Pit, Purity Ring and
M83, Chvrches fits comfortably among a variety of wellestablished indie staples.
The band is unique because it does not use any
guitars; it prefers synthesizers, drums and layered vocal
tracks to create a stunning
combination of ethereal
dance-pop. Chvrches’s hit
single, “The Mother We
Share,” is a melancholy song
but uses bright drum hits
and a sparkling synthesizer
to prevent the song from
turning into a dirge.
The chorus lyrics, “I’m
in misery where you can
seem as old as your omens/
And the mother we share
will never keep your proud
head from falling/ The way
is long but you can make it
easy on me/ And the mother
we share will never keep our
cold hearts from calling,”
ooze feeling as lead singer
Lauren Mayberry’s fragile
voice cuts over heavy synth
with a sing-song sweetness.
While not released as a
single, “Science/Visions” is
one of the strongest tracks
on the album. The song
opens with a progressive
synth line that rolls along as
the foundation of the entire
song, strengthening with
deep echoing vocals, chanting “I (I) hear (hear) your
(your) breathing/ I (I) feel
(feel) you (you) leaving.”
The song has a dreamy,
atmospheric quality reinforced by existential stream
of consciousness lyrics such
as “Breathe/ Don’t speak/
It’s leaving your body now/
Slow heart/ Set free/ A circuit of consciousness/ When
you are truly yourself/ You
will/Succumb to a permanence/ A light by day/A
shadow resides by night.”
The number of synth layers combined with a darker
tone make this song compelling as the listener tries to
dissect the individual parts.
Chvrches’ “The Bones of
What You Believe” is a stunning album that remains
relentlessly emotional from
beginning to end. Chvrches
is a band to continue watching. With such a strong entrance to the indie music
scene, fans can expect even
bigger and better albums in
the future.
Perspectives
Page 6
Men, suit up
women dress decently well.
When observing this general
trend, one must ask the question:
what is the expectation for how
men dress? While there are certainly men around campus who
take the time to shower and to
look presentable, there are many
guys who seem to think it is
either attractive or cool to live
their lives in a collection of ratty
sweatpants, old sport shorts and
unwashed T-shirts.
While there is indeed a time
and a place for such attire, wearing such articles of clothing on a
Meagan VanTil
Contributing Writer
Everyone knows a woman
who is notoriously high-maintenance. She showers every
morning, carefully styles her hair
into a perfect blowout and proceeds to spend a much longer
time than is necessary putting on
makeup, making sure that each
eyelash is perfectly curled and
that her cheekbones are meticulously highlighted.
While this may sound like a lot
Feb. 21, 2014
Letter to the editor
Columnist irks reader
wear the same outfit 15 times in
a row without putting in the effort. But if one wants the world
to perceive him as a professional,
intelligent and attractive individual, it is completely worth it to
take an extra 10 or 15 minutes in
the morning to look good.
Quite plainly, the primary reason it is arguable that men should
put in more effort is that women
find well-kept men more attractive. If two pictures of the same
man are shown to a large group
of women – one with him in
sweatpants and a ratty T-shirt,
Nate Herzog
Like many readers, I have
watched with a mixture of
amusement and shock at Mark
Mariani’s increasing separation
from both reality and humility.
Over the last three weeks, he has
hastily written articles fraught
with both logical and factual
errors that often present a tone
more condescending than constructive.
That said, I believe Mariani
legitimately wishes to help the
campus community. His various errors all come from a central problem – he is not looking
beyond himself. Other students
attend different classes, process
information differently and have
different preferences than he.
Rather than engage with people and try to understand them,
Mariani proclaims that others
should be more like him.
Again, I do believe Mariani is
trying to help. He raises valid, if
nuanced, points. But rather than
learn how they apply to different
people, he expands these points
far beyond their validity. By presenting himself as uniquely intellectual, he damages the work
of others. By haughtily painting with such broad strokes, he
trashes the students and subsidizers paradigm of Dr. Drake, professor of music and humanities,
makes a jumble of Dr. Gordon,
professor of biblical and religious
studies, and history and humanities professor Dr. Edwards’ media
ecology and alienates many people who would otherwise agree
with him.
To quote Mariani back, “The
desire to submit the world to
one’s own [intellectual] tastes …
reveals a profound narcissism.”
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of effort to put in each morning,
it is necessary to note the importance of being well-groomed
and put together. It seems safe to
say that most people appreciate
when a woman puts in the effort
to look nice. In the professional
world, it is often expected that a
woman takes the time to make
herself presentable, which is arguably a very good thing.
An exception to looking polished is when a girl has an early
class. Yoga pants, sweatshirt, no
makeup … who can blame her?
But besides having early classes,
the general expectation is that
daily basis communicates a level
of disinterest and sloppiness of
which their wearers are unaware,
or frankly, do not care about.
While women are expected
to look presentable on a daily
basis, it seems that men are not
held to the same standard as
their female counterparts, which
is lamentable. The intention is
not to point at people and laugh
at their “ugly clothes” but to encourage the people on our campus to dress in such a way that
it conveys their perception of
themselves.
If one thinks of oneself as
sloppy, lazy and smelly, he can
the other of him well-groomed
and in a suit – it seems a safe assumption to say most women
will find the man in the suit the
more attractive one.
The same principle is applicable to women as well: it is well
worth the time to put in the effort to look nice. Every person is
guilty of wearing sweatpants and
sweatshirts sometimes simply
because they feel like it, which
is okay.
In general, however, it is better
to present oneself to the world
as clean and put together. In the
words of Barney Stinson, “Suit
up!”
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GREEN EYESHADE AWARD
This week’s award goes to junior
Claire McCray for her consistency and
insightful contributions the the WSAJ Pick
of the Week.
The Collegian Green Eyeshade Award
honors student contributors who have
demonstrated consistency and excellence
in their work.
Each week, The Collegian editors select
a reporter, photographer or staff member
who has made a valuable contribution to the paper. The award
makes a valuable addition to a portfolio or resume.
Claire McCray
The federal money problem
Josh Evans
News Editor
With the 30th anniversary of
the decision in Grove City College v. Bell only a week away,
now is the time to take a look at
the College’s policy of refusing
any and all federal money.
A number of problems are
immediately evident. Perhaps
the first and most obvious is the
issue over which the court case
was fought: financial aid.
The College has taken considerable steps to ensure adequate financial assistance to
those who need it, as outlined
in the strategic plan report released last fall.
However, there are undoubtedly numerous students for
whom the financial burden
could be made more manageable through federal assistance,
not to mention many others for
whom federal aid would open
the possibility of an education
at the College in the first place.
The limitations go beyond
alleviating tuition costs. Academics are also restricted, particularly due to the fact that a
significant number of federal
research grants are off-limits to
the College.
Education in science and engineering is crucial in the United States, and a strong research
focus is key to attracting the
best and brightest schools to the
College, yet the lack of access to
federal research grants severely
restricts the College’s ability to
bring in the top budding engineers.
The key question in assessing
the College’s policy is this: Are
these limitations worth being
free of often-overbearing federal
interference? The answer seems
to be overwhelmingly “yes.”
First of all, the challenges listed above are not insurmountable. While federal financial aid
would be helpful, the College
does have a strong financial aid
program of its own that is constantly striving to increase the
number of students receiving
aid, as well as the amount given
to each. Naturally, the College’s
relatively low tuition also helps
greatly in this respect.
Additionally, while the lack of
federal research money is a hindrance, research is by no means
nonexistent at the College.
Aside from that, the newly built
STEM Hall, the future plans for
renovations of Rockwell Hall
and other enhancements to science education will help greatly
in drawing in new students.
While the College could
benefit from federal funds, the
cost of the attached federal interference has the potential to
be disastorous.
While such intervention is
usually well-meaning, it is often
unnecessary at best and harmful at worst. The original court
case was over compliance with
prohibitions against discrimination in Title IX, with which the
College was already complying.
However, the potential harm
can be seen in the example of
the federal “blueprint” for sexual harassment policies issued
jointly last year by the Departments of Justice and Education.
The blueprint was issued following an investigation of the
University of Montana’s handling of sexual assault cases in
possible violation of Title IX.
While the investigation dealt
only with sexual assault, which
involves physical actions, the
departments also saw fit to address sexual harassment, which
includes verbal interactions.
The blueprint defines sexual
harassment as “any unwelcome
conduct of a sexual nature” and
clearly states that this includes
verbal conduct. Troublingly, the
blueprint rejects an objective
standard for offensiveness, opting for a much broader subjective basis for determining harassment. Such a standard has a
high probability of being misused to punish constitutionally
protected speech.
While this blueprint is not legally binding for colleges other
than Montana, others will rightly perceive it as the standard by
which future Title IX cases will
be judged and act accordingly.
Although the goal of preventing sexual harassment is noble,
the government’s actions will
serve primarily to restrict rights,
which is unfortunately typical
of such interference. Consequently, the College has clearly
made a wise decision to forgo
federal funding and thereby insulate itself from such excessive
government meddling.
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Sports
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Hall of Fame inductees
Dave Baughman ’78
Dave Baughman excelled at the
167-pound weight class for the Grove
City College wrestling team from
1975 to 1978, concluding his career
as the most-decorated wrestler in
program history.
Baughman compiled a 36-16-4
career record under head coach Joe
Kopnisky. His 36 career wins tied for
first place on Grove City’s all-time
victory list.
Jay D’Ambrosio ’94
A six-time NCAA Division III
All-American in the backstroke,
Fairview, Pa., native Jay D’Ambrosio
cemented his place as one of Grove
City College’s most-decorated
swimmers from 1990 to 1994.
Overall, Grove City went 43-9
during his career in dual meets. As a
senior in 1994, he earned PAC Most
Valuable Performer honors after leading the Wolverines to a 13-0
record.
Karin Hendrickson ’99
As a senior, Hendrickson led the
Wolverines in scoring, rebounding,
assists, steals and minutes played.
She became the program’s seventh
1,000-point scorer Feb. 10, 1999,
when she scored 25 points on 11of-12 shooting in a win over La
Roche.
Jody (Swauger-Simms ’98) Armstrong
Jody Swauger-Simms earned 10 total varsity letters at Grove City
College while competing in soccer,
basketball and track and field from
1994 to 1998.
Swauger-Simms helped lead the
women’s soccer program to its first
three PAC titles in 1995, 1996 and
1997.
Swauger-Simms also earned four
letters as a guard for the Grove City
women’s basketball team. She led
the conference with 24 three-point
goals as a sophomore as Grove City
posted an eight-game improvement from the previous season.
The Kent, Ohio, product also competed as a sprinter for the College’s women’s track and field team in 1995 and 1996 and helped
the 400-meter relay set a school record with a time of 52.36 seconds.
Heritage Award
recipients
Eggers
Alex Eggers earned four letters as a
goalkeeper and forward for the Grove
City College men’s soccer team from
1945 to 1951.
Eggers’ game-winning goal in
his sophomore season finale against
Carnegie Mellon clinched the first
undefeated season in program history.
The next year, Eggers highlighted
his junior year by leading the team in
scoring. He recorded both goals in a 2-0 midseason win over Midwest powerhouse Wheaton (Ill.).
The College inducted Eggers into its Men’s Soccer Hall of Fame
in 2010.
Harmon
Dr. Herbert W. Harmon coached
football and baseball at Grove City
College from 1906 to 1916 and
compiled one of the finest aggregate
coaching records in College history
during that decade. In 10 seasons as football coach,
Harmon guided Grove City to a 4321-6 record.
The Wolverine baseball program
also flourished under Harmon’s leadership, compiling a 111-66 record. The 1912 team went 17-1.
Ketler
A prodigious figure in the history of Grove City College, Dr.Weir
C. Ketler began his employment career at the College by working as
men’s basketball coach from 1910 to
1913.
In those three seasons, Ketler directed Grove City to a 32-7 overall record. Grove City compiled an
11-3 record during the 1910-11
season, his first as coach. The next
year, Grove City recorded its first
undefeated season by going 12-0. He became the College’s third
president in 1916 and served in that
position for 40 years. His unwavering
leadership guided the College through World Wars I and II as well as
the Great Depression.
Barbara Beck ‘86
Barb Beck played a pivotal role in
the College’s volleyball dominance
from 1982 to 1985, helping the
Wolverines to 145 victories, five
conference titles and three NCAA
Division III Championship Tournament appearances.
Beck capped her career by earning Honorable Mention All-America
laurels from the American Volleyball
Coaches Association after the 1985 season. She also earned AllRegion and became the first Presidents’ Athletic Conference Most
Valuable Player in volleyball after leading Grove City to both PAC
and WKC titles.
Richard Jewell ’67
Bethel Park, Pa., product Dr. Richard Jewell helped lead the Grove City
College men’s swimming and diving
team to four Penn-Ohio conference
championships and a 34-8 overall record from 1964 to 1967.
Jewell’s involvement in diving
continued after graduation. While
serving in the military, Jewell won
the United States Army 1-meter diving championship in 1970. He later
served as a diving official for the Pennsylvania state high school
championships and the U.S. National Championships.
He served as an ambassador and student-athlete recruiter for the
College for three decades before returning to campus as Grove City
College’s eighth President in 2003.
Bill Juergens ’87
A four-year letterman at stopper for
the men’s soccer team from 1983 to
1986, Juergens helped lead Grove City
to an 11-2-1 record in 1986, which
tied the program’s single-season win
mark. Following the season, he earned
First Team All-PAC and First Team
All-Western Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Soccer Conference honors.
Joseph Walters
Joe Walters accumulated 422 victories as in 46 total seasons as head
men’s and women’s tennis coach
at Grove City College. During his
distinguished 40-year career at the
College, he also spent 24 seasons as
an assistant football coach and 16
years as associate athletic director.
In 2011, he led the men’s tennis
team to its first NCAA Division III
Championship Tournament appearance. Grove City named its tennis facility in honor of Walters and
fellow Hall of Fame inductee Patti Zbell.
Support Your
Wolverines!
College
hires new
volleyball
coach
GROVE CITY, Pa. -- Grove
City College has hired Erin
Street as head volleyball coach,
assistant track and field coach
and assistant
professor
of
physical education and exercise science.
She will begin
her duties this
summer.
Street comes
to Grove City after spending the
last eight seasons at nearby Slippery Rock University. Street
worked as a graduate assistant at
The Rock from 2006 until the
spring of 2009. She then became
an assistant volleyball coach prior to the 2009 season.
As an assistant coach at Slippery Rock, Street worked in
all facets of the volleyball program, including scouting, practice planning and recruiting.
She specifically handled the design and implementation of The
Rock’s offensive attack during
her tenure.
Street played volleyball for
four seasons at Wheeling Jesuit
University from 2002 to 2005
and co-captained the team in
her senior season. A standout
setter for the Cardinals, she recorded 1,285 career assists,
which ranked fourth in program
history.
Street also ranked third alltime at Wheeling Jesuit in assists
per game (8.74) and second in
aces per game (.476).
A native of Charlotte, N.C.,
Street earned a bachelor’s degree
in psychology at Wheeling Jesuit
in 2006. She completed her master of arts in community counseling at Slippery Rock in 2009.
She will succeed head coach
Susan Roberts, who is retiring
at the end of the academic year.
Roberts compiled a 583-424 record in 29 seasons (1985-2013)
at Grove City.
Street will be the fourth head
volleyball coach in Grove City
history, following Terry Ellis
(1973-82), Judy Zarenko (198384) and Roberts.
Feb. 21 – March 1
Swimming and Diving
Sat. TBD Kenyon Last Chance Invitational (A)
Women’s Basketball
Sat. 1 p.m. Thiel (H)
Tues. – Sat. TBD Presidents’ Athletic Conference Tournament
Men’s Basketball
Sat. 3 p.m. Thiel (H)
Mon. – Sat. TBD Presidents’ Athletic Conference Tournament
Sports
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A fresh take
Amy Melnik,
women’s sprint swimmer
Feb. 21, 2014
Wolverines
bounce back with
win on the road
Ian Mikrut
Sports Editor
Junior Amy Melnik swims short freestyle and butterfly events for the Wolverines.
Julie Fijal
Contributing Writer
The Grove City College
swimming and diving teams
are fresh off several days of
home-based Presidents’ Athletic Conference Championship
matchups, with James E. Longnecker Pool hosting 11 schools
last weekend.
The women’s team won
their sixth straight PAC title
this weekend, while the men
reclaimed the conference title
from Westminster College. Traditional rival Westminster placed
second for both teams, scoring 794 points to Grove City’s
854 for the women while the
Westminster men ended 55
points behind the winning 773
points Grove City totaled. Both
teams held control all weekend,
though not by as many points as
in years past.
Though this year’s championship was tighter than most recent
Grove City victories, Wolverine
swimmers firmly believed they
would be able to win the meet.
As junior swimmer Amy Melnik
put simply, “if we didn’t win, we
didn’t give it our all.”
The Collegian had the opportunity to sit down with Melnik,
who specializes in the 50 and
100 yard freestyle and butterfly.
Melnik gave the Collegian an
inside look into the women’s
team and the PACs this weekend
by answering a few questions.
Now that PACs have finished, what are your final reflections on the year?
“We were really challenged at
some points with our different
meets but overall this has been
a really good year. The team has
grown really close to each other
and really good friendships have
been made. We got a huge class
of freshmen but they all fit in really well and got along with us
right away which is always a really big positive.”
“This year, a lot of us
who have never had
to be leaders in our
events had to step up
and lead.”
COURTESY AMY MELNIK
year’s season to be like?
“I think it could be very similar to this year. We had a very
strong junior class this year and
our freshmen and sophomores
are really good too. I don’t know
what freshmen will be coming
in, but I think because of all our
wins these last several years, we’ll
have good classes coming in. I’m
excited to see what we can do.”
What were some of your
goals for this season?
“Always, one of our goals as
a team is that we get along well,
work together, train hard and to
keep an uplifting attitude. And
of course, PACs.
Another big thing is not
backing down to challenges.
Our coach likes us to go up
How did this year’s PACs
differ from PACs in past years
that you have been a part of?
“It was a little closer of a fight
this year. Besides Westminster,
Saint Vincent was quite good.
They have a really good sprinter
team so they were good competitors in the shorter relays.
“We also graduated a really
good class of seniors last year –
quite a few national qualifiers.
This year, a lot of us who have
never had to be leaders in our
events had to step up and lead
in them.”
What do you expect next
against teams that are fast and
outside our conference. Even if
we’re not going to beat them, it’s
always good to race people who
are faster than you, and I think
we really held our own at those
events.”
Any closing comments?
“It’s great to be a part of a
team that’s like your family and
is always encouraging. It’s a joyful thing to encourage someone
else and to be encouraged in the
same way. All the glory to God
for a good season!”
The Grove City men’s basketball team was finally able to
shake off a four game losing
streak after a victory on the road
at Geneva College in Presidents’
Athletic Conference play.
The win comes after a heartbreaking loss at home in double
overtime against Washington
& Jefferson College, 74-68, in
which the President’s guard
Doug Johnson scored 28 points,
hitting a game-tying three
pointer near the end of regulation and converting a four-point
play in the first overtime.
Junior guard Mitch Marmelstein led the Wolverines, almost
recording a triple-double with
his 21 points, eight rebounds and
seven assists.
“It was definitely a good
bounce back game for us, despite the loss. We had struggled
the past few games, and I think
we showed a lot of toughness to
fight back and stay in the game,”
Marmelstein said. “But we can’t
dwell on the loss, all we can do is
try to take something good from
it.”
Grove City was able to take
out the frustration of recent
losses in Saturday’s 56-39 rout
of Geneva. The win came after
an outstanding defensive performance in which the Wolverines held Geneva to 24 percent
shooting (10-42) while also forcing 15 turnovers, nine of which
were steals. Grove City now sits
with a 9-13 overall record (6-8
in the PAC), giving it sixth place
in the conference standings.
The total points by Geneva
are the fewest allowed against a
Grove City team since a 2011
squad that held Waynesburg
College to the same total, and
the 10 field goals made by an
opponent are the lowest since a
1999 Grove City game in which
opponent D’Youville College
scored only nine field goals for a
total of 28 points.
“Defensively, it’s been an emphasis; we’ve been doing things
the wrong way and this game
serves as an example of doing
things the right way,” Marmelstein said. “Everything we’ve
been working on we put into
effect in that game.”
Things looked down for the
Wolverines after Geneva started
the game off with a 7-0 run. A
four game losing streak could
have been enough for the Wolverines to hang their heads early
on and continue to fall behind
in the game. Instead, Grove City
turned things around drastically,
outscoring the Tornadoes 39-15
for the remainder of the first half
while stretching the lead to over
20 points in the second half.
The Wolverines returned to
their sharp shooting ways, hitting six three-pointers (46 percent). The team was also aggressive in attacking the hoop,
getting to the free-throw line 27
times and converting 20 for an
impressive 74 percent from the
charity stripe.
“Whenever we play Geneva
they always come out with a lot
[of] emotion,” Marmelstein said.
He mentioned that this year,
they seemed especially pumped
up because it was their senior
night. “We just had to weather
the storm,” he said.
Marmelstein and fellow junior guard Josh Patterson were
the high point men for the Wolverines, tallying 10 points each,
while it seemed like every Grove
City player managed to chip in
for the win in some way.
Grove City closes out the
regular season with its final
home game at 3p.m. on Saturday
against PAC rival Thiel College
before heading into the Conference tournament.
Screening Sochi, part 3
What to look for in the final week of the Winter Olympics
Brad Hummel
Staff Writer
Senior history major and
Olympic enthusiast Brad Hummel offers his insights on highlighted events from each day
of the XXII Olympic Winter
Games.
Friday, Feb. 21 – Curling:
Men’s Gold Medal Game –Although it may be confusing
and compelling to uninitiated
audiences, the precision sport
of curling has been part of the
Olympic program since 1998.
The Sochi competition concludes today with the men’s final, in which traditional powerhouses, including Norway and
Switzerland, hope to contend.
Turin and Vancouver champion
Canada will also seek to extend
its reign.
Freestyle Skiing – Women’s
Ski Cross – A recent Olympic
event first contested in Vancouver, Ski Cross combines the
speed of downhill racing with
the chaos of head-to-head competition. Following qualification, competitors must survive
four unpredictable elimination
rounds en route to the coveted the United States and Canada home squad that will attempt ternational unity over and above
medals.
proved an absolute classic, with to improve on a disappointing the difficulties of global politics,
Saturday, Feb. 22 – Cross- the host country prevailing on quarterfinal exit four years ago.
the Closing Ceremony will feaCountry Skiing: Women’s 30km an overtime goal from Pittsburgh
Closing Ceremony – After
Mass Start – Along with Sun- Penguins star Sidney Crosby.The two and a half weeks of com- ture the winter athletes marchday’s men’s 50km mass start American team will look for petition, the Sochi Games will ing together and the extinguishevent, this long-distance test of redemption in the Sochi tour- close Sunday in grand fashion. ing of the Olympic flame which
stamina serves as the marathon nament, along with a Russian Considered a celebration of in- will have burned for 17 nights.
of the Winter Games. Seeking
to move closer to the podium is
Kikkan Randall of the United
States, who finished 23rd in the
event in 2010. Randall already
holds the record for the best
cross-country skiing finish by
any American woman, recording
a ninth place finish in the sprint
event in 2006.
Bobsleigh: Four-Man – Team
captain Steven Holcomb leads
the United States in their defense of their gold medal from
Vancouver. The Americans, who
had previously been without a
bobsleigh gold since Lake Placid
in 1932, strive to further establish their return to the top of a
sport which has been a part of
the Winter Games since its inception in 1924.
Sunday, Feb. 23 – Ice Hockey:
WIKICOMMONS
Men’s Gold Medal Game – The
The
U.S.
men’s
bobsleigh
team
looks
to
defend
its
2010
gold
medal
on
Saturday.
2010 final in Vancouver between