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November 7, 2008French classic revisited

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CollegianVol. 69 No. 9

‘America, wehave come so far’Take it

‘As You Like It’By Arielle BatemanCollegian Life Editor

Grove City College studentsdelivered a commanding per-formance of Shakespeare’scomedy, “As You Like It” fromOct. 29 to Nov. 1 in Pew audi-torium.

Dr. James Dixon, chair of theEnglish department, directedthe talented cast. SeniorAmanda Griswold starred asRosalind, the daughter of anexiled duke. Rosalind’s uncleusurped her father’s dukedomand banished his niece.Disguised as a man, she escapeswith her cousin, Celia, and thecourt fool. At the same time,Orlando, played by juniorGeorge Hampe, earns theduke’s wrath and must flee toavoid death.

In the Forest of Arden, thetravelers encounter the exiled

duke and his men. Romance,hilarity and cases of mistakenidentity ensue, and all isresolved by four marriages atthe finish.

Not only did the playersdemonstrate their acting chops,but they also sang. The showincluded group numbers as wellas solos performed by seniorJustin Horst. Shakespeare wrotelyrics for the songs in “As YouLike It,” but he did not providetunes or staging directions fortheir performance. So, Dixonapproached a new assistant pro-fessor of music, Dr. JonathanKolm, and asked him to com-pose music for the show’ssongs.

“As You Like It” benefitedfrom large and realistic setpieces like a columned terraceand the Forest of Arden, con-structed by set designer CliffBrown and his student crew.

Additionally, Dixon chose touse the orchestra pit area,adorned with stumps, logs andfoliage, to create different lev-els for the action. He said, “Ialways want to bringShakespeare as close as possi-ble to the audience.”

When directing aShakespearian play, his mainconcern is that the audience canunderstand the words andappreciate Shakespeare’s dra-matic genius, Dixon said.

“I have this goal in mind thatI want to take the studentstoward,” Dixon said. “Thequestion is, ‘Can we get there?’

He expressed great pleasure atthe improvement and perform-ances of each of his players.

“It’s gratifying to see charac-ters grow into their parts,” hesaid.

See Play, page 6President-elect Barack Obama addresses his supporters inChicago Tuesday night. See additional coverage on page 2.

By Natalie Youngquist Contributing Writer

Author Susan Hill andChristian recording artistJimmy Needham will be on theGrove City College campus onNov. 15. From 10 a.m. until 1p.m., they will lead students ina spiritual challenge called“Awakening,” which will beheld in Crawford Auditorium.

“Awakening” is a response toa number of students’ desire to

see spiritual growth on campus.Junior Kirsten Rodgers, anorganizer of the event, is dis-contented with the “sleepiness”that she sees on campus in theway that people live out theirfaith. After praying over thisone day, she felt the leading ofthe Holy Spirit to contact SusanHill, author of “Closer thanYour Skin,” who spoke inchapel last spring. After aseries of emails, Hill agreed tocome speak on campus.

“It’s crazy some of the sto-ries I have about what God didthis summer. He’s used Susan’sbook a lot. I gave it to this onegirl, and after reading it all sheever wanted to do was talkabout God,” Rodgers said.

Hill’s desire for “Awakening”is that “people would learn tosense and listen for God’s voicein their own lives.” She seesher book as a Q-tip, “a smalltool, to clean out and openears.”

After praying about it someherself, Hill felt the leading ofthe Holy Spirit to inviteChristian artist Jimmy

Awakening a spirit of revival

By Kelli GradelCollegian Life Editor

Four Coach busses approachedthe painted archway.Approximately 175 impatient stu-dents, more than ready to see theend of the 24-hour bus ride,cheered as they passed beneaththe arch’s bright lettering: “WaltDisney World: Where DreamsCome True.”

It certainly seemed like a dreamcome true when both theCollege’s marching band and jazzensemble escaped dreary GroveCity weather and spent fall breakin Orlando, Fla. During a hecticweekend, both groups representedthe College by performing inDisney World.

The preparation process beganlast spring when Dr. EdwinArnold, chair of the departmentof music, received an invitation tobring a group down to perform.Arnold had taken various bandsto Disney over the years, includ-ing the marching band in 2001, soDisney representatives were wellacquainted with the College.

“We’ve had a long-standing

good relationship with Disney,”Arnold said. So after submittingan audition video, Arnold secureda place for both the marchingband and the jazz ensemble toperform.After that, Arnold and many oth-

ers began the long process ofplanning in order to get 175 stu-dents and four busses of instru-ments, uniforms and luggage to

Florida and back in six days.“Dr. [Richard G.] Jewell [’67]

and I put our heads together,”Arnold said. “He was a tremen-dous help in getting things togeth-er.”

All the hard work paid off. Thetrip ran remarkably smooth.

On Oct. 24, the jazz ensemblekicked off the day with sometunes – including a few Disneyclassics – in the Galaxy PalaceTheater in the Magic Kingdom.Although the morning crowdswere light, everyone seemed toenjoy the performance. A few stu-dents and a Disney employeedressed up as Stitch danced in theback of the theater, and evenJewell was there to enjoy theshow.

According to the jazz ensemble,the only real draw-back was theheat from the lights on stage,which made it so hot that humidFlorida air felt refreshing in com-parison.

“The winter backdrop of theGalaxy Palace Theater makes thesituation ironic when you reflect

Band paradesthrough Disney

See Disney, page 5

Courtesy Dr. Edwin ArnoldThe Wolverine marching bandmarches down Main Street inMagic Kingdom.

See Awaken, page 6Hill calls for intimacy with God.

By Sarah Beth Grossand Arielle BatemanCollegian Managing Editor and Life Editor

Students gathered in HarbisonChapel on Monday night eitherto hear the Urban Impact choirsing and Dr. Tony Campolospeak or to obtain the availabledouble chapel credit. No matterwhat the reason, the presentationserved as a reminder of Christ’sauthority in all aspects of life.

Over fifty children packed thenave as Urban Impact’s choirbegan the service with “Joyful,Joyful, We Adore Thee” and“Hallelujah, You’re Worthy,” asong based on Psalm 23.

President and founder of theUrban Impact Foundation, pastorEd Glover, spoke briefly aboutthe foundation’s mission inPittsburgh.

“[Urban Impact’s mission] isto transform lives on the NorthSide of Pittsburgh, one person,one family, one block at a time,”Glover said. “Bring options to

those who have little or nooptions. We had the option to beforgiven of our sins.”

Glover said that members ofthe team go into neighborhoodsand talk about Jesus and try to“flesh out who he is.”

After Glover, Campolo spoke.Campolo is a sociology profes-

sor at Eastern University and isthe head and cofounder of theEvangelical Association for thePromotion of Education. He hasauthored over 35 books and has

been a guest at Grove CityCollege multiple times.

Campolo spoke about the dif-ference between power, definedas the ability to coerce people,and authority, a different force.He compared policemen, whohave power, and a figure like hismother, who held authority.

“I obeyed [my mother]because she had sacrificed somuch for me over the years,”Campolo said. “The more sacrifi-cial, the more love, the moreauthority.”

Campolo pointed out that inscripture the Sanhedrin andHerod were figures with greatpower, but Christ had authority.

“Jesus was willing to set asidehis power,” Campolo said. “Hehad all the power of God at hisdisposal … You can’t expresslove until you give up power.Love requires that you makeyourself vulnerable.”

Campolo, speaking the nightbefore the election, touched onthe idea of politics to say thatthey will be changed from the

bottom up, not from the topdown. Citing the example of theChinese church, Campolo saidthat the kingdom of God cannotbe stopped politically.

The church in America,Campolo said, is dead because itis devoid of true spirituality andtrue sacrificial living.

“The church should be theonly club that seeks to benefitnon-members,” Campolo said.

News2 The CollegianNovember 7, 2008

Campolo lectures on campusYou can’t expresslove until you give

up power. Loverequires that you

make yourselfvulnerable.”

Dr. Tony CampoloProfessor, Eastern University

Election party packed SAC By Sarah Beth GrossCollegian Managing Editor

The Student GovernmentAssociation and the CrimsonConservatives collaborated todecorate the Breen Student Unionwith balloons and streamers inred, white and blue for Tuesdaynight’s election results party.

“I thought it was really welldone and it was a good way toengage students in the electionprocess,” senior Aaron Yaegersaid.

The results were displayed onfive different screens, one ofwhich was devoted entirely to amap displaying the red and bluestates as the results were con-firmed.

A table in the corner of theroom always had a large crowdaround it as it contained cookies,pizza and carbonated beveragesthat were offered free of charge.

A table was also set up whereseniors could cast their vote fortheir choice of a senior class gift.

In the beginning of the eveningthe environment was fairly laidback and very little attentionseemed directed towards the tele-visions.

As results began to trickle in,students mingled or claimed atable in order to work on home-work. However, as the eveningprogressed and the electoral votessteadily climbed towards 270,conversations became more sub-dued and crowds began to formaround the televisions.

Once president elect BarakObama’s win flashed across thescreen, an unconfirmed rumorthat the Democratic studentswere having a celebration in theHall of Arts and Letters circulat-ed as the mood in the Breenturned decidedly downward.

Students called for completesilence during Senator JohnMcCain’s speech, and there werea few tears in the eyes of thosewatching. Conversation pickedup again until silence fell forObama’s acceptance speech.

The electoral map: dark gray states voted Democrat, light gray states voted Republican. White stateswere undeclared as of Nov. 5.

Bright Ideas for Energy

Conservation

Tip of the week winner:Anna Trefzger

“Buy a Brita Filter and refilla water bottle instead of

buying packs of plastic bot-tles. You save money thisway, and save energy!”

By Mary RimiContributing Writer

College students generally maynot have much discretionaryincome, so fine arts theaters acrossthe country offer discounts on tick-ets for students who are able topresent their student ID card.

Theaters see this initiative as agood way to attract business. But,more importantly, according toScott Gordon, director of studentactivities and programs, theatersoffer this discount “to instill a loveof the fine arts among college stu-dents. The fine arts are a treasure”that is “easily overlooked in thisage of electronic communication.”

The organizations responsible foroffering discounts for students ofGrove City and other colleges areThe Pittsburgh Dance Council,

Pittsburgh Ballet Theater,Pittsburgh Opera, PittsburghMusical Theater and the PittsburghPublic Theater. This list of organi-zations shows the diversity in theperformances available for studentsto attend.

To take advantage of this dis-count, students can take their IDs tothe theaters in the PittsburghTheater district, including theByham Theater, Benedum Center,Harris Theater, O’Reilly Theaterand also occasionally Heinz Hall.The ticket discounts at these the-aters generally is 50 percent off theface price of the tickets, one hourprior to the show. Tickets are likelyto be limited so students should callahead prior to arriving at the the-ater. Not all shows accept a studentdiscount, and students should gen-erally inquire at the box office, as

these deals are not often advertised.The tickets must be purchased inperson, with school ID. in order toreceive the discount. Though theymay not receive the best seats, stu-dents receive access to the theaterswhere the fine arts can be enjoyed.

When told about these ticket dis-counts, sophomore Emily Petersonsaid “Oh really? That’s actuallypretty interesting; it makes me wantto at least explore the options ofwhat they have available.”

The theater and fine arts arethings that should not be lost in anelectronic culture, and their reason-ably high price should not turn peo-ple away. The organizations whodevised these discounts took the“poor college student” stereotypeinto account, and they try to givestudents a way to experience thefine arts.

News 3The CollegianNovember 7, 2008

By Sarah BoydCollegian News Co-Editor

On Oct. 30, the Grove CityCollege Evangelical Conferencehosted its second lecture in aseries of studies on the reformerJohn Calvin. Dr. T. DavidGordon, professor of religion atthe College, spoke on SouthernPresbyterian James HenleyThornwell’s “Discourses onTruth” and showed Thornwell’sparallels to Calvin’s understand-ing of God’s sovereignty over allof life.

Gordon began by explainingCalvinism “not only as a theolo-gy, but a worldview.” Within this“way of looking at reality,” God’ssovereignty is central. The ques-tion, “What is God’s angle onthis?” Gordon said must be askedof all matters of life, includingepistemology and ethics.

Epistemology, in Gordon’swords, is “our thinking abouthow we know.” The dilemmaremains, however, of “accountingfor the fact that humans knowsome things and don’t know oth-ers.” Calvin approached thisdilemma, Gordon said, by recog-nizing that while “we are like ourMaker” and are “capable of

rationality and linguistic commu-nication,” we are also “unlike ourMaker, because he is infinite,eternal and unchangeable; and weare not.”

Building on the foundation ofGod’s sovereignty, Gordon pro-ceeded to explain, “Ethics coverseverything,” including humanthinking. “All of our decisionsare ethical,” Gordon said,“because God is sovereign overall of life.”

Thornwell would agree. His“Discourses on Truth” are “con-sistent with Calvin” in this con-nection of knowledge and ethics.Gordon explained that forThornwell, “Love of truth is theprimary virtue.”

“Thornwell centers ethics onthinking,” Gordon said.Thornwell implies “[y]ou are nota better person if you are moreintelligent.” Instead, ethicalthinking involves responsible useof our minds in pursuit of truth.

“Our knowing is an act ofimago Dei,” and at the same time“our knowing is the act of a crea-ture” because “we don’t know asGod knows.”

Because of these creaturelylimitations to our ability to knowand understand, Thornwell

believed that while absolute truthexists, human beings can onlyattain a relative knowledge ofthat truth.

“We have a relative knowledgeof absolute truth,” Gordon said.“We never know as creatures asGod knows. He never discoverson Thursday something that mod-ifies an opinion He held onTuesday,” unlike changeablehumans, Gordon said.

Because humans cannot pre-sume ever to understand fully thetruth that only God possesses, we

must use “the mind to discoverthe opinions we ought to hold,not to defend the opinions we dohold.” Therefore, Gordon said,“We are never under a moralresponsibility to win an argu-ment. We’re responsible withwhat we do with our mind, notwhether we’re right or wrong.”

As Thornwell wrote, “Our dutyis to walk by the light we have.”

Following the presentation, stu-dents engaged Thornwell’s ideaswith questions and reflected onthe implications of his arguments.

Senior Jim Jordan said,“Thornwell’s ideas really unitehead and heart, and [they] takethe pressure off the contender tocompletely demonstrate his cor-rectness to others. Instead, onemerely has to act as a guide totruth.”

The Student GovernmentAssociation, the ReligionDepartment and the Theta AlphaKappa Religion Honorary spon-sored Thursday’s lecture as a partof the ongoing Grove CityEvangelical ScholarshipConference.

Senior Ryan Biese, SGA vice-president for academic affairs,said, “With this conference, wehope to encourage people to love

Christ in their love of learning.”In keeping with this year’s com-memoration of Calvin’s 500thbirthday, Gordon’s lectureshowed “how Calvin’s expositionof the evangelical graces affectand liberate the human mind tostudy and pursue truth,” Biesesaid.

SGA is eager to partner withother organizations to host morelectures that reflect student inter-est. For this particular lecture,Theta Alpha Kappa, the College’sReligion Honorary, joined as aco-sponsor.

Senior Chris Pachter, presidentof the honorary, said, “These lec-tures help to strengthen ourknowledge of the cloud of wit-nesses that surround us … Plus,they’re often strengthening forpersonal faith.”

The next Grove CityEvangelical ScholarshipConference lecture will featureDr. Ligon Duncan, senior minis-ter of First Presbyterian Churchin Jackson, Miss., on Feb. 16-17,2009. For more information onthe Conference, including the stu-dent essay contest on topics ofchurch history, visithttp://www.evangelicalconfer-ence.org.

James Henley Thornwell

Reformer and Southerner seeks the love of truth

Enjoy arts at fine pricesDr. Bryan Chapell, president of

Covenant Theological Seminaryin St. Louis, Mo., will speak atGrove City College on Nov. 13.Chapell’s visit is sponsored byThe Center for Vision & Values’Ethics and Character FormationWorking Group, co-chaired by Dr.Steven Jones, associate professorof sociology, and Dr. PaulKemeny, professor of religion andhumanities.

Chapell will speak at 9:30 a.m. inHarbison Chapel and at 7:30 p.m.in Sticht Lecture Hall. His eveninglecture is titled “When the RulesAre Not Enough.”

“Dr. Chapell is … one of thebest-known and most engagingpreachers in America today,”Kemeny said. “He has preachedall over the world. He is a well-known advocate for Christ-cen-tered preaching.”

Chapell has served as presidentof Covenant since 1994. He hasalso served as a pastor of twochurches. He is the author of sev-eral books, including “Holiness by

Grace,” “Praying Backwards”and “Christ-centered Preaching.”

He has an undergraduate degreein journalism, English literatureand American history fromNorthwestern University inEvanston, Ill; a Master ofDivinities degree in pastoral stud-ies from Covenant TheologicalSeminary; and a Ph.D. in speechcommunication from SouthernIllinois University.

Covenant presidentto visit College

Dr. Bryan Chapell

Senior music students to performSenior music students will perform a joint recital at 7 p.m. Nov. 14

in the Recital Hall of Pew Fine Arts Center.Danielle Weaver will perform alto saxophone selections. She is a stu-

dent of Louis Colella and is a music education major. Brad Volek offertrumpet pieces. The student of Drew Fennell is a music ed major.

What makes your group differentthan others?

Katie Rummel: Even though we are large, wehave girls involved in a lot of things. We arenot stereotypical. Our girls are very involved allover campus but still very close to each other.What three words best describe your group?Rummel: Bonded, sisters in Christ and tradition.Sarah Young: Also, outgoing.What role does God play in how your groupis run?Rummel: God plays a very important role – wesupport sisters in every sort of mission work.Young: We support each other through prayerevery week and have a prayer list.Rummel: It’s cool knowing that someone isalways praying for you.Young: It’s also cool that our family memberscan know that we are all praying for them too.Rummel: We also have retreats on which we doa lot of Bible study.What interesting traditions can you share?

Rummel: Wehave ourcheers; evenat the 90threunion theywere thesame. Thewomen atthis Home-coming’s50th and60threunions stillknow themand we didthem together. We have also always lived onsecond floor MEP.

What makes your group differentthan others?

Laura Powell: Three years ago our group almostdied out. A block class of 13 freshmen signed anopen bid to revive the sorority. The current class ofseniors has had to keep the traditions alive withoutupper classman. We went from the smallest to thebiggest sorority in three years. It is very evidentthat God has been working through the group –every girl is there for a purpose.What three words best describe your group?Powell: Relational – relationships matter overeverything. We care for each other and don’t justlet the little things slide. We are really in prayer foreach other. I would also have to say funny – Ihave never been with girls that make me laugh sohard. Along with our motto, we are also loyal.There isn’t any cattiness or disloyalty.What role does God play in how your group isrun?Powell: We try to be honest with our individualrelationships with Christ. Due to the size of our

group, we splitour Bible stud-ies and serviceprojects to gowhere theneed is. Onething thatunites us is theway we strug-gle. The con-stant prayerthat we havefor each otheris very evidentand veryencouraging. God has really been working throughthis and our Bible studies.What criteria do you use to choose people?Powell: There is no obvious thing. We look forhonest girls that build relationships with individualmembers easily. Even if there aren’t a lot of thingsin common, people still click.

What makes your group differ-ent than others?

Katie Wolff: We are one of the biggest servicegroups on campus. We have a lot of diverseactivities and go to the nursing home to serveeach week.What three words best describe your group?Melissa Borza: Passionate – we have a lot ofpassion for whatever we are doing.Wolff: Enthusiastic, also connected. We are con-nected to each other and the campus in general.What role does God play in how your groupis run?Wolff: God is the center of our focus.Griffin: We believe that there is a reason thateveryone comes to all of the groups.What interesting traditions can you share?Borza: During pledge, you have to have some-thing purple on your tray at all times at meals.This can be kind of hard.What criteria do you use to choose people?Wolff: We like a diverse group. We wouldn’twant everyone to be the same. We are looking

for peoplethat areinterested inbeinginvolved –don’t joinjust to buildyourresume. Beinvolved inour livesand we willbe involvedin yours.Is thereanythingelse youwould like to share?Wolff: If you don’t connect with us duringthe rush parties, then we aren’t the sororityfor you. You should feel connected. Putyourself out there and explore lots ofoptions.

What makes your group differentthan others?

Lizzie Falknor: We have always been a smallergroup, defined as a genuine group of girls. Ourrecent set of pledges said that that quality made usstand apart from the rest. A lot of our girls viewthemselves as not typical sorority girls.JoLyn Hawk: Also, we have never lost our char-ter.What three words best describe your group?Falknor: I would have to say down-to-earth, cre-ative, unified, motivated and loving, if I can sayfive.What role does God play in how your group isrun?Michelle Thomas: We have a weekly Bible studythat almost all of our girls attend. We are studyingthe book “Disciplines of a Godly Woman.” Wealso want to build each other up and challengeone other. Of course, God is the center of all ourdecisions.What criteria do you use to choose people?Falknor: There isn’t a typical mold. We are look-ing for girls who are looking to enhance the

sorority, notjust joiningto join. [W]ewant eachgirl to con-tribute to oursororitiesdynamic.Is thereanythingelse youwould liketo share?Sharp: Weare reallyfun-loving –the point ofour spring party was to get to know the new girlsinstead of partying for the sake of partying.Hawk: Our girls are always together – we arereally just a great group of friends.Falknor: I would just like to encourage all girls totry out for rush – there are so many sororities andso many girls can find a great fit.

What makes your group differ-ent than others?

Christy Knable: Our reputation, as I haveheard, is more athletic than others. We have alot of girls involved in varsity, club, and IMsports. Some of our girls are team captains aswell!What three words best describe your group?Knable: Definitely involved, entertaining andlaid-back.What role does God play in how yourgroup is run?Knable: We have devotions at every meetingand different prayer partners each month.God is the main focus of our group. He is themotivation for our service projects.What interesting traditions can you share?Knable: Other than the Sunset Sprint, wealways creek our sweetheart. We are a sorori-ty that keeps its traditions.What criteria do you use to choose people?Knable: We want girls that we like – girls

that areinvolvedand want tobe involvedin thegroup, notthose thatjoin andthen donothing. Weare laid-back girlswho arelooking tobuild powerful friendships through the activi-ties we do and the time we spend together.Is there anything else you would like toshare?Knable: The sisters of Phi Sigma Chi aregrowing and changing. The next few semes-ters should be very exciting ones for ourgroup.

What makes your group differ-ent than others?

Parris Pintagro: We pride ourselves on being adiverse group. As diverse as we are, we are stillvery close and get along well. We also value ourtraditions, and this could be seen at Homecom-ing; we still do things from 20, 30 years ago.Sarah Titus: The stories the alumni told us abouttraditions and pledge could have happened lastweek.What three words best describe your group?Pintagro: Traditional and diverse.Titus: We are also charismatic and outgoing.As president, what goals do you have for theyear?Titus: I would like to see us grow closer togeth-er and strengthen our bond. I want to get newgirls and welcome them into the sisterhood.What role does God play in how your groupis run?Titus: We pray before each meeting. We haveweekly Bible studies, but God is really part ofour individual lives. He is the center of the

group whenwe cometogether. Heis in themiddle ofeverythingwe do.What inter-esting tra-ditions canyou share?Titus: We sitat the sametable fordinner everyday – wealways eatthere. Our pledge also remains the same. Pledgein 1988 is the same as today.Is there anything else you would like to share?Pintagro: Get to know everyone before youmake any assumptions. Don’t decide what youare going to do until you know everyone.

What makes your group differentthan others?

DeAnna Cappelli: We are the only sorority withtwo letters. A more important thing is being asmall group. We really like being small – theadvantage is that everyone’s opinion is importantand every girl has a voice. We are not restricted byformalities: with a small group, everyone canshare and discuss. Decisions are made swiftly andeffectively. We have only one senior this year, andshe pledged with the juniors. This means we are afairly new group undergoing a serious transforma-tion. We are a very different sorority than a fewyears ago. We are bringing back old traditions andalso going in a new direction.What three words best describe your group?Cappelli: Diverse, easy-going, and spontaneous.What role does God play in how your group isrun?Cappelli: Our chaplain has Bible studies. God isalso at the center of our philanthropic endeavors.We sponsor a young woman in Cleveland who ispregnant. Her family, although very religious, did

not treat hervery well sowe decidedto reach outto her in loveand show herfamily thatChristiansshouldn’tleave eachother whenthey need usmost. Wewent to herbaby shower,and I was overwhelmed by how the girls want toreach out to her. It’s like sponsoring a childthrough an organization, only we get to see andbe involved in this young family’s life! Also, wereally value respect, unity and cheerfulness, andthis is evidenced by the minimal amount of fight-ing and drama that goes on between Gamma Chisisters compared to other typical groups of girls.

What makes your group differ-ent than others?

Laura Mark: Its main purpose. Alpha Beta Tauis centered on Christ, and its goal is to fosterChristian fellowship and community betweengirls on campus. Not that other groups don’t dothat, but that is our prime focus. We also con-sider ourselves to be a melting pot of majors,interests and activities – a sorority of girls thatare highly involved on campus.What three words best describe your group?Mark: There are so many: loving, humorous, fun-loving, amiable, entertaining, hard-working,compassionate, spiritual; it’s hard to pick justthree.What role does God play in how your groupis run?Mark: We pray before meetings and take prayerrequests – this takes a lot of time. The girlstake turns leading Bible studies, and we havefellowship every Saturday morning where weshare what God has been doing in our lives.

God affectsevery choicethat ourgroupmakes.What inter-esting tra-ditions canyou share?Mark: Well,we have anelephant ona sticknamed BooBoo that we give each week to the girl withthe funniest or most embarrassing story. Weused to have a giant stuffed elephant that wegave instead, but it was stolen a few years agoby a guy group and accidentally burnt. Thereis also a huge plastic elephant named Tubsthat we give to the girl who was the mostencouraging during the week before.

News4 The CollegianNovember 7, 2008

Greek Life: A Guide to Navigating SororitiesName: Alpha Beta Tau

Nickname: ABTsYear: 1947

Colors: Baby blue and grayAnimal: Elephant

Motto: “Always be together”Advisor: Michelle Kurtz

Size: 35 membersBro/Sis: Beta Sigma

Location: 3rd Floor HarkerSweetheart: Darrius Pugh

Name: Gamma Sigma PhiNickname: Gamma Sigs

Year: 1924Colors: Navy blue and pow-

der blueAnimal: Bobbie the Owl

Motto: “Know thy self, lovethy sister”

Advisor: Kimberly MillerSize: 17 members

Bro/Sis: Chi Delta Epsilon– inactive

Location: 1st Floor MEPSweetheart: Michael Lewis

Name: Sigma Delta PhiNickname: D’Phis

Year: 1920Colors: Black and white

with red accentAnimal: Panda bear

Motto: “One for all, and allfor one”

Advisor: Dr. CatherineTrammellSize: 20

Bro/Sis: Phi Tau AlphaLocation: 2nd Floor HarkerSweetheart: Paul Hufstetler

Name: Theta Alpha PiNickname: Thetas or TAs

Year: 1921Colors: Burgundy and grey

Animal: Theta ThumperMotto: “Daughters of truth

and loyalty”Advisor: Betty Tallerico

Size: 46 membersBro/Sis: Sigma Alpha Sigma

Location: 2nd Floor MEPSweetheart: Drew Snyder

Name: Gamma ChiNickname: Gamma Chis

Year: 1919Colors: Royal blue and white

Animal: Kitty-ChiMotto: “Keeping ourselves

loyal to truth”Advisor: Meghan Johnson

Size: 12 membersBro/Sis: Pan Sophic

Location: 3rd Floor HarkerSweetheart: Ray Mertz

Name: Phi Sigma ChiNickname: Phi Sigs

Year: 1924Colors: Green and white

Animal: GiraffeMotto: “With one voice”Advisor: Barbra Munnell

Size: 20 membersBro/Sis: Kappa Alpha PhiLocation: 3rd Floor MEP

Sweetheart: Thanasis Tsiris

Name: Sigma Theta ChiNickname: Sig Thets

Year: 1945Colors: Purple and white

Animal: LambMotto: “To create a close

and firm bond of fellowshipand lasting friendshipamong its members”

Advisor: Dr. Celine LeonSize: 33 members

Bro/Sis: AdelphikosLocation: 2nd Floor HarkerSweetheart: Travis Secco

Name: Zeta Zeta ZetaNickname: Zetas

Year: 1917Colors: Black and gold

Animal: TigerMotto: “In unity there is

strength”Advisor: Donna Cales

Size: 42 membersBro/Sis: Delta Iota KappaLocation: 2nd Floor MEPSweetheart: Tim Palma

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- Compiled by Collegian copy editorDavid Janssen

News 5The CollegianNovember 7, 2008

Salut!FRENCH CONNECTION

Dear Students: This is theseventh of our articles fromthe College’s InternationalStudy Center in Nantes,France. Each week we willprint another letter from theGrovers abroad. Bonjour, Grove City!

Fall recess brought quite a fewnew adventures for us here inNantes. Collectively, we had stu-dents travel to Ireland, England,Scotland, Germany, Italy andCroatia over break. Needless tosay, Europe definitely felt ourpresence the last two weeks.

I personally headed to Englandand Scotland for ten days tomeet up with some friends andtake a small break from theFrench-speaking world. I arrivedin London late on Oct. 17 andbegan sightseeing early the nextday.

One of the nice things aboutLondon is that the majority of itsattractions are fairly closetogether near the Thames River,which runs through the center ofthe city. In one day, I coveredthe Tower of London, TowerBridge, Shakespeare’s GlobeTheater, the London Eye,Parliament, Westminster Abbeyand Trafalgar Square with rela-tive ease. London is a large mix-ture of many different culturesand nationalities, and simplywalking around the city was anexperience in itself.

The second and third days inLondon were a bit more relaxedthan the first. I spent a day atTwickenham Field outside of

London, where England’snational rugby team plays.Between a tour of the stadiumand the World Rugby Museum, Iwas happily occupied for hours.The third day I visitedBuckingham Palace and theImperial War Museum, in honorof my Modern Civilization class.

I left the following morningand headed north to Scotland,where I spent the majority ofmy trip. I arrived in Edinburgh,the largest city in Scotland, andmet my old friend Meghanthere, who is currently a gradstudent at Edinburgh University.Edinburgh was the perfectmedieval city and had a nicemixture of castles and cathe-drals interspersed with a fewchic modern buildings inbetween.

Edinburgh had almost toomany things to see in such ashort time period. The highlightsof the city were definitelyEdinburgh Castle and the graveof Adam Smith, the man that hasdominated many of the readingsof my business and economicsclasses the past three years.Seeing his grave felt like justiceto me.

My second day in Scotlandtook me to St. Andrews, a beau-tiful seaside town known mostfamously for its golf course, theoldest in the world. Golf wasinvented in Scotland, and St.Andrews was its birthplace. St.Andrews is also famous for itsuniversity, the oldest in theUnited Kingdom and home toPrince William for his four years

of college. St. Andrews was nice, but my

favorite part of the trip was easi-ly the tour of the Scottish high-lands the next day. The tour cov-ered a large amount of Scotland,starting in “Braveheart” countryaround Stirling and the sur-rounding area, and then headingup to Loch Ness and the coun-try’s northern coastline. Thehighlands of Scotland were oneof the most beautiful things I’ve

ever seen. The tour was 10 hoursof picture perfect views of pris-tine lochs and striking snow-capped mountains that appearedto emerge straight out of thewater. The tour was the highlightof my time in Europe so far.

A day later, I reluctantly leftScotland and headed back downto England to enjoy dinner withjunior Elijah Hughes, GroveCity’s own token English stu-dent, who lives outside of

London. It was nice to get sometraditional English cooking andrest after close to nine days oftravel.

Well, we’re in the downhillstretch of the semester over hereand to put it in Oregon Trailterms, morale is high. Novemberwill bring many new experiencesto the table for us and we’re allexcited for what’s to come.

Au revoir,Nickolas Rendall

Courtesy Nickolas Rendall

Junior Nickolas Rendall in the highlands of Scotland.

Students see Europe for fall break

back on the actual conditions ofthe stage,” said senior DanielleWeaver, one of the band members.“I felt like a roasted chicken.”

After cooling off, members ofthe jazz ensemble joined the restof the band as they donned uni-forms and prepared for a paradedown Main Street in the MagicKingdom. Here, hundreds of parkguests lined the streets andcheered, especially as the bandplayed “Mickey Mouse March.”

“How many bands get to saythat they marched pastCinderella’s Castle?” said juniorMary Olinda, the band’s presi-dent. “It was great to representthe College with both the jazz andmarching bands in such a magicalplace.”

After the parade, marching band

members had the rest of theweekend free. The jazz ensemble,however, geared up for the nextmorning, when they played for aCollege alumni brunch in theGrand Floridian, Disney’s mostexpensive hotel.

“This concert was a true test of[our] ability,” Weaver said. “Thejazz band is used to playing loudand then louder. With theacoustics in the room, we had toplay quiet the entire time.”

Once again, the group was wellreceived by Jewell and the alumniin attendance.

Warner Zingg ’91, a formerband member himself, praisedboth the marching band and thejazz band performances. “It’sgreat publicity for the College,”he said.

Arnold echoed the same senti-ments. “[The bands] made meproud, not only in performance,but as individuals. That speaksvolumes for the entire College,”

Arnold said.Not only did the bands get to

participate in making a littleDisney magic, but they also hadthe opportunity to meet an alum-nus who has made magic his job.

On April 22, 2008, JustinMuchoney ’01 was namedDisney’s first ever Chief MagicOfficial. The appointment, a pro-

motion of Disney andCareerbuilder.com, awardedMuchoney this “dream job” aftera long process of applying, inter-viewing, campaigning and gar-nering over 250,000 votesonline.

When he met with the marchingband, Muchoney took the time tothank the group, as many mem-

bers of the music department hadsupported and voted for him.

“The Chief Magic Official is agoodwill representative for theDisney Parks, a dreamer andmaker of magical moments,” saidMuchoney in his first officialreport at www.dreamcmo.com.

“There’s nothing like wakingup every day and knowing that Iget to make people happy,”Muchoney said at the alumnibrunch. Yet he still acknowledgedhis alma mater. “I would not behere without going to [Grove CityCollege] for four years,” he said.

Even during the band’s trip,Muchoney was able to help makeone dream come true. WithMuchoney’s aid, senior BradVolek got a reservation at therestaurant inside CinderellaCastle, where he proposed to hisgirlfriend, senior Emily Maize.

The bands’ trip proved that inDisney World, dreams really docome true.

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Courtesy Emily MaizeJazz Ensemble performs on their third day in Disney World.

News6 The CollegianNovember 7, 2008

Outside the bubble...

He praised Griswold for hergrowth during the production,as she played one of the mostdifficult female characters inShakespeare’s plays. Dixon hadselected the play without know-ing who would fill the role.

“I saw that she had the poten-tial, and, boy, did she everdeliver!” Dixon said.

Griswold agrees that the rolewas difficult.

“I had to find a balancebetween delight in the languageand delight in the character ofRosalind,” she said. “Then therewas the challenge of playing agirl disguised as a boy. I wasn’tquite sure how we were goingto pull everything off.”

She added, “I absolutelyloved playing Rosalind. Thiswill certainly prove a highlightof my college career.”

Dixon also mentioned seniorChris Capitolo’s performance;he faced the challenge of play-ing a melancholy character in

the comedy. Capitolo said, “I felt honored

that Dr. Dixon chose me to giveone of Shakespeare’s mostfamous speeches. In a way, itwas scary, so I knew I had toput a lot of work into it if I wasgoing to do it any justice atall.”

Student director and seniorMegan Samuelson applaudedthe efforts of all the performers.

“Everyone was really dedicat-ed to their part and [to] makingthe show as good as it couldbe,” she said. She expressedpride in the freshmen men, whosuccessfully played both majorand minor characters.

Samuelson also complimentedDixon for his “deep apprecia-tion and understanding forShakespeare.”

“He can bring out a lot ofnuances that are really excit-ing,” she said.

Samuelson commented on thetheme of restoration in “As YouLike It.”

“It shows us a really beautifulvision of the world and restora-tion,” she said. She enjoyedwatching the process of restora-tion during each night of prepa-

rations. Dixon said, “The whole pro-

duction came together in adelightful way.”

The critics agreed. Dixon hadarranged for reviewers to cri-tique their performance. Theycomplimented the cast on theunderstandability of their linesand their ability, as well as thequality performances from leadplayers.

The reviewers nominated theperformance for the KennedyCenter American CollegeTheatre Festival, which takesplace in January. Over 100 pro-ductions are viewed for thisfestival but only about 20shows receive nominations. Ofthese, about one-fourth of themare invited to perform at thefestival. Last spring’s produc-tion of “La Bete” was alsonominated.

Dixon said, “To have twonominations from one school inone year is unusual.” He calls it“a tribute to the quality of theprogram,” both the theater com-plex and the theater minor.

Dixon will hear the resultsfrom the festival organizers inDecember.

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Josh KitamuraSenior Chris Capitolo, playing the part of Jaques, proclaims that“all the world’s a stage.”

Needham, with whom she hasdone events in the past. Godprovided a way for Needhamand his wife to come. They willbe leading worship and playingsome original songs at“Awakening.”

According to senior JoshList, Needham’s lyrics are“bold and challenging” to bothChristians and non-Christians.List said, “The biggest thingthat stands out to me aboutJimmy Needham’s music is theconviction of his message. He’snot afraid to write lines like“You’re all asleep!” in refer-ence to many in today’s church.List describes the music itselfas a pleasant blend of pop,

gospel and blues.“Awakening” is geared

toward the student who is upfor a spiritual challenge.

Tickets can be purchasedMonday-Friday in the BreenStudent Union for $12. Theticket includes a free copy ofSusan Hill’s book “Closer ThanYour Skin,” a concert ticket andcomplimentary snacks. EmailStonebridgeConcerts@gmail.com for more information.

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Michael Crichton dies of cancer, age 66Michael Crichton, million-selling author of “Jurassic

Park,” died on Tuesday in Los Angeles after a battle withcancer, breitbart.com reported.

“Chrichton was a brand-name author, known for his sto-ries of disaster and systematic breakdown, such as the ram-pant microbe of ‘The Andromeda Strain’ or dinosaurs run-ning amok in ‘Jurassic Park,’ one of his many books thatbecame major Hollywood movies,” breitbart.com reported.Crichton was also the literary force behind the televisionseries “ER.”

“Through his books, Michael Crichton served as aninspiration to students of all ages, challenged scientists inmany fields, and illuminated the mysteries of the world ina way we could all understand,” his family said.

Although most remembered for his books, Crichton waspolitically a supporter of President Bush. Addressing hisdoubts about global warming in his 2004 novel “State ofFavor,” Crichton was condemned by environmentalistsbecause they felt his work was hurting the attempts to passlegislation on carbon emissions.

“While the world knew him as a great storyteller thatchallenged our preconceived notions about the worldaround us – and entertained us all while doing so – hiswife Sherri, daughter Taylor, family and friends knewMichael Crichton as a devoted husband, loving father andgenerous friend who inspired each of us to strive to see thewonders of our world through new eyes,” his family said.

breitbart.comAuthor Michael Crichton died at the ageof 66 on Tuesday.

Interpreter guilty of spying“ Army interpreter Daniel James, who worked for Britain’s top

general in Afghanistan, has been found guilty of spying for Iran,”the British Broadcasting Company reported on Wednesday.

Courts have received intelligence that James sent coded messagesto Iranian military personnel saying, “I am at your service,” theBBC reported.

“James, 45, from Brighton, was described in court as a flamboyantfantasist who had invited his boss to salsa dance,” the BBC reported.“He was found guilty of communicating information to an enemy,the most serious of three charges he faced. Jurors are still deliberat-ing charges of collecting documents useful to an enemy and wilful

misconduct inpublic office.”

British mili-tary personnelbelieve that, hadJames not beencaught, he mayhave not onlycost the lives ofBritish soldiersbut also threat-ened the securityof Britain itself.

-Compiled bySarah Beth GrossManaging Editor

bbc.comDaniel James, left, was a translator forGeneral Sir David Richards.

Life 7The CollegianNovember 7, 2008

Kaye ministers on the fieldBy Ellie HaizlettCollegian Writer

Last summer, Grove CityCollege senior Kory Kaye, a mar-keting management major, spreadthe Gospel with a baseball bat.

From May 27 through July 29Kaye worked as an intern forMission to the World, using hisathletic gifts to evangelize in thesmall town of Tranas, Sweden.

Initially, Kaye worried that theSwedes would not receive themessage of Christianity well.

“I fought God the whole wayand had a lot of uncertainty aboutthe trip,” Kaye said. He won-dered how he would minister toprosperous people who alreadypossessed necessities like cleanwater and shelter.

Kaye discovered that Swedeshave an atheistic approach to life.

“They live in a beautifulcountry and have a nice way oflife. They’re not concerned witheternity...Their goal is to makethe best out of this life,” Kayesaid.

His American advisor, mission-ary Gary Johnson, showed himone way to spiritually reach thepeople. Since the 1980s, Johnsonhas organized little league base-ball teams and summer camps tominister to Swedish boys andtheir families. According toKaye, American sports attractSwedes who otherwise reject

Christian evangelism.The internship kept Kaye busy.

He helped direct two sportscamps and a water camp,coached practices, traveled withthe teams to games and playedbasketball with city kids.

One of the biggest projects ofthe summer included preparing abaseball field, a project that theinterns undertake every summerunder Johnson’s direction. Heuses the field preparations as anobject lesson that shows theinterns their small part in God’sbig picture for Sweden.

“Through the labor, internsgain understanding that God’swork has been going on for a

long time and that it will contin-ue to go on until God has fin-ished His work in Sweden,” Kayesaid.

At the time, Kaye wonderedhow digging holes for a fencefulfilled his Red Box ministry.

“God spoke to me through thattime and through the course ofthe summer,” Kaye said. “I real-ized I was planting seeds for thework to be done. That was hardfor me to accept because I like tosee the fruit of my labor.”

Though he worked hard withthe camps, Kaye still had time forChristian fellowship. He attendedtwo church services every week-end, taught teenagers at a local

youth group and studied the book“Christianity to be Explored”with other believers.

Kaye also had the responsibili-ty of caring for three Americanboys who were 12, 13 and 14years old. The teenagers sharedhis apartment and helped with thesports ministry.

Kaye led daily devotions withthe boys, and together theylearned how to cook and to main-tain their living space.

In addition, two 13-year-oldSwedish boys named Mattias andGustav slept over at the apart-ment every Wednesday. The pairparticipated in the group’s devo-tions, and Gustav showed special

interest.“One night, Gustav told me

that every time he came to theapartment he felt closer to God,”Kaye said. “I know Gustav is in agood place spiritually becausepeople in the ministry will followup with him.”

Other highlights of Kaye’s tripincluded playing on a baseballteam with men his age and shar-ing his faith with some Americanbaseball players. He also receiveda visit from the College’s Dr. IainDuguid, professor of religion,who was teaching a class in near-by Latvia.

“The Red Box program gaveme a better perspective of God’sgrandness,” Kaye said.

“[God’s] greatness can be hardto see at college sometimes,”Kaye said, “especially in a com-munity like Grove City. Theenvironment centers on you toget good grades, to get involvedand to get a good job. It can bevery hard to look outside yourselfwith these types of pressures.”

He believes that a break fromthe familiar atmosphere of aca-demia can restore a proper out-look.

“I recommend getting out ofyour natural surroundings andexploring the world because ithelps put things into perspective,especially the stress of a simpleexam or paper in relation to eter-nity,” Kaye said.

Courtesy Kory KayeKaye (right) extends Christian fellowship to Swedish teammates.

By Emily RisnerCollegian Writer

For the majority of students atGrove City College, day-to-daylife consists of hanging aroundthe same general groups of peo-ple in the dorm, in classes and inactivities. Students share thecommon bond of campus living:hall traditions, long treks acrosscampus to class and numerousother experiences that make col-lege life memorable. For thecommuter, however, life as aGrover differs in many ways.

The majority of commuters arefreshmen – at the beginning ofthe semester, there were 58freshmen commuters. Manyfreshmen must commute in orderto comply with school policy.The College requires studentsliving within 35 miles of thecampus to commute, but com-muters can put their names on awaiting list to get into the dorm.

Orientation Board’s outreachcommittee worked hard to givecommuters the best possiblefreshman experience. SophomoreSam Perry, a former commuter,

is a member of this committee.To make the freshmen com-muters feel fully involved inWelcome Week, the OutreachCommittee hosted a pizza partyand relaxed in the commuterlounge.

This year, junior Charlie Rothinitiated the “No Commuter LeftBehind Act” to make sure thecommuters wouldn’t have towalk alone to events.

The committee also housedcommuters in the rooms ofOrientation Board members sothe freshmen could stay on cam-pus during Welcome Week.Commuters were also placed inadoptive freshman halls to pro-vide the fun experience of a hallcommunity.

The committee’s work does notend with orientation. During theyear, dorm rooms open up andcommuters move into residencehalls. The committee tries tokeep track of the new arrivals sothey can help if needed.

Freshman Kate Booher com-mutes 25 minutes each way.While she is looking forward toliving on campus, Booher saidit’s nice to be able to see herfamily every day. However, shedislikes not being on campus allthe time.

“I feel like things happenwhile I’m not here and I miss

out,” Booher said. “I have greatfriends who keep me informed,but there are just certain aspectsyou don’t get while commuting.”

Booher is still consideringwhat clubs and activities shemight like to join, but she tries tospend as much time on campusas possible. She comes to theCollege for most weekends andenjoys activities such as footballgames and attended the NorthernHospitality dance.

Freshman Brianna Cavanaughis a commuter who drives 45minutes to and from classes. Thelong drive is one of her top com-plaints about commuting.Sometimes she feels like she isnot a true part of the collegecommunity.

But she can also see the bene-fits of living at home.

“I love the fact that I get to seemy parents and sister every day,”Cavanaugh said. “I also reallylike that if I need to study, I havea quiet room to go home to,without the distractions!”

Cavanaugh has integrated her-self into campus life. She eatsmeals and studies at the Collegeand occasionally stays overnighton weekends. She is also thecommuter representative for theAssociation of Women Students.

Though the lives of Grove CityCollege commuters are differentthan the lives of students wholive on campus, the commutersremain an important part of thecollege community.

Commuters: Getting a glimpse outside the bubble

Andy DrabicThe Commuter Lounge on the second floor of the Breen StudentUnion is the main gathering place for off-campus students.

In Chapel this weekSunday, November 9Vespers: “Fully God”

Tuesday, November 11Kory S. Kaye ’09Red Box Mission to Sweden

Thursday, November 13Dr. Bryan ChapellCovenant TheologicalSeminary

Life8 The CollegianNovember 7, 2008

Making new memories!

Dr. Fred JennyGrove City College President Dr. Richard Jewell ’67 waves to the crowd during the Homecoming Parade.

Andy DrabicWilly the Wolverine poses with two boys during halftime at the football gameagainst Thomas More.

Josh KitamuraJunior Kyle Sartelle passes the frisbee against heavy defense in theAlumni Ultimate Frisbee game.

Shaun YasakiTwo revelers take a moment at the Homecoming Dance to strike a pose.

Life 9The CollegianNovember 7, 2008

‘All the world’s a stage’

Josh KitamuraFreshmen Tyler Crumrine and Spencer Folmar along with sen-ior Chris Capitolo provide comic relief throughout the play.

Josh KitamuraSenior Amanda Griswold, left, and junior George Hampe starred in William Shakespeare’s“As You Like It.”

Josh KitamuraAmanda Griswold, pretending to be a boy, assures everyone present that she loves ‘no woman.’

Josh KitamuraSpenser Folmar passionately describes to Amanda Griswold atime when he was in love.

Josh KitamuraIn the end, the show’s couples gathered for a dance.

Life10 The CollegianNovember 7, 2008

SudokuInstructions:Fill in the grid so thatevery row, every column and every 3x3box contains the digits1 through 9.

The catch is ...* a number canappear only once ineach row* a number canappear only once ineach column* a number canappear only once ineach 3x3 box

The Bay State BiasBy Shawn McGonagle

Turn upsidedown for solution.

Courtesy of www.sudukogame.com

Gonzalez finds God and trouble with astronomyBy Anne Marie BoothCollegian News Editor

In 1967, at the age of three, Dr.Guillermo Gonzalez, associate professorof physics, ascended into the skies withhis parents and older sister with littlemore than the clothes on their backs. TheCommunist regime in his home countryof Cuba had confiscated everything else.

Their plane landed at MiamiInternational Airport and, with the helpof a few friends in the States, theGonzalez family was able to start a newlife on American soil.

The heavens have captivated Gonzalezfrom an early age. “[I had a] deep fasci-nation for studying nature and science.”Gonzalez said. He spent part of his child-hood observing the skies with a smalltelescope in his backyard.

While attempting to unravel the mys-teries of nature, Gonzalez also began tounravel the mysteries of God, the design-er of all he observed. The “beauty of thenight sky” brought him to knowledge ofits Maker in his early teens.

Although he attended Bible studieswith one of his high school teachers, itwas not until after graduate school thathe began to attend church on a regularbasis.

Twenty years after arriving in theUnited States, Gonzalez graduated fromthe University of Arizona where he stud-ied physics and astronomy. He receivedhis Ph.D. in Astronomy in 1993 from theUniversity of Washington and held twopost-doctoral positions since then.

His scholarly achievements are exten-

sive. He has received grants from NASA,the University of Washington, Sigma Xiand the National Science Foundation. Heis a published author who wrote, amongother works, a college-level astronomytextbook and a book entitled “ThePrivileged Planet.” The latter work alsobecame a documentary film.

His record of scholarly achievementmay have won him a teaching position atIowa State University but it was “ThePrivileged Planet” which caused him tobe denied tenure at that same university afew years later.

The story of what happened at ISU istold in Ben Stein’s documentary“Expelled.” “The Privileged Planet”argued for intelligent design from astron-omy and cosmology. Although Gonzalezregards his findings as “a truly novel dis-covery,” – the faculty at ISU took a dif-ferent view when it came time to consid-er him for tenure.

Suddenly, this very quiet young sci-

ence professor became a subject of thenational media spotlight. Like severalother college professors around the coun-try who support intelligent design,Gonzalez found himself among the soon-to-be unemployed when the decision wasmade to deny him tenure and give himone “terminal” year before he wouldhave to leave. During that year, Gonzalezapplied for several positions before beinghired by the College in mid-March.

“It was a good match”. Gonzalez said.While at ISU, Gonzalez met and mar-

ried his wife, Joan. Little did they knowthe extent of the storm they wouldweather together in those first years ofmarried life.

In the midst of the tenure controversy,Gonzalez and his wife also began effortsto adopt a child from China. After mov-ing to Pennsylvania, they are still navi-gating the overseas adoption process. Inpreparation for their trip to China and thepossibility that they may receive an olderchild, Mrs. Gonzalez has enrolled in aChinese language class at the College.

Gonzalez is teaching College Physicsand Astronomy this semester. He is alsoin the process of bringing the new obser-vatory obtained by the College up tospeed with the hopes that it can be put touse as early as later in the Fall semester.

When not gazing into the night sky orteaching a class, Gonzalez can be foundhiking in the woods, enjoying one of hisother hobbies – nature photography.

He has also engaged in astrophotogra-phy and made calendars for ISU thatcapture, to some extent, the majesty of

the heavens that have marked not onlyhis career but his knowledge of theCreator.

Gonzalez made an impression at ISU.In his brief time there, he was both vili-fied and defended for his scholarly work.At Grove City College, a far more wel-coming environment, he hopes to makean impression of a different sort.

“I hope to show [people that] one canbe a good Christian and do good scienceand one doesn’t have to compromiseeither one.”

Always searching the skies

Dr. Guillermo Gonzalez

Interested in the debate on intelligent design?

Check out page 12 of theEntertainment section for a review ofBen Stein’s documentary, “Expelled,”which includes more informationabout Dr. Gonzalez.

PROF-FILE: DR. GUILLERMO GONZALEZ

“One can be a goodChristian and do goodscience and one doesn’t

have to compromiseeither one.”

Dr. Guillermo GonzalezAssociate Professor of Physics

Life 11The CollegianNovember 7, 2008

COMMUNITY LIVING PRIVILEGE: PART IV

Sorority sisters serveAlpha Beta Tau

Gamma Sigma Phi

Theta Alpha PiGamma Chi

By Carl LaamanenCollegian Writer

The Alpha Beta Tau sorority’sletters stand for their motto,“Always be together.” Presidentsenior Laura Mark said thesorority’s purpose is “aboutbeing good friends and havingcommunity.” The sorority alsotries to “really foster a Christiancommunity within the sorority,campus and community,” Marksaid.

The ABTs foster this commu-nity through a wide array ofservice and events. Each year

they hold “Whose Line Is ItAnyway?” to raise money forRed Box missions. They also arepart of the adopt-a-highway pro-gram, teach an aerobics class atOrchard Manor retirement home,have a Christmas family and willbe ringing Salvation Army bellsnear Christmas.

Mark said that doing serviceprojects “definitely createsunity” and that they received alot of thanks from those whowent on Red Box trips last yearfor their efforts in fundraising.“It’s neat to know we are impact-ing the community,” Mark said.

“It’s nice to know we are servingGod through that.”

The sorority also picks a sib-ling of one of the sisters who isaway from home and sends themcards of encouragement as a wayto bless someone outside thesorority. “People get really excit-ed about that,” Mark said.

We have a lot of fun togetherby being ourselves and beingsilly,” Mark said. She also notedthe many different personalitiesand interests of the sorority andsaid, “Everyone is different butwe each add our own aspect tothe sorority.”

By Carl LaamanenCollegian Writer

The Gamma Sigma Phi sorority’s motto is,“Know thyself, love thy sister,” and theystrive within the sorority to help the membersachieve a greater knowledge of themselveswhile loving others in Christ. “We work tobuild each other up through everything,” pres-ident senior Parris Pintagro said.

The sisters hold an annual Battle of theBands competition for a charity that is person-al to the sorority. This year, with the help ofthe Kappa Alpha Phi fraternity, the sororityraised money for the Teletón ministry inHonduras because one of the sisters wentthere over the summer on a Red Box missionstrip.

Last year’s Battle of the Bands supportedthe Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, as oneof the sorority sisters last year was afflictedwith the disease. Several members of thesorority also made the trip down to HeinzField to support their sister by participating inthe Light the Night walk that benefits theLeukemia and Lymphoma Society. “It wasgreat to see so many people come for some-

one close,” Pintagro said. The sorority also holds many other fundrais-

ers throughout the year. They support aChristmas family and go caroling in town toraise money for that cause.

Every spring they hold a walk-a-thon forMake a Wish Foundation and sponsor aCompassion child throughout the year.

The sorority also sells teddy bears in theStudent Union to support the Brett ElyssesScholarship Fund.

Elysses was a former sweetheart of thesorority and a member of the Pan Sophic fra-ternity, but shortly after graduating fromGrove City he died of brain cancer, so the twogroups formed a scholarship fund in his mem-ory.

The sisters’ commitment to build each otherup and grow together as sisters in a sororityand in Christ is seen through the many thingsthey do to benefit the campus and the commu-nity.

This is the fourth in a series on the GroveCity College Community Living Privilege.Through the end of the semester, CollegianWriter Carl Laamanen will profile groups ontheir role in the community.

By Carl LaamanenCollegian Writer

The Gamma Chi sorority was foundedin 1919 and is the oldest sorority on cam-pus that has remained unchanged withrespect to both its name and traditions.Although the sorority is small, they havestill managed to make a big impact onthe lives of others.

The sorority has recently begun spon-soring a young, unwed mother whosefamily has stopped being a part of herlife. The young woman lives inCleveland, so the sorority has been ableto play an active part by going to herbaby shower and getting to see her andthe baby regularly.

The opportunity to sponsor this youngwoman was brought to the group by oneof the sisters who knew her, and thesorority wanted to help. “We wanted to

reach out,” said junior DeAnna Cappelli,Gamma Chi president.

The sorority held a Valentine’s Daydance with the Nu Lambda Phi fraternitylast semester at College View Towers forits elderly residents. They also help outwith Operation Christmas Child, and afew of the sisters are involved withProject Eve.

“We love being small. It’s not a disad-vantage,” Cappelli said. She also saidthat being a part of a smaller sorority is a“big responsibility and a major opportu-nity.”

We’re very diverse. There are only 12of us and we have eight differentmajors,” Cappelli said. The Gammasemphasize respect, unity, cheerfulnessand accept people for who they are. Thisacceptance can be seen through the waythey’ve reached out to the communityand especially to a young mother in need.

By Carl LaamanenCollegian Writer

In 2006, the Theta Alpha Pi sororitywas on the verge of dying and took ablock class of fifteen freshmen. Sincethen, the group has gone from being thesmallest sorority on campus to thelargest.

The sorority is a “very relationalgroup,” senior Laura Powell said, thesorority’s president. They encourage eachother to grow in Christ and keep eachother accountable, and everything is done“all out of love,” junior Samara Vermilyasaid, Theta Alpha Pi vice president.

The sorority doesn’t hold a campus –wide fundraiser or service project choos-ing instead to focus on more personalcallings. “We felt God calling us to servein out gifts and to impact where we loveto impact,” Powell said. That means

some of the sisters run a daycare at theSlippery Rock pregnancy care center andothers visit their adopted grandmother, aTheta alumnus. This approach also allowsthe Thetas to serve “as things arise,”Vermilya said.

Above all the Thetas hold their rela-tionships with others the highest. “Welove every girl in the sorority for whothey are,” Vermilya said. Both Powelland Vermilya also stressed the blessingthe sorority has been on their lives andthe lives of the other sisters.

The Thetas want to build relationshipswith the campus as a whole as well. “Wedon’t want to be exclusive. We want tocare about the campus and people indi-vidually,” Powell said. Powell views theThetas as a “medium between twoextremes” and attributes their growth andability to build relationships in large partto that fact.

Courtesy Brittany HaywardSisters of Alpha Beta Tau.

Courtesy Parris PintagroSenior sisters of Gamma Sigma Phi take a ride with their little sisters.

By Abraham SchneiderContributing Writer

Wednesday night, out late,looking for a place to go.Maybe this is a warning signthat you’ve crossed some invisi-ble boundary, out here at 11 ona weeknight. Then you walkinto Primanti Bros., into the dimlights and the gentle hubbub.This place makes you feel cooland luxuriously comfortable.

Located at the corner of E.Carson and 18th St., inPittsburgh’s South Side,Primanti Bros. is built perfectlyfor the midweek venture. Theupper loft is closed off, contain-ing the space to the bar and afew dim tables in the back. Theceiling is high, the lights arelow and it’s something likehome.

We stay until one in the morn-ing, and the amount of peopleseems, in a Goldilocks-ish man-ner, just right. Enough to createthat hum of anonymity, and fewenough that the waitress (whoseems the ultimate definition ofweeknight cool, and we’re sure

is stuck in some sort of timewarp, and has been waitingtables as a 26-year-old her entirelife), even though she also dou-bles as the bartender, is able tomake it back five times or moreto take care of us.

As an eatery, Primanti Bros.more closely resembles a dinerthan a restaurant. We order froma large board menu on the wall.The sandwiches are well pricedbut sides and drinks are notincluded. The famous sandwich-es start at $5 and don’t exceed$7. Where else can you find 20-plus variety of sandwiches, aswell as four entree salads, nonesurpassing $7?

For sides, Primanti’s doesn’toffer a large variety, but all ofthem are good sandwich compli-ments: chili, fries, vegetablesoup, chicken wings or fingersand coleslaw. One of ourWednesday night crew, seniorJessica White, discovered a 21-year absence of coleslaw in herlife, which we didn’t think pos-sible in America. This delec-table version of the famous side-dish is special to Primanti Bros.,

described by the waitress asmore of a “sweet-slaw” andwas, so we hear from White, theperfect sandwich topping.

A word of caution; think care-fully when ordering precookeditems late at night. You maywant a dim, warm place to whileaway your midweek, but thatdoesn’t mean you want soggypotatoes. Avoid fries, chili andanything you get the idea mightnot reheat too well. Whenyou’re out late, stick with thesandwiches, which are goodenough to deserve their fame(they are made, surprisingly,with potatoes on them) andhumble enough not to be pricedlike it.

After all that, remember, itwas the atmosphere that firststruck us. It wasn’t just the

sandwich; it was where we atethe sandwich. Music plays,voices murmur, and it all addsup like the ocean surf of urbanweeknights.

The clincher, however, foranyone worth their Wednesdaynight salt, is a legend on thedoor that reads, “Cigar Bar.”Near the back, underneath theloft, just behind our elevatedtable, is a floor to ceiling glasscabinet filled with cigars. Thiscuriosity adds a dimension tothe place, giving it and old, ele-gant atmosphere.

Primanti Brothers has manylocations both in and out ofPittsburgh, giving many theopportunity to experience theexceptional ambience.

By Anne Marie BoothCollegian News Co-Editor

Movie star sightings are common in cer-tain areas of the country and in certaintypes of establishments. A small, Christiancollege campus in western Pennsylvania isprobably the last place you would expect tosee someone who was featured in a movie.

In Rockwell, in an office somewhatsmaller than a movie star trailer, residesassociate professor of physics Dr.Guillermo Gonzalez, who has the distinc-tion both on and off campus of having beenfeatured in the documentary “Expelled: NoIntelligence Allowed,” recently released onDVD.

“Expelled” is a documentary by actor,writer and economist Ben Stein that askswhy many academic institutions are closingoff debate about the question of when andhow life began by censoring viewpointsthat conflict with a Darwinian interpretationof evolution. The stories of several profes-sors, including Gonzalez, are featuredthroughout the film. Each was “expelled”from their position for daring to express theidea that “intelligent design” might providean answer to the question of life’s origins.

Gonzalez was a prolific professor at IowaState University. He received severalresearch grants for his works and published

numerous pieces, including a college levelastronomy textbook. It was the publicationof one of his books, “The PrivilegedPlanet,” which brought his non-Darwinianviews to the attention of atheists in thecommunity. They objected to Gonzalez’sbook and a firestorm erupted both on andoff-campus. Although the university saidthat Gonzalez’s views had nothing to dowith their decision, he was denied tenureand given a “terminal year” to find otheremployment.

Stein, the film’s “rebel” narrator, exam-ines not only the plights of the professorsbut some of the deeper issues behind theevolution and intelligent design controver-sy. He talks to key players from all sides ofthe issue – scientists, educators and, in asegment that garnered much criticism whenthe film was first released, Holocaust histo-

rians. Leading up to this segment, Stein notes

that many people see religion as the oppo-site of science. He interviewed several sci-entists who shared their “deconversion” sto-ries of their loss of faith in God. Stein thenasks the viewer to contemplate what aDarwinian world would look like.Prompted by intelligent design proponentDavid Berlinski’s remarks that Hitler’s“Mein Kampf” was strongly informed byDarwinian theory, Stein, a Jew, declaredthat he would have to investigate this mat-ter himself.

The view expressed by several peopleinterviewed in this segment was that, whileDarwinism and Nazism are not synony-mous, scientists in the 1920s were using theideas of Darwinism to develop the eugenicsprograms that eventually saw their worstfulfillment in the concentration camps.

The key argument Stein makes in“Expelled” is for true academic freedomwithin the scientific community. He doesnot propose that teaching Darwinian evolu-tionary theory be “streng verbodn”(German for “strictly forbidden”) in favorof intelligent design, only that professors beallowed to discuss the subject in a seriousmanner without fear that doing so will costthem their jobs and professional reputa-tions.

Scientific issues as serious as this hardlyseem to lend themselves to humor, yetStein’s film uses clever editing and music tounderscore the ridiculousness of his oppo-nent’s arguments. Snippets of interviews arefollowed by footage of instructional filmssuch as those used in classrooms in the1950s. A scene of anti-intelligent designprotesters is underscored with the song“Love is in the Air.”

One of the images that appears repeatedlyin the film is that of the Berlin Wall. Just asthe Berlin Wall was erected to keep outideas in opposition to the views of the partyin charge, there is a “wall” that keeps oppo-sition ideas out of science classroomsnationwide. Stein sees his film as a way tostart breaking down that wall to allow forfree inquiry in the academic realm. As oneof the interviewees stated early on in thefilm, “Questions that aren’t answered don’tjust go away.”

Aside from the film itself, the DVD fea-tures a few extras: a short segment on howintelligent design is already being used inresearch for cures for various types of can-cers; commercials for two books – one fic-tion, one nonfiction – that deal with theintelligent design controversy; informationon a petition to allow for academic freedomin the classroom (www.academicfreedom-petition.com) and theatrical trailers.

Entertainment12 The CollegianNovember 7, 2008

Academic freedom expelledGonzalez tackles intelligent design debate in film

DOCUMENTARY REVIEW

A midweek special at Primanti Bros.RESTAURANT REVIEW

Low-key ambiance becomesfamous sandwich shop

Amy Clingensmith ’96Dr. Guillermo Gonzalez

A famous Primanti Bros. sandwich.

By Jessica WhiteCollegian Writer

The French nouvelle vaguemay be old hat to most filmenthusiasts, but for many it is stillvery much a “new” experience.Jean-Luc Godard, a French NewWave icon, has directed over 80films. One of the most memo-rable, being “Masculin,Féminin.” Released in 1966, it isa covert response to the Vietnamwar and the influx of Marxisminto the French culture.

The film is fueled by love, likeall true French films (love offood, wine, liberty, etc.). Paul,played by Jean-Pierre Leaud(Antoine Doinel of the famous“Truffaut” series), has recentlybeen demobilized from nationalservice in the French army. He isa prolific writer, sans publication.He loves Madeleine. Madeleine(Chantal Goya) is a pop singer,who laughs a lot but doesn’t saymuch.

December 1965 is the timearound which the film is set. TheU.S. has invaded Vietnam, andthe film follows the effects on theaverage French youth: the chil-dren of Marx and Coca-Cola orso the credits dub them.Exploitation, alienation, social-ism, communism, bourgeoisie –all these are terms given greatsignificance, especially by Paul,who is fascinated with Marxistideology.

The idea of a love story isn’tparticularly scintillating, butGodard treats the material with acertain deliberateness. The film isbroken into 15 acts, with textscreens serving as partitions.“Human labor resurrects thingsfrom the dead,” or “Nothing leftbut a woman and a man and anocean of spilled blood,” or “Themole has no consciousness yet itburrows in a specific direction,”the screens flash in large whiteletters set against a black screen.

Another transition techniquethat Godard utilizes is the shortscene. Frequently, silent scenesare inserted to transition wheretext will not suffice. The clips areusually only long enough to fol-low one action: a woman walkingdown a hallway, a man sitting ata desk, two girls exiting a store.

When filming conversations,Godard focuses on one characterfor a long period of time, evenwhen he is silent. Conversationsseem more like interviews, andthe audience is given an intimatelook at the other side of the con-versation. It’s almost disconcert-ing to be staring at Paul, who isstaring at Madeleine for minutesat a time.

The film isn’t party to one par-ticular style of camerawork; attimes he cuts to the same scene

from many different angles,intentionally shattering the 180-degree rule and presenting a full360. Other times, Godard uses along and elaborate pan to followa scene with moving action.

Violence is another communi-cation tool. The violence isalways sudden and unnecessary,perhaps how the invasion ofVietnam looked to a French filmdirector.

A husband and wife are fight-ing in the same coffee shopwhere Paul sits, writing. The wiferuns at the husband and shootshim. Paul looks up from hispaper long enough to yell, “Laporte!”(“The door!”) upon seeingthe woman neglected to close itin her hurry out.

The second instance occurs inthe subway. Two men sit close toa helpless blonde woman. At firstthe three are laughing together,but the tension escalates and shegrows increasingly uncomfort-able. The viewer catches aglimpse of a gun in her hand. Thecamera cuts away to the subwayracing on the tracks, and a gun-shot sounds.

In yet another unusual scene,Paul enters an arcade and finds ayoung man playing Skee-Ball.The man turns to Paul and pullsout a knife. Paul backs away andsuddenly the man turns the knifeon himself, lodging it in his ownstomach. This issue is neverresolved, nor ever really dis-cussed. It is presented as simplyanother violent act which thecharacters are powerless to pre-vent.

Probably the most interestingfacet of Godard’s gem is the dia-logue. Paul continuously goes onbeautiful and inexplicable tan-gents. “You just climbed out ofthe pool. The same record wasplaying. Remember, remember!Dec. 5, 1965. The stars. I want tolive with you! Yes, a brunette in abikini. We’ll play table football,sure! Look! This is the airfield.You put on your lipstick and holdme tight. We’ve taken off, this isthe control tower. Boeing 737calling Caravelle. Paul calling

Madeleine!” Paul records this monologue on

a 45 to later present it toMadeleine. The speech makes lit-tle congruent sense but is stillincredibly stirring. The speechpatterns of the film follow thisone to some extent, and the con-versations aren’t always linearnor are they always realistic butrather hyper-realistic and there-

fore still believable.Godard’s intentionality in both

the script and direction of thefilm are clearly evident, but thebeauty of it is that his hand doesnot impose upon the life of thefilm. It is surprisingly unfetteredby its Socialist ties and managesto remain both clever and fresh.“Masculin, Féminin” is truly auniversal and timeless hit.

ThingsDoto

Entertainment 13The CollegianNovember 7, 2008

Alpha Beta Tau will be pre-senting “Whose Line is itAnyway?” 8 p.m. on Saturdayin Crawford Auditorium.Tickets will be sold for $2each for the remainder of theweek in the Breen StudentUnion and at the door. All pro-ceeds will go to support theRed Box Missions program.

The Orchesis Dance Troupeplans to take audiencesthrough the airwaves in thisyear’s show, themed “OrchesisRockin’ to the Radio.”Performances are at 7:30 p.m.Nov. 13 through 15 and also at3 p.m. on Nov. 15 in KetlerAuditorium of the Pew FineArts Center. A variety of 18dances will be performed by89 students, featuring genresfrom hip-hop to lyrical. Theshow is open to the public. forfree tickets, contact juniorGretchen Burger atBurgerGA1@gcc.edu.

Dessert Theatre will featuremusical performances byGrove City students at 7 and 9tonight in the Old MAP diningroom. Tickets for $3 will be onsale in the Breen StudentUnion from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Professor of Music and CollegeOrganist Dr. Richard Konzenwill present a faculty recital at7 tonight in Harbison Chapel.

The Pittsburgh SymphonyOrchestra will perform from 8to 10 tonight, from 8 to 10p.m. tomorrow and from 2:30to 4:30 p.m. Sunday with guestvocalist Michael Cavanaugh atHeinz Hall. Appropriate dressis business casual. For tickets(on sale ranging from $20 to$79), call the Heinz Hall BoxOffice at (412)-392-4900.

The Handmade Arcade –Pittsburgh’s largest and firstindependent craft fair – will beback in town tomorrow from11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and 11 a.m.to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Featuring80 vendors, the fair promisescreative crafts, fabulous musicand delicious food. Admissionis free, and the first 100 shop-pers each day will receive abag of goodies. The fair willbe located at the historic HuntArmory on 324 Emerson St. inShadyside.

- Compiled by Kelsey Keatingand Anna Brinkman

Entertainment Co-Editors

Godard revisitedFrench New Wave undergoes necessary revival

Jean-Pierre Leaud and Chantal Goya in ‘Masculin, Feminin.’

Grove City College will celebrate National French Week 2008from Nov. 5 to 12. The French department is sponsoring it.

Dr. Catherine Trammell, professor of modern languages at theCollege, said Grove City College has celebrated French week fornearly a decade. The following events are planned:

Nov. 10: Francofollies: French students’ talent showcase from7:30 to 10 p.m. in the Breen Student Union

Nov. 11: Ice cream social in recognition of French contributionsto science and technology such as Louis Pasteur and pasteurizedmilk; there will be free ice cream from 7 to 9 p.m. in the BreenStudent Union

Nov. 12: The French film “Weapons of the Spirit” will play from7:45 to 10 p.m. in Sticht Lecture Hall.

Today in French History...Several significant figures in French history were born today,

Nov. 7, including French engineer Joseph-Marie Jacquart (1752),Polish-French physicist and chemist Marie-Curie (1867) andFrench writer Albert Camus (1913).

French week returns

FOREIGN FILM REVIEW

Perspectives14 The CollegianNovember 7, 2008

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By Brenna GarveyContributing Writer

“Anyone who tries to make adistinction between educationand entertainment doesn’t knowthe first thing about either,” saidMarshall McLuhan, Canadianeducator and communication the-orist. Unfortunately his statementholds true in American educa-tion, and the United States schoolsystem has suffered as a result.

Schools and society in generalcater to children’s immediatedesires rather than their needs.And in contemporary Americansociety the prevailing desire is tobe entertained. Never mind thatsome things, such as school, arenot inherently entertaining. Orthat other things, such as learn-ing, might even require hardwork and effort.

The culprit behind the desire tobe constantly entertained is tele-vision, and Americans readilyinvite it into their homes, livesand schools. Television and theentertainment mindset it createshas become the prevailing phi-losophy behind education prac-tices. The main goal – and essen-tially function – of education hasshifted from imparting knowl-edge to entertaining. In such anenvironment, it is no wonder thatchildren are not learning.

The practice of using educationessentially to entertain childrenshould be especially concerningto Christian educators. Christiansare called to emulate Jesus in allaspects of life. Ephesians 5:1-2instructs: “Be imitators of God,therefore, as dearly loved chil-dren and live a life of love, just

as Christ loved us…” In dailylives, the Lord does not grant allpersonal desires, but only bringsto fruition those that are rightaccording to their needs and Hisplan. In a similar way, Christianeducators are called to meet theneeds of their students and teachthem, not cater to and entertainthem.

Yet, educators, Christian andsecular alike, succumb to thedesires of their students. This isan easy submission, especiallywhen one loves children, as mosteducators do. Teachers want toaccommodate students and keepthem happy by making schoolcomfortable and fun – a well-intended pursuit to be sure, butalso a misguided one. This doesnot imply that teachers shouldnot love their students. Educatorsare most certainly called to loveand guide their students.However, they are called to lovethem like the Lord loves Hischildren – by fulfilling theirneeds, not satisfying their imme-diate desires.

Fulfilling needs is, in fact, notthe prevailing practice inschools. Students want to beentertained so schools indulgetheir whim and entertainmentbecomes the main educationalpractice. The schools do not real-ize that in catering to student’sdesires, they are actually failingto meet their academic needs.Entertaining classrooms may infact be entertaining, but they arenot conducive to learning, or atleast not academic learning.Schools inadvertently perpetuatethe lesson of the medium to theirstudents.

American author and mediatheorist Neil Postman asserts inhis book, “Amusing Ourselves toDeath” that people “will havelearned that learning is a form ofentertainment or, more precisely,that anything worth learning cantake the form of an entertain-ment, and ought to.” Thisbecomes the primary lesson thatstudents learn in schools.Postman writes, “This means thatthere must be nothing that has tobe remembered, studied, applied,or, worst of all, endured. It isassumed that any information,story or idea can be made imme-diately accessible, since the con-tentment, not the growth, of the

learner is paramount.” In thisway, television has eroded theAmerican school system byhijacking its curriculum andreplacing it with its own subver-sive message.

The educational practice of the“television curriculum” brings toquestion the very purpose ofschools. If schools exist to keepchildren entertained and amusedthen the United States is right ontrack. If, however, schools existto educate students, a change isin order.

The primary purpose ofschools is in fact to educate, sothey should do just that and leavethe entertaining to television.

By Bryan JarrellContributing Writer

This was a very difficult opin-ion piece to write. I hope toprayerfully question a traditionat Grove City College that mightcost me in terms of friendshipsand respect. I’ve noticed thatadvertising and fundraising hasbegun for Inner-City Outreaches,and this year, I’ve noticed ICOsto plenty of exotic locationsaround the world. As a studentwho studies and values globalmissions, I would like to proposewe limit our ICOs to the UnitedStates.

First, I would like to questionwhether nine days is enoughtime for a student to really havea major impact in a cross-cultur-al setting, especially when the

student hasn’t had the time to befully culture shocked. Can wereally, as young, English-speak-ing Americans, share the Gospelwhen we don’t have a full graspof a culture or its language?

Normally, an ICO that is inter-national can cost thousands ofdollars per person, and most ofthat cost is in the airfare. I wouldlike to also question whetherspending thousands of dollars inairfare is more effective thansending that money directly tothe ministry. Even with a dumpyeconomy, the dollar multiplies invalue outside of the USA.Decent organizations can assem-ble eight volunteers to help themfor a week, but it can’t easilycome up with the thousands ofdollars it would take to fly over-seas from the U.S.

If the time and money spentisn’t effective, is an internationalICO effective? I’m sure if weasked students who have been onsuch an ICO, we would getmany answers in the affirmative:“Yes, I saw God work!” and,“Yes, God taught me so much!”Of course a mission organizationwill be blessed by anInternational ICO – my questionis would it be more blessed byyour nine days or your money?

For students who are seriouslyconsidering full-time missionswork, spend a whole summer (orsemester, or year!) abroadinstead. Be culture shocked,learn the language and spendmore than nine days discerningGod’s calling. If you’re not con-sidering full-time mission work,then don’t be selfish and have an

experience for yourself. Use afinancial gift to support full-timemissionaries, or those who aregoing abroad short term toexplore God’s calling- those areprobably harder than going onthe mission trip itself. Or, doICO Pittsburgh or Syracuseinstead – there’s less money andless culture shock involved.

I expect somebody will writean article in response urgingpeople to reconsider – that theysaw God do great things on theirInternational ICO and that ifGod is doing these things, theseICOs should continue. While Iunderstand that lives arechanged, usually it’s our ownlives, not the lives of those weseek to share the gospel with,and that is not the purpose of anICO.

Entertainment, please!The new, constant demand of students

Student voices question on worth ofinternational Inner City Outreach trips

A family without minds sits glued to a television on the cover ofauthor neil Postman’s book “Amusing Ourselves to Death.”

Sports 15The CollegianNovember 7, 2008

Varsity ScorecardTeam updates from last week:

Football11/1 – Grove City 23, Waynesburg 19 – W

Volleyball11/1 – Thomas More 3, Grove City 0 – L

Grove City 3, Rockford 1 – W

Men’s Soccer11/1 – Grove City 4, Geneva 1– W

Women’s Soccer11/1 – Grove City 1, Geneva 0 – W

Men’s & Women’s Cross Country11/1 – PAC Championships – 1st

Women’s Tennis11/1 – PAC Championships – 1st

Swimming & Diving11/1 – Men: Carnegie Mellon 174, Grove City 125

Women: Carnegie Mellon 178, Grove City 121

By Andrew ParryCollegian Writer

For the first time in severalyears, both the Grove City men’sand women’s swim team placedtop at the Clarion Fall ClassicInvitational. The meet was heldat Clarion University on Oct. 24and 25. Both teams set the stan-dard for performance this yearwith high expectations and veryfast times.

For the women, the meet was agreat way to start the season.Only losing three seniors, theteam had high aspirations after asecond place finish at thePresidents’ Athletic ConferenceChampionships in February. Thefreshman class this year added11 extremely talented femaleswimmers, building anticipationfor a run at a conference champi-onship. They started their questoff on the right foot by achievingfirst place at the invitational.

Freshman Kate Wilt startedthings off well for the women byclaiming the 200 breastroke intwo minutes 32.19 seconds. Notonly did the women win thatevent, but they took first, secondand third, with second place

going to sophomore SarahBargery and freshman AmyFleming taking third. SophomoreSarah Page claimed a win in the200 freestyle with a time of2:03.17. Page also had a thirdplace finish in the 50 freestylewith a time of 25.55. FreshmanJenna Richert recorded a win inthe 500 freestyle with a time of5:22.74. In that race, secondplace went to Wilt, fourth wentto senior Rebecca Smiddy andfifth went to Fleming.

Junior Amanda Thompsonearned several second places fin-ishes: in the 400 individual med-ley, the 400 medley relay andthe 200 medley relay. She alsohad high finishes in both back-stroke events.

With such an impressive out-ing, the Lady Wolverines arefired up and ready for a success-ful season. They have their eyeson the PAC title, and there isnothing holding them back.

For the men, there has been alot of hype and anticipationabout the upcoming season.With the return of two nationalchampions and the reigning PACchampions title, the bar has beenset high for the Wolverines.

They made a statement atClarion, telling their competitionthey are back and better thanever.

Over the two-day meet, themen amassed 10 victories,including three relay victories inthe 200 freestyle, 400 freestyleand the 400 medley. SeniorCaleb Courage took first in the50 freestyle as well as the 200individual medley. SophomoreCamden Coppelli won the 100backstroke with a time of 55.05.Junior Chip Cressman won the400 individual medley with atime of 4:29.21. Three standoutfreshman earned first place fin-ishes: Josh Kim in the 1650 in17:33.79, Ben Bowser in the 200butterfly with a time of 2:05.26and Kirk Gagliardo in the 500 in4:59.39.

The team has its eye not onlyon the PAC title but has Nationalaspirations as well. This wasonly the first step in a long jour-ney, but what a great step it was.The team returned to action atCarnegie Mellon UniversitySaturday for one of the biggestmeets of the year, where the menlost 174 to 125 and the womenlost 178 to 121.

Season startsswimmingly

SWIMMING & DIVING

By Esther HarclerodeCollegian Writer

Still excited from themomentous win overWestminster, the women of theGrove City College soccer teamstepped on the field Saturdayready to play and ready to win.Not two minutes in to thegame, senior forward SteffiWild earned the game’s lonegoal off a well-placed passfrom junior mid-fielder EliseBender.

Despite the low score, theLady Wolverines dominated thegame by outshooting Geneva14-6. Grove City also ownedseven corner kicks whileGeneva had merely two.

In her 28th win for GroveCity, senior keeper DianaPragel stopped five shots whichcontributed to her 1.10 goals-against average for the season.

Saturday was also a specialday for the seniors. Beforekick-off, the team honoredeight seniors for their dedica-tion to the team and their yearsof hard work.

This year, the team sends offdefenders Kristin Colley, SaraGriffin and Esther Harclerode.Griffin is a three-year letterwinner and a two-year starter

on the team. She scored herfirst goal of the season duringlast week’s Westminster game.This is Colley’s andHarclerode’s third year on theteam, Colley’s third as a starterand Harclerode’s first.

In the midfield, senior LauraShipley is in her third year as astarter and is a three-year letterwinner. Shipley scored twogoals this season for theWolverines. Also in the mid-field, Anne Koller is a three-year letter winner. She hasplayed all four years during hercollege career and also earnedtwo goals this season. SeniorTrisha Griffith is also a three-year letter winner, and a co-captain the team.

In the offense, Wild is athree-year starter in her thirdyear on the team. This seasonshe contributed nine goals.

In her fourth season on theteam and as a starter, Pragelhas stopped 105 shots at keep-er.

Together these eight seniorshave contributed mightily tothe team’s winning record of11-7-2.

In the first round of confer-ence play on Wednesday atThomas More. The team lostthe game 2-0.

Win over Genevaends regular season

WOMEN’S SOCCER

Sports16 The CollegianNovember 7, 2008

By Luke HarmonCollegian Writer

The Grove City Wolverine football team claimedvengeance on the Waynesburg Yellow Jackets in a23-19 decision at Waynesburg on Saturday.

After losing to Waynesburg in the first ever nightgame in 2007 by one touchdown gained in the lastthirteen seconds of play, Grove City was determinedto even the score.

“It was a great win,” Head Coach Chris Smithsaid. “We had to shake off the rust from the byeweek in the first half, but in the second we workedtogether and finished the job.”

Both teams gained a field goal and a touchdown inthe first quarter, though a PAT block by sophomoreKevin Twarek kept Grove City ahead by one point.

Kicker sophomore Craig Bicehouse completed a30-yard field goal in the first quarter. He joined thefootball team with three years of high school experi-ence after kicker sophomore Chris Haley wasinjured early in the season.

Waynesburg took the lead in the second quarterwith another field goal and a touchdown gained by afake field goal kick.

“Going into the second half we were down, and Itold myself that I was not going to lose to thoseguys again,” senior Brian Mercer said. “We cameout and really showed up in the second half. It wasnot a repeat of last year.”

The second half was a different animal. BrianMercer scored on a short touchdown run after break-ing away from defenders on long yardage runs in thedrive. Junior Vance Keirsey and freshman Jason

Ferguson both got tackles for losses, and Twarekand junior Tony Clark sacked the quarterback.

A train going by not 10 yards from the Grove Citysideline heightened the mood and the level of voicesused as the momentum changed in the favor of theWolverines.

“Everyone got excited after we scored the firsttouchdown,” safety sophomore Butch Kriger said.“Everyone came on fire. No adjustments were made,we were just pumped up. They couldn’t really doanything against us.”

Freshman Clayton Hall and senior StephenMercer both gained yards for the Grove Cityoffense as they gained yet another touchdown, clos-ing the scoring at 23-19 after a failed two-pointconversion attempt.

The fourth quarter saw a huge defensive battle.With the offense running the clock down in a bruis-ing, running game, the ball was turned over toWaynesburg deep in their territory, only to bedemolished by the defense. Senior Zach Fulmergrabbed an interception on the first defensive seriesof that quarter.

“I am glad to get a pick,” Fulmer said. “It wasnice to come out and shut them out in the secondhalf. It’s a big win, but we have at least two moregames to go.”

“They did a great job doing what they are capableof doing,” coach Rob Skaricich said about thedefense. “We played well in the second half.”

Grove City football will play Westminster away at1:30 p.m. on Saturday in a Presidents’ AthleticConference game. The Wolverines are currentlythird in the PAC with a 2-2 record..

Revenge is sweetFOOTBALL

By Angela MallickCollegian Writer

Grove City women’s tennisfinished the season with a 12-2record overall on Oct. 22 with a9-0 shutout against IndianaUniversity of Pennsylvania. Theonly losses of the season wereagainst Slippery RockUniversity and Oberlin College,both teams outside of GroveCity’s conference. The matchagainst IUP marked the seventhshutout of the season for theteam.

In addition to the honor offirst singles champion, Nationwas hailed as the PAC player ofthe year.

On Oct. 24 and 25 the womentraveled to the PennbriarAthletic Club in Erie, Pa. GroveCity advanced through playwinning eight out of a possiblenine championship matches.The one loss was played bysenior Tamara Nations and jun-

ior Kait Garcia. The pair fell tothe team from WestminsterCollege in an 8-5 decision.Juniors Lisa Baldwin andKristin Taylor claimed seconddoubles, while freshmen StacyMoon and Reena Barnett tookthird doubles.

Earlier, Barnett claimed thesixth singles match and fresh-man Christina Bedi took thefifth. Garcia earned another vic-tory for Grove City, beating herWestminster opponent with adecisive 6-2, 6-2 score. Baldwinfought for third singles, goingthree sets against anotherWestminster player. Baldwin’sfinal score was 6-4, 5-7, 6-3.

Moon also fought for the sec-ond singles match, with a finalscore of 6-7 (2), 6-4, 6-0.Nations claimed a decisive vic-tory in the first singles champi-onship, ending with a score of6-2, 6-1. In the end, the LadyWolverines claimed 52 of apossible 54 points.

Team takes 22WOMEN’S TENNIS

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY

By Tim SuCollegian Writer

The Lady Wolverines traveledfive hours to West Chester,Ohio, to become the Presidents’Athletic Conference cross coun-try champions. Exactly 100women across 10 teams congre-gated at the course hosted byThomas More College at theVoice of America Park.

As the women practiced onthe course the day before themeet, they reflected on all of thehard work that brought themthis far: all of the workoutsthrough the heat, the long mileson the road and running throughthe freezing rain. However, allthose experiences brought unityand friendships to the team thatwill last a lifetime.

This PAC Championship wasan important one, marking its20th consecutive PAC title. Theday before the race, coach SeanSeverson talked about the tradi-tion upon which this teamwould be building. He passedaround letters from previousGrove City College cross coun-try runners that encouraged thewomen to cherish the times theyhad together on this team and topersist on toward the goal.

With all of this in mind, thewomen stepped up to the start-ing line. As soon as the gunsounded, the Lady Wolverinesestablished themselves as thewinners of the race. The womenran together in packs, with sen-

iors Kristen Carter and JuliaSeward leading the entire race.From start to finish, their victo-ry was clearly imminent.

Carter captured the individualtitle for the third year in a row,completing the course in a newschool record time of 21 min-utes and four seconds. Sewardfollowed closely behind to takesecond place with a time of21:12. Sophomores BrigitteFryan and Emily Pierce, alongwith freshman Mary RachelRobbins came in seventh,eighth and ninth place respec-tively, with only a four secondspread. Junior Rachel Nelsonand freshman Allison Heslopclosed the varsity team with12th and 19th place finishes.

Carter summed up the daywith this statement: “I wasreally pleased with how theteam competed. Each girl com-peted for her teammates. Whenyou’re in the middle of a race,and the pain sets in and youwant to back off the pace,knowing your teammates areworking just as hard for thesame goal you’re working foris powerful motivation. And weran hard for each other andbecause of each other. Thisunity is why we are the PACchampions for the 20th year ina row.”

The next race for Grove Citywill be in the NCAA MideastRegional Championships onNov. 15 at WaynesburgUniversity.

MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY

Wolverines take 18th PAC title

Team continueswinning tradition

By Mary Rachel RobbinsCollegian Writer

“We saw our true potentialtoday.” This quote from sopho-more Garrett Cichowitz embodiesthe team’s overall impression oftheir eight kilometer race on Oct.18 at Oberlin College. The men’scross country team came in 13thout of 30 very competitive teamsincluding NYU, Dickinson, OhioNorthern, and St. Lawrence. Themeet was interregional andallowed the runners to raceagainst competition that theyrarely have the opportunity tomeet during a regular season. Themajority of the Wolverine menbroke their own personal records,or “PRs,” on this very flat, veryfast course. Senior Brett Kellysaid, “It feels good to run a fastcourse every once in a while.There were no hills; it was like atrack race.”

Cichowitz placed 30th and wasthe top finisher for the College’steam with a time of 25 minutes,36 seconds while senior DanSpaulding placed 33rd with a timeof 25:40. Both men brokeCichowitz’s old school record of25:42, which he set last season.Rounding out the Grove City topfive were Kelly, in 92nd place,junior Frankie Hourigan in 98thplace and sophomore Joe Dorrisin 119th place.

Tim Su, a senior on the team,said, “The men’s team had aspectacular day with a lot of per-

sonal records. Other coaches wereyelling at their runners ‘GroveCity went out too fast; they’ll payfor that mistake!’ That just pushedus more and we put it out thereon the field. At the finish, weshowed them what mistake theymade for underestimating us.”This meet served to boost theconfidence of the Grove City run-ners and helped them realize theyare capable of achieving greatthings this season.

This confidence carried therunners through the Presidents’Athletic ConferenceChampionship meet that was host-ed two weeks later by ThomasMore College.

Tradition was the sole focus ofthe men’s team before and duringthe PAC race. For the Grove Citymen’s cross country team, tradi-tion meant being perfect in theirconference for the past 17 years.This Saturday they continued in

that tradition by being perfectonce again.

Grove City ran away with their18th straight victory on Nov. 1 atthe PAC Championship race heldat Voice of America Park in WestChester, Ohio. Grove City scoredjust 18 points to triumph over thefive other teams in the conference:Thiel, Westminster, Washington &Jefferson, Thomas More andWaynesburg.

Cichowitz was awarded PACFirst Team honors and was namedPAC MVP after placing secondoverall with a time of 25:58.Joining Cichowitz on First Teamwere Spaulding (5th; 26:36),Johnson (7th; 26:48), Kelly (9th;27:12), and Hourigan (10th;27:13). In addition, two GroveCity harriers earned spots on thePAC Second Team: Su finished14th with a time of 27:32 whileDorris took 17th in 27:47.

Cichowitz said, “It is amazingto see God’s faithfulness in allow-ing us the privilege of racing. Ontop of that, it is awesome to seethe results of the hard work youand your teammates have put inover the months before.” Themen’s hard work definitely paidoff, and they were all very pleasedwith the outcome: a tradition keptalive for yet another year.

The top seven Grove Citymen qualified for the NCAAMideast Regional Championshipsand will compete in this meet onNov. 15 at WaynesburgUniversity.

“Other coacheswere yelling ...

‘Grove City wentout too fast.’ ...

That just pushedus more.”

Senior Tim Su