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‘Godspell’ hits College stage

By John BianchiCollegian Writer

When we think of a hitBroadway musical, images cometo mind of old western Oklahomaor a small town in Indiana. Yetthis year the Grove City College

theater department decided totake a step outside the norm andproduce the small but powerfulshow entitled “Godspell.”

“Godspell” first opened in 1970in New York City and attractedmuch critical acclaim. It rode thewave of a new trend of religious

plays in the wake of the PassionWeek-themed rock opera “JesusChrist Superstar.”

Written by Stephen Schwartz(“Wicked”) and John-MichaelTebelak, “Godspell” is essentiallyretells the parables in Matthewalong with the gospel story with a

modern urban twist. Viewers wit-ness the steps of Jesus as heteaches his childlike followers thetruths of Scripture.

Senior George Hampe, whoplayed the role of Jesus, com-mented on the inherent difficulty

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12 years withMother Teresa

Orchesispreparesfor falldebut

By Sarah CowenCollegian Contributing Writer

The dancers of Orchesis twirland tap the weeks away as theyprepare to please audiences withtheir hard work and dedication todance.

Orchesis is a student led groupthat annually performs a fall pro-duction showcasing student cho-reographed and performeddances. The dancers perform awide variety of styles, includingjazz, lyrical, contemporary, part-ner dancing, hip hop and ballet.

Many students eagerly antici-pate the annual Orchesis per-formance. “I can’t wait to see thegroup perform,” junior LaurenMilly said. “I love watching myfriends dance and seeing theirhard work pay off.”

Performances are approachingquickly, as the Orchesis DanceTroupe will present their openingshow on Thursday.

Christianna Dawson is the sen-ior head of Orchesis this year.She has had a passion for dancesince she was a little girl, andshe has chosen to make this pas-sion a special part of her collegeexperience.

“I am so thankful to be able touse this gift that God has givenme,” she said.

Dawson has put a lot of effortinto making this show a success.Dawson and the junior headCailin White chose the theme,selected choreographers andmade music selections for theshow.

This year’s theme is “Guysand Dolls,” and the program willinclude songs such as “SecretAgent Man” and “Shall WeDance.”

Dawson is excited about theupcoming performances. “Itmakes all my time and energyworth it to be able to see each ofthe dancers, choreographers andofficers come together, cooperateand help each other to producethe best show possible.”

What some people in atten-dance may not realize is that thedancers go through months ofpractice and preparation to com-plete complicated moves withease at their performances. Thesuccess of the group depends oneach dancer’s dedication toattending the practices.

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Kevin Hanse(from back left) Jordan Benis, Tyler Crumrine, George Hampe, Brennan Bell, Rebecca Sherman, Rachel Perry, Courtney Cameron,Nancy Stabley, and Abigail Van Patter starred in the College’s production of “Godspell.”

By Arielle BatemanCollegian Managing Editor

Jim Towey never expected thathis trip to see Mother Teresawould end at a bedside, wipingthe sores of a man suffering fromscabies. He never expected thatthe visit would transform his per-spective on the poor and leadhim to serve as Mother Teresa’slegal counsel for 12 years.

Towey, the current president ofSaint Vincent College and formerdirector of the White HouseOffice of Faith-Based Initiatives,spoke to a large crowd in StichtLecture Hall during an alterna-tive chapel presentation Monday.Weaving together personal anec-dotes and quotes from MotherTeresa, he discussed his relation-ship with the well-known nunand explained her beliefs onpoverty, service and faith.

As a young man working for astate representative in Oregon,Towey admitted that he sawhypocrisy everywhere, includingin himself. In Mother Teresa, hesaw a person living out the

gospel that he was not following.When the opportunity to travelarose, he planned a short trip toCalcutta, India, before a five-daystay in Hawaii.

The small woman with bighands impressed him with herjoy and sense of purpose – andthen she sent him to one of thenearby homes run by the nunswhere he was told, “Here’s somecotton, some solution, go cleanthe man with scabies in bed 46.”

Towey’s mental response was,“Are you crazy?” He hadplanned to meet Mother Teresa,take a tour and perhaps donatemoney to her cause withoutinteracting with the poor sheserved. But his pride would notlet him admit his unwillingnessto touch the ill man. At the man’sbedside, Towey met “Jesus in hisdistressing disguise as the poor-est of the poor,” and he could noteasily turn away.

Years before in 1946, MotherTeresa had received her call toministry on a train to Darjeeling.She left the comforts of the con-

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Renaissance man Lynn Swann talks successBy Andrew PattersonCollegian Writer

Sticht Lecture Hall was filled tocapacity on Wednesday as stu-dents, faculty, and members ofthe community gathered to hearone of the Pittsburgh regions’smost cherished sports celebrities.Known for the nine years hespent in the National FootballLeague as a wide receiver for thePittsburgh Steelers, Lynn Swannhas since become a man whowears many hats. His life hasbeen filled with a variety of jobs,from sports broadcasting at ABC,to running for governor ofPennsylvania, to his current posi-tion as a financial advisor andbroker in New York City.

In his speech, Swann lookedback upon the early years in hislife, focusing on the specificdecisions he made that led him towhere he is today. Touching uponthe theme of individual responsi-bility, Swann recalled his choiceto pick the University ofSouthern California overStanford as a critical moment

where he “took charge and madethe decision for himself.” Swannasked students to consider if theirdecision to come to Grove CityCollege was truly of their doing,and not of someone else.

That message, as well asSwann’s amiable style, went overwell with those in attendance.Junior Sadie Hogan thoughtSwann’s message about the useof one’s own talents and skillswas particularly inspiring. “Ithought his explanation on waysto make your life successful byusing what personally works foryou was fantastic,” Hogan said.

Sophomore Tim Jorgensen wasequally enthusiastic, saying, “Ithought he was great. He had alot of good quotes and one-linersand was down-to-earth, relaxed,and inviting. Altogether he was agreat motivator.”

Swann tossed out a few quipsthat summarized his points. Oneemphasized the importance ofwork. “Responsibility is freedom,and freedom is responsibility,”Swann said.

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of portraying such a powerful character.“I was definitely worried about getting

across the right aura for the character,especially here in this environment,” hesaid. “But I prayed for guidance and Goddefinitely brought through the character Iwas supposed to portray.”

As “Godspell” is an inherently religiousshow, it was critical for the actors to main-tain reverence for their message. They alsoworked to balance reverence with the needto engage the audience through a powerfulpresentation of a modern script.

Senior Nancy Stabley remarked that thebest way to interact and bring the script tolife was to simply “treat George as a friendon stage.” By connecting with him in achildlike way, the cast was able to amplifyhis character and the impact of the inter-play between Christ and the disciples.

For the College theatre program, thiswas the first major show that has beenrecently produced which features a smallcast and production crew. By limiting thesets and the costumes, the actors wereplaced in the spotlight. The success of theshow largely depended on their ability tobring these characters to life and relate tothe audience. With a limited script, theacting performances were largely up to theinterpretations of the actors themselves.

Freshman cast member Joel Richardsonsaid that the actors drew upon their lifeexperiences and brought their unique inter-pretations of the gospel message. Ratherthan focusing on the portrayal of a certainhistorical person, excluding the Jesus andJohn the Baptist/Judas characters, each ofthe actors took an energetic and modernapproach to their roles.

Sophomore cast member Rachel Perrysaid that “Godspell” was a more challeng-ing experience than other shows that shehas been a part of because the small castdrew greater audience scrutiny.

However, this element added to the per-sonality of the show. “The characters arethe life of the show,” Perry said.

“Godspell” would not be complete with-out an amazing musical score performedby an experienced group of Grove CityCollege students. Sophomore MikeSwanson, lead guitarist for the musical,expressed that he was initially hesitant toplay for the show because of the possibleclash between actors and musicians.

“I was looking for a way to make it indi-vidual and do it differently,” he said. “Iwas surprised how eager the cast was toembrace the revised score. It made for afantastic show.”

Swanson said that the technology crewdid a fantastic and seamless job, and thathe was impressed by the professionalismof the entire production.

The wild applause from the audiencesignalled their unmistakable approval atthe end of each performance.

vent and started serving the needy inCalcutta, eventually forming the organiza-tion Missionaries for Charity.

As Mother Teresa’s legal counsel,Towey helped her prevent people fromfundraising in her name. She said, “I pre-fer the insecurity of divine providence.”

Towey’s hardest lesson with MotherTeresa was his first.

“She was a saint and I wasn’t,” he said.“That was a very painful recognition.”

Yet he said that Mother Teresa broughtout the best in everyone around her. Sheinspired Towey to view the marginalizedand outcasts as individuals. Towey learnedthat the poor offer a gift to those withmore material possessions.

“Through them in some mysterious way,God unleashes his mercy in the world. Inthat process, we truly discover what itmeans to be human,” Towey said.

She understood the human need formercy and love, and so she poured outlove on her charges and her fellow sistersalike. Towey remembers how she wouldcup her nuns’ faces in her hands and blessthem. She exuded maternal qualities, evenin the smallest circumstances, as when shebrought Towey a peanut butter sandwichand banana to eat as he ran errands for her.

Mother Teresa viewed her life as a liba-

tion poured out for others. As Towey said,“She was always a ‘yes.’”

She also persevered through personalvalleys of faith, which few people knewabout until the posthumous publication ofher letters in the book “Mother Teresa:Come Be My Light.”

“When I was reading through her book,I swear my jaw dropped,” Towey said. “Ithought she was getting all these spiritualconsolations that other people didn’t get.”

Despite the spiritual darkness that shefaced, Mother Teresa continued to servethe poor and the sick. Towey believed thather perseverance demonstrated howChristian faith is an act of will. He said,“So often, it exists in a sea of doubt …that’s what gives it clarity.”

Towey remembers one time toward theend of Mother Teresa’s life when they metto discuss legal matters in New York City.By this point, she sat in a wheelchair andsometimes struggled with weakness or for-getfulness. As their talk concluded, Toweyplanned to ask Mother Teresa to bless hisfamily when she drew herself up and said,“Where are the children? Where are thechildren?” In Towey’s eyes, her questionswere yet another example of a womanwho lived to meet the needs of others.

Mother Teresa died in what could beconsidered a primitive healthcare facility.Before her death, her nuns watchedMother Teresa looking upward and point-ing as she lay in bed. She pushed aside heroxygen mask.

“I’m going home,” she said.

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On the campaign trail for gov-ernor, this slogan pushed Swannon, even in the hardest of days.“There is dignity in work,”Swann said. “There is pride inwhat you do and doing it well.”Even though he lost, the formerRepublican candidate had noregrets because he knew heworked as hard as he could.

In the question and answertime after his lecture, Swannrejected rumors of seeking politi-cal office anytime soon, butadmitted that he would have“loved to run for governor thisyear” but wanted instead to focushis attention on his family.

When asked to point to what hebelieves to be his greatestachievement in life, Swann can-didly admitted he was stillsearching. “I’m not sure I’vereached that point yet, and that’sokay. I don’t know what tomor-row will bring,” Swann said.

In his final remarks, Swannchallenged students to thinkabout their lives. “Too manytimes I hear folks saying that thebest four years of their lives wereduring college,” Swann said.“My four years in college werepretty great too … so were thefour years I won the Super Bowlswith the Steelers. But you knowwhat the best four years of mylife have been? The last four.”

Encouraging those in atten-dance to always progress andwork for their goals, Swann con-cluded: “Do something with yourtime to make sure the best yearsof your life will always be thelast four.”

Students help students overcome poverty, diseaseBy Emily PihlCollegian Contributing Writer

Project Okello’s “Week ofAmeri (Love)” was highlightedby a visit from Rev. JohnMulindabigwi of Mbarara,Uganda, joined by his wife Jollyand two friends. After speakingin chapel on Oct. 29,Mulindabigwi described hisministry in the remoteKamwenge district of westernUganda to a full audience inSitcht Lecture Hall.

Project Okello, which recentlybecame an official campusorganization, has sought touphold war-torn Ugandathrough prayer and action.Project Okello andMulindabigwi began their part-nership over a year ago.

Project Okello has served thepeople of Uganda through sev-eral ministry projects in the pastfour years. Last year a memberof the group heard that a pastorin Uganda was struggling tocontinue his ministry after hisvehicle broke down. The groupraised over $1000 to helpMulindabigwi purchase a new10-passenger van.

Mulindabigwi and his wifehave been in America sincemid-September. They drove toGrove City to meet members ofProject Okello and to share theirstory with the whole studentbody.

Mulindabigwi thanked ProjectOkello members at their meet-ing on Wednesday Oct. 28,telling the members, “The workyou are doing does make a dif-ference.” Mulindabigwi told thegroup that the bus they helpedto purchase has been used for

ministry work in Uganda andneighboring East African coun-tries.

Mulindabigwi is the EastAfrican regional coordinator ofPartners in Mission, an interde-nominational fellowship ofChristians in the United States,Egypt, Germany and severalEast African countries. The min-istry focuses on fellowship,evangelism, socio-economicdevelopment, and reconciliationin East Africa’s Great Lakesregion, as well as networkingwith Christians around theworld.

Much of Mulindabigwi’s min-istry takes place among refugeesin Uganda, the DemocraticRepublic of Congo, Rwanda,Burundi, Sudan, Tanzania, andKenya. This region has beenplagued by civil war, disease,

extreme poverty and rebel atroc-ities for decades.

In 2005, Mulindabigwi found-ed the Kamwenge Secondaryand Vocational Institute (KSVI)in Mbarara, western Uganda.KSVI particularly serves thesignificant population ofUgandans who were recently

expelled from Tanzania, wherethey lived as refugees for 30years after fleeing the bloodypost-independence reign ofUgandan dictator Idi Amin.

Through academic educationand vocational training, theschool seeks to build up indige-nous leaders in western Ugandawho will have the skills to pro-vide for their families, break outof poverty and establish peace.“When we talk about peace, ithas a foundation,”Mulindabigwi said. Education,he believes, is a key to recovery.

The students at KSVI studystandard academic subjects suchas English, math, science andhistory. They also learn practicalskills such as masonry, agricul-ture, tailoring, motor mechanicsand carpentry. “Unless they usetheir own hands, the headknowledge will not help,”Mulindabigwi said.

These teenagers certainly havehad the cards stacked against

them. Many of their fathershave several wives and as manyas 50 children, scratching outtheir survival through subsis-tence agriculture. Many othersare orphans. Malnutrition anddisease are rampant, and thereare no other schools nearKamwenge. The KSVI com-pound includes a girls’ dormito-ry, so that female students donot have to make the dangerousfive- or 10-mile hike home eachday.

The task of operating such aschool is a challenge. AsMulindabigwi said on Thursdayevening, “the work is big … theburden is quite heavy.” Hewished to share his hope for thefuture, yet he acknowledged thestruggles and the need forencouragement. “We have comefor more pushing,” he said, “sothat we can have life.”

Knowing that caringChristians around the world arepraying for the work of PIM’sministry is an encouragement toMulindabigwi. Along withprayer, he encourages action. Hepresented an open invitation tostudents to visit him in Uganda.

Western visitors are not val-ued simply for their practicalassistance. The Ugandan peopleare built up through the testi-monies of visitors. “When youcome and visit, you’re tellingthem they’re not forgotten, andthat God has not forgottenthem,” Mulindabigwi said.

Members of Project Okellohope, through a combination ofprayer and action, to continuepartnering with Mulindabigwi inthe future.

Kevin HanseRev. John Mulindabigwi.

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Unless [students]use their own

hands, the headknowledge will not

help.Rev. John Mulindabigwi

Founder, KSVI

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“This year we had only sevenweeks to pull the show togetherbecause it falls beforeThanksgiving,” junior choreogra-pher Carissa Joseph said. “Wepractice an hour each dayMonday through Thursday foreach dance.”

Many individuals dance inmore than one song, so they mustattend multiple practices eachnight.

In addition to the dedicationand hard work of the dancers,Orchesis is made possiblethrough a yearly fundraiser. Thisyear’s fundraiser, “Dancing withthe Stars,” gave students thechance to vote for which profes-sor they wanted to dance during ashow.

Professor of education Dr.Roger Mackey received the mostvotes and will dance at the mati-nee performance on Saturday,Nov. 14.

This year, there are 83 dancers,19 choreographers and 13 offi-cers involved in the Orchesis pro-duction, which has graduallygrown in size since its inceptionin 1976.

The Orchesis Dance Troupewas founded in 1976 by a smallgroup of 21 students. These stu-dents performed the FreedomBallet at the Founders Day cele-bration, which marked the 100thanniversary of Grove City

College. After that year, faculty mem-

bers continually stepped up toadvise the dancers and keep thegroup alive.

Professor of English Dr. DianeDixon has been the faculty advi-sor since 2006. She assists thedancers by going to auditions,providing objective commentary,and approving costumes and songlyrics. In the weeks leading up tothe show, she gives the dancersinput on lighting and costumes.

“We are very lucky to have anadvisor that really cares aboutOrchesis Dance Troupe andwants to help us in creating thebest show possible,” Dawsonsaid.

The next two weeks leading upto the performance will involvelonger practices, pictures, fullshow program run-throughs, anddress rehearsals. The dancersconsider all this preparation

worthwhile because they are ableto share a love of dance withtheir fellow students and performfor the student body.

These students spend a lot oftime together and build closefriendships.

Senior Katie Jeffries hasenjoyed the camaraderie of thegroup. “My favorite experience isgetting to dance with many dif-ferent people and building friend-ships,” she said.

Joseph is looking forward toseeing her dancers’ hard work atthe shows. “It’s so cool that weget to perform for people whoactually appreciate what we’redoing,” she said.

The Orchesis Dance Troupewill dance for the public on Nov.12, 13 and 14. There will be twoshows on Nov. 14, including amatinee and evening perform-ance.

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THE CAREER CORNER

By George JaggersCareer Correspondent

There are few things that make a resumemore noticeable than an internship.Internships show potential employers yourwork experience and how you haveapplied the skills learned in college. Mostimportantly, they allow you to see whatinterests you in your chosen field and if itis a path worth pursuing.

Over the past year, more than 40 GroveCity College students completed intern-ships in fields ranging from engineering toentertainment. Students worked for athleticteams, hospitals, labs, and even NASA.

Senior Jonathan Hertneky recently com-pleted a five-month internship in theEntertainment Department of the DisneyCollege Program at the Walt Disney WorldResort in Orlando, Fla. Hertneky receivedinformation about the internship throughflyers on campus and the internship web-site. After a phone interview, he traveledto Pittsburgh for an entertainment audition.

“Every day was different and always anadventure,” Hertneky said. “I was inparades, and frequently roamed the parksdelighting guests.” His schedule wasalways in flux and sometimes his shiftscould begin at 6 a.m. or end at 6 a.m.

Hertneky said that he learned a lot aboutpeople during his time at Walt DisneyWorld. “At first, I was frustrated by com-

munication blocks with other races,tongues and nationalities,” he said. “Butafter awhile, I grasped a very importantconcept: all people can communicate on acertain level if they try. Human emotionsand expressions are cross-cultural and canbe conveyed by a variety of means as longas you choose the right vector to commu-nicate them.”

Hertneky advises his fellow students tochoose an internship that they are passion-ate about, not just one that is available. Hemade that mistake and ended up loathingthe internship. “Do some research, andspend some alone time to really thinkabout what you want to do, even if it isnot related to your major,” he said.

Senior Lucas Waddell advises studentsto take a different approach in seeking aninternship. He counsels students to lookinside their own fields for internshipopportunities. “I would advise [students]to find out where recent graduates of theirmajor are employed, and then contactthose employers to see if they offer anysummer internships,” Waddell said.

Waddell worked for the NationalSecurity Agency as part of theirMathematics Summer EmploymentProgram. As one of 12 interns in the pro-gram, Waddell and his peers worked onseveral important problems, wrote a tech-nical paper documenting their work andthen presented their research to interested

employees. Waddell was able to developresearch and writing skills and was ablesee higher-level math in action.

Waddell commented on the College’smathematics department and the grou proj-ect skills that he learned in class. In addi-tion, he urges students to “meet as manypeople as possible, ask lots of questionsand do everything that they’re told to do.”

Junior Corrie Schwab tells students thatflexibility is the key to an internship. Herinternship on the Writing Team at theCenter for Computationally AdvancedStatistical Techniques in Pasadena, Calif.gave her the opportunity to learn aboutinvesting, writing, presentations, pressreleases and how to make lots of coffee.Schwab advises students to start lookingearly for opportunities and not enter aninternship with specific expectations.

Alex Soriano, a senior from Indiana,Pa., discovered that he wants to take a dif-ferent career path after his internship withthe University of Pennsylvania as a bio-medical research intern. Soriano worked ina laboratory in radiation oncology anddevelopmental biology. Soriano said thathis time in the biology labs on campusprovided a good background for his workat the University of Pennsylvania.

Though Soriano had the opportunity topresent his research at a conference inWashington, D.C. and said the internshipwas a “fantastic opportunity,” he decided

against working in a lab after graduation.Soriano advises students to work hard andreminds them that “sleep is for the weak.”

Senior Nickolas Rendall recently com-pleted a marketing internship for theUnited States Bobsled and SkeletonFederation (USBSF) in Lake Placid, N.Y.Rendall was in charge of a blog on differ-ent aspects of athletic life in Lake Placid.He created marketing proposals, updatedwebsite content, and helped develop themarketing side of the USBSF donationcampaign for the 2010 Olympics.

Rendall said that he learned the basics ofwriting for a large audience, and that stu-dents should “ask as many questions andlearn as much as you can. No one isexpecting you to come in and know every-thing, so there’s really no such thing as adumb question for an intern.”

The Career Services Office is here tohelp you find an internship and learn moreabout your potential career. First come tothe Internship Search 101 seminar in Hallof Arts and Letters room 113 at 7 p.m. onTuesday. Learn the basics of searching foran internship and landing that position.

Then attend the Internship Fair onWednesday in the Great Room of BreenStudent Union from 2 to 4 p.m. There willbe no corporate involvement, and studentswill represent the companies at which theyworked. Ask how they got their positionsand see what could be in store for you.

Disney, the Olympics, and “lots of coffee”

Courtesy Christianna DawsonSenior head Christianna Dawson and junior head CailinWhite.

By Sean MorrisCollegian Writer

Can Christians justify doingsocial justice at the expense, ordisregard, of the Gospel? Suchwas the question posed atWednesday night’s session of thethird annual Grove City CollegeEvangelical ScholarshipConference. Speaking on theissue of the Social Gospel, a pop-ular 19th century movementamong Protestants, Dr. PaulKemeny described the back-ground and social environmentthat led to such a movement.

Kemeny spoke to an audienceof nearly 200 on how the SocialGospel was an outgrowth ofAmerican Judeo-Christian moral-ism. These efforts to do justice tothe poor and oppressed wereoften taken up by theological lib-erals who would strive for justiceat the expense of biblical ortho-doxy. During a time of question-and-answer, audience membersasked whether the ministries ofmodern evangelicals like RickWarren can be considered amongthe Social Gospel movement, andwhether one can excuse supportof a justice movement where thecause of Christ is compromised.

In its series on Controversiesin Contemporary Christianity, theconference has taken a look at avariety of debateable issues inmodern evangelicalism. One ofthe key elements examined was

whether those issues harm orbenefit the cause of the Gospel.

In late September, Dr. T. DavidGordon, professor of religion,spoke on the New Perspective onPaul, an understanding of theApostle Paul’s view of justifica-tion that many contend is adeparture from classicalChristian orthodoxy. On Dec. 2,Gordon will speak on theFederal Vision at 7 p.m. in StichtLecture Hall.

The Conference is a year-longseries of lectures and events ded-icated to celebrating the Gospel,classical evangelicalism, andscholarship in all disciplines. Theconference is sponsored by theDepartment of Religion, coordi-nated by five student directorsand advised by Dr. PaulSchaefer, professor of religion.

Next semester, the Conferencewill host two renowned speakersand theologians. The first is Dr.Derek W.H. Thomas, The JohnE. Richards Professor ofSystematic Theology atReformed Theological Seminaryand Minister of Teaching at FirstPresbyterian Church in Jackson,Miss. The second is Dr. Carl R.Trueman, Academic Dean andprofessor of church history atWestminster TheologicalSeminary in Philadelphia, Pa.

For a schedule, lecture archive,and information on the essaycontest with cash prizes, visitwww.evangelicalconference.org.

Christian controversy

Grovers rise to the challenge of exciting internships

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Outside the bubble...Temperatures rise in national health care debateBy Rachel BrockhageCollegian Contributing Writer

Debate on healthcare has beenheating up ever since the releaseof the 1,990-paged Health CareReform Bill (HR 3200) createdby House Democrats, followingthe release of a similar bill onthe floor of the Senate. At thecenter of the debate is the funda-mental question: Will universalaccess to health care slow spend-ing or exacerbate it? Is everyAmerican entitled to healthinsurance? Will reform cut costsor increase federal spending?

Supporters of the “publicoption” claim that government-sponsored insurance creates newcompetition for private insurersand ultimately increases theoptions available for consumers.Critics like Senate minorityleader Mitch McConnell andSenator Lindsey Graham claimthat government competitionwill destroy the private insur-ance industry. Other sources ofdissent involve jurisdiction onwho decides whether the statewill join or “opt out” of the pro-gram, and ultimately how the

reform will be enforced on busi-nesses and health care providers.

The bill has a multi-purposeobjective; by increasingMedicaid funding, health reformarchitects hope to expand cover-age to millions of uninsuredAmericans. The bill’s stated pur-pose is to “provide affordable,quality health care for allAmericans” and “reduce thegrowth in health care spending.”Most people would be requiredto purchase insurance, whilenew rules would be enforced forinsurers, who would not be ableto deny coverage to clients withpreexisting medical conditions.

The greatest source of criti-cism is the funding for the bill.HR 3200 would increase nation-al health spending by $750 bil-lion from 2010 to 2019. Thetotal targeted price of reform asprojected by the Obama admin-istration is $900 billion.

Concerns with increasing fed-eral funding have arisen afternew investigations estimate thatMedicare fraud is costing theAmerican taxpayer $60 billionper year. Speaker of the HouseNancy Pelosi and other

Democratic lawmakers have pro-posed billions of dollars of cutfunding in Medicare to pay forthe public option. But this hasdrawn criticism due to possiblecut benefits for millions of sen-ior citizens on Medicare.

“Some in Congress seem to bein such a rush to pass just anyreform, rather than the rightreform, that they’re lookingeverywhere for the money to payfor it, even if it means sticking itto seniors with cuts toMedicare,” McConnell said in arecent interview with theAssociated Press.

But the Obama administrationdenies that any benefits are atrisk. “Nobody is talking aboutreducing Medicare benefits,”President Obama said at a recentAARP meeting. “What we dowant is to eliminate some of thewaste that is being paid for outof the Medicare trust fund thatcould be used more effectivelyto cover more people and tostrengthen the system.”

At the center of the spotlightare 13 moderate “Blue Dog”Democrats like RepresentativeJim Cooper from Tennessee,

who has expressed concern onexacerbating the national deficitwith increased spending.

“I think the American peoplewant to take a closer look at thislegislation. They want to feelmore comfortable with it,”Cooper said on CBS’s “Face theNation.”

Compromise amongDemocratic leaders has alreadyresulted in billions of dollars inspending cut from the bill,according to a report from theWashington Post. Reform lead-ers are seeking to continue dis-cussion with the conservativefaction of the party in order forthe bill to successfully pass inthe House by the end of the year.

Public opinion has beenambivalent on supporting thebill. A Washington Post ABCPoll found that six out of every10 Americans favor a publicoption, and 73 percent of doctorssupport it as well. RasmussenReports released the results ofanother poll that found 53 per-cent of voters think government-run health care will worsen thequality of health care, while only23 percent believe that it will

result in higher-quality care. The bill has also faced criti-

cism from the American MedicalAssociation. The sharpest criti-cism from the opposition hasbeen that the bill provides fund-ing for abortions and encouragesbroader availability to end-of-life services. Proponents denythat funding is allocated forthese controversial uses andargue that they emerge from adistortion of the bill’s language,particularly sensitive areas of thebill like Section 1233. This sec-tion would allow Medicare tocover patient-doctor consulta-tions about end-of-life planning,discussions about drawing up aliving will and planning hospicetreatment, according to analystBrooke Johnson ofFactcheck.org.

Many health caredebates haveculminated in the call for reformin areas ranging from high drugcosts and out-of-pocket expensesto electronic health records andthe right to privacy. Democraticleaders in Congress are planningto pass the first cohesive reformby the end of 2009.

By Jayni JuedesCollegian Writer

Nearly 70 percent of Africans live on lessthan $2 each day. Dr. Samuel Stantonextended the same challenege to the 11 stu-dents in his African Politics class: no elec-tricity, no heat or air conditioning, only oneset of clothes and one cold shower per week,no motorized transportation and no cafeteriameals. The challenge was run on the honorsystem, but the students also had to tracktheir daily expenses to turn in at the end.

“I wanted the students to get a sense of thefact that life does not end, nor is it necessari-ly bad because you have little money, mate-rial comfort and minimal amounts of food,”Stanton said.

Ten students took the challenge, and eachcompleted at least two days. Three students– juniors Elizabeth Oklevitch, Jessica“Olga” Littlejohn and freshman Tina Davis –completed the full two weeks of the chal-lenge.

A primary motivation for many studentswas the grades offered: five extra creditpoints for completing two days of the chal-lenge, a “B” course grade for completion ofa full week, and an “A” for any student will-ing to complete two weeks. Stanton said thatthe number of students willing to take thechallenge surprised him, but those who com-pleted it were not a surprise.

“Fortunately for me, it does not mean giv-ing away too many high grades because eachof the people completing the two-week chal-lenge were already earning high marks in thecourse,” Stanton said.

At first, Littlejohn took the challenge toprove that she could.

“Very quickly, it stopped becoming aboutproving myself, and, eventually, it becameabout immersing myself in a culture that Iwould probably never get to experience inreal life. I wanted to know what it would belike to simulate the life of someone far lessfortunate than I am,” Littlejohn said.

Oklevitch was motivated by the novelty ofthe idea and her competitive nature.

“I would like to think that the studentschose to live on $2 per day to get a minutesense of what a challenge life is for peoplewho live in what is considered real poverty,”Stanton said. “I believe after this first run ofthe challenge, I will modify it and continue

to incorporate this challenge in classeswhere it is appropriate as a learning tool.”

The challenge dictated making numerousadjustments in daily living. With no electric-ity, the day shrank in length, from 7 a.m. toapproximately 6:30 p.m. With climate-con-trolled areas being banned, the students wereconfined to spending their time outdoors orto their rooms when not in class.

“I woke up at 7 every day because thatwas when the sun rose. I would do work, goto class, come back and do work until 6:45when the sun set,” Littlejohn said.

An absence of easy communicationthrough e-mail, Facebook or cell phonesquickly resulted in feelings of loneliness andgeneral isolation.

“Not very many people stopped by to visitme,” Davis said. “I went from seeing myfriends every day to not seeing them fordays at a time or even the full two weeks.”

Littlejohn agreed. “Here on campus, Iwould have to run all over to try to findsomeone,” she said. “Most of the time, Iwould miss them and have to go back andtry again. I usually spent more time trying tofind people than I would actually talking tothem. More than that, though, I didn’t haveconnection with my friends.”

The three students sometimes met inOklevitch’s dorm room to hang out in thedark together.

“I didn’t see many of my friends duringthe two weeks, but I got to have some greatconversations with my fellow ‘vampires’ –as my suitemates called us – after the sun setand we couldn’t work anymore,” Oklevitchsaid. “I gained a better appreciation for thetradition of gathering around a fire to tellstories at night.”

“It worked out well because it wasn’t fairto my roommate to demand that we turn outall the lights in our room when she was try-ing to study, so I would just go over toElizabeth’s,” Davis said.

Littlejohn found that she was more pro-ductive with the absence of easy distrac-tions.

“These past two weeks showed me what Iwas capable of doing,” she said. “I got aheadof the game. I worked my butt off, and itshowed. My grades are really good. I amgetting good feedback from my professors. Iam enjoying what I am learning. I am notfreaking out about classes or papers. I am

calm about my academics for the first timein who knows how long. It’s a crazy, excit-ing feeling. I feel smart; that doesn’t happenoften. It’s a little bit awesome.”

Oklevitch has a long list of interestingthings she learned during the experience: barsoap makes your hair waxy, oatmeal is morefilling than ramen and doing laundry in thesink with cold water by moonlight is a greatway to build friendships.

“Attempts at hard-boiling eggs in themicrowave may lead to explosions; it’smuch better to scramble them first,”Oklevitch said.

Davis realized how large a role musicplays in her life and commented on a new-found understanding on the development ofmusic by indigenous tribes after having asingle song stuck in her head.

“If I had to go for another week, I proba-bly would have started composing music andcreating instruments just to be able to havedifferent music running through my head,”she said.

“I don’t regret doing it, by any means, butI don’t know if I would go for a round two,at least not unless a new element of chal-lenge were introduced,” Oklevitch said.“Plus, it wouldn’t be as fun now that Dr.Stanton knows we can do it. His ‘turn inyour expense sheet whenever you decide todrop out’ comment was a great motivator.”

Life 5The CollegianNovember 6, 2009

In Chapel this weekSundayVespers, “Pay Back”

TuesdayJohn Fischer, contemporary culturecritic from Laguna Beach, Calif.

Tuesday (Special Event)7:00 p.m.John Fischer

Wednesday (Special Event) 7:00 p.m.John Fischer

ThursdayGrove City College Men’s Glee Club

SoundOff

By Nikki SpinaCollegian Contributing Writer

If you had to live in only onebuilding for the rest of yourlife, which building would youchoose?

“I would live in a small house,on an island around Aruba, onthe beach in solitude. This isbecause nothing is more peace-ful than being alone and at thebeach.”– Josh Antenucci, sophomore

“I would live in WillyWonka’s Chocolate Factory … ifit actually existed.”– Sarah Young, junior

“I would live in theVincigliata Castle in Italybecause it is surrounded bybeautiful scenery and it is inFlorence.”– Emily Seelman, freshman

“The Empire State Building, Ireally like the city and the loca-tion is perfect, so much going onand always fun!”– Lindsay Carlson, sophomore

“I would live in Taipei 101. Ithas 101 floors of shopping, it issmack in the middle of Taiwanand so much culture and historysurround that area.”– Becca Hu, sophomore

“I would live in Great WolfLodge for the rest of my lifebecause it has an awesomeindoor water park, a spa, andgood food.”– Ashley Zanolini, junior

See Building, page 6

Students survive on $2 a dayJayni Juedes

Freshman Tina Davis, junior Jessica “Olga” Littlejohn and junior Elizabeth Oklevitch survived for two weeks on $2 a day.

By Jimmy Van EerdenCollegian Writer

“We are primarily in the busi-ness of raising students, notgrass,” said Grove City College’seighth president, Dr. RichardJewell ’67.

Although humorous, this state-ment embodies the general senti-ment of the College when theadministration changed the long-standing policy that prohibitedstudents from using the lowerQuad for casual recreation.

Jewell explained that the policywas not changed casually; it wasadjusted after significant consid-eration and appeal from students,including comments made to himduring his GeDunk hours.

“This new policy was notimplemented without substantialdeliberation,” Jewell said.“However, in light of the circum-stances, we believe that studentsshould be able to utilize the spaceon the lower Quad for leisure andphysical activity.” He went on tosay that the upper Quad has been

used that way for a number ofyears without harm to the grass,and with great benefit to students.

Jewell suggested that two pri-mary factors influenced the deci-sion-making process.

First, he said that there has

been an increase in total studentenrollment in the last few years.

Second, the College has experi-enced a surge in intramural andclub sports participation. In fact,a 2009 study published by thePrinceton Review cited theCollege as the second most

“active” school in the nation(right behind #1-ranked NotreDame) based on intramural sportsparticipation. Most varsity, cluband intramural field venues are inconstant use, creating a need formore casual recreation space.

In light of these facts, Jewell,in collaboration with the StudentLife and Learning Office,removed the line in the CrimsonStudent Handbook that precludedstudents from using the “hal-lowed” grass of the lower Quad.

As of the start of the 2009-2010 academic year, the fullQuad is open to public use duringthe fall and spring months. TheCollege may close either sectionof the Quad temporarily in caseof significant damage due tooveruse or bad weather.

According to AndrewBowersox, a sophomore account-ing major, the lower Quad hasbeen used by students for every-thing from picnics to studying toleisure Frisbee games.

“Now that the lower Quad hasbeen opened,” Bowersox said,

“I’ve been able to study in arefreshing environment whilealso interspersing my work witha fun outdoor game.”

Bowersox added that the newpolicy allows students to attendchapel in a more timely manner.“When you’re running late forchapel, it’s nice to be able to usethe lower quad as a shortcut.After all, every second counts.”

Sophomore Joe Greene alsopraised the policy change. “As astudent, it’s great to see that Dr.Jewell and Student Life andLearning truly care about whatwe have to say as students …[This] is a sign of the overall phi-losophy of the administration:that our interests are being pro-moted and protected.”

For students on campus, a newera has come now that the lowerQuad is available for use.

For Jewell, the College philos-ophy has remained the same.“We have always been about thestudents, and we will continue tobe that way,” he said. “That iswhy we are here.”

By Mary RachelRobbinsCollegian Writer

If a card game can be an intra-mural sport, why not a boardgame? This was the logic offreshman electrical engineeringmajor Daniel Eby, who organ-ized the first-ever Settlers ofCatan IM tournament on cam-pus. He considers Settlers to bemore “cerebral” than Euchre andtherefore worthy of IM sport sta-tus.

Settlers of Catan is a boardgame created and published by aGerman named Klaus Teuber in1995. Eby is convinced thatGermans have better boardgames than Americans.

“[Germans] play board gameslike we watch TV,” he said.

He considers their games to bemore stimulating than those ofAmericans and is a big fan ofothers, such as Ticket to Rideand Metro.

The Germans did not hoardtheir treasure, and Settlers waseventually introduced in theUnited States, where it won theU.S. “Game of the Year Award”in 1996. The game has beentranslated into 25 different lan-guages since then and has gainedpopularity around the world.

Settlers traditionally calls forthree to four players, althoughexpanded versions of the gameallow for two, five or six play-ers. A typical game lasts aboutan hour to an hour and a half.The players’ basic goal is tobecome the dominant force onthe island of Catan by acquiringresources and building the mostsettlements, cities and roads.

After learning the basics of thegame at age 10 from some fami-

ly friends, Eby bought Settlersof Catan and has been hookedever since. He even purchased amini travel version to bring toGrove City and has used it here.

Eby got the idea for the tour-nament after discussing Settlerswith Andy Toncic ’77, the IMsports coordinator. Toncic wentoverseas with Eby’s mother from1980 to 1988 in conjunctionwith a mission organizationcalled Operation Mobilizationand has been a family friendever since.

After finding out that Eby wasattending the College, Toncicencouraged Eby to organize aSettlers tournament in order tounite fellow players on campus.

The tournament began on Oct.28, and the first round ended onSunday. A finals game with fourcompetitors will soon be held todetermine the champion.

A total of 16 students are onthe mailing list for the tourna-ment and, hopefully, more willbe added as the word spreads.The game was originally popularout west but has now made it tothe east coast and is steadily

gaining popularity. This is oneof the first years that it has beenconsistently discussed on cam-pus.

Junior Reid Stewart started

Life6 The CollegianNovember 6, 2009

“Henry Buhl Library. BecauseI live there already.”– Adam Gernhard, junior

“I would pick Hotel AlfonsoXIII in Seville. The hotel islocated in the center of the cityof Carmen on the banks of theGuadalquivir River. The 147rooms, including 19 suites, areindividually designed and taste-fully furnished for extraordinarycomfort.”– Katie Imler, senior

“I would live in the Vail SkiResort Lodge because it’s awe-some there and I can snowboardwhenever I want.”– Brandon Tigges, junior

“Penthouse Suite in TrumpTower because it would be largeand it would be a great place toentertain.”– Jeremiah Pullinger, sophomore

“I would pick BuckinghamPalace because it is luxurious,you can live comfortably andpeople would wait on you.”– Derek Darby, sophomore

“Mellon Arena … because Ilove the Pittsburgh Penguins andI would get to see them everyday!”– Julieann Pennell, junior

“I would live in the Mall ofAmerica because it has every-thing I would need.”– Rocco Cersosimo, sophomore

“I would live in the WhiteHouse because it is huge and Iwould probably never get bored.”– Margaret Robbins, senior

“I would live at IKEA becauseyou have all the different roomsyou want and they have a café.”– Kathy Vignola, senior

Buildingfrom page 5

Board game tournament hits campus

Mary Rachel RobbinsSophomore Suzanne El Sanadi plays a game of Settlers with her friends.

Dr. Jewell discusses new Quad policy

See Settlers, page 7

We are primarily inthe business ofraising students,

not grass.Dr. Richard Jewell ’67

College President

Life 7The CollegianNovember 6, 2009

New photography prof ministers through artBy Kirsten ShroutCollegian Contributing Writer

This may be Professor Nate Weatherly’sfirst year of teaching at Grove CityCollege, but he’s no stranger to the cam-pus. Here amidst the pines in columnsgrowing in the halls, the halls we love,Weatherly ’05 first discovered his passionfor photography.

Before coming to the College, Weatherlyattended Philipsburg Osceala Senior High,where he took all the art classes that theschool provided. Weatherly was also partof the school’s Illustrators Club, whichmet after classes to watch movies anddraw comics.

When it came time to look for a college,Weatherly wanted a Christian liberal artsschool that offered a a religion, Bible orministry major. The faculty and theologyof the College impressed Weatherly whenhe first visited the campus, and after hisarrival, he began to take art classes, hop-ing to “work through all the art classes atGrove City.”

During his sophomore year, he took hisvery first photography class.

“I had always been interested in takingphotography,” Weatherly said. “I wasinterested in it, but I didn’t think I’d makeit a career choice.”

For the rest of his time at the College,Weatherly worked as a lab teaching assis-tant in the darkroom and did an independ-ent study in photography. During the sum-mer between his junior and senior year, heworked for Tim Leary at ImagesUnlimited Photography in Slippery Rock,

taking pictures of high school seniors.Leary taught Weatherly the basics of por-trait photography, even as Weatherly washelping to transition the studio to digitalcapture.

“At the point I started working for him,he’d just transferred from using film to

digital. I actually knew more about digitalthan he did when I came to work for him,so I helped to teach him some of that, andhe taught me how to pose people and thatkind of thing,” Weatherly said. “He wasmore traditional as a photographer andwas not very creative in his pictures. I wastrying to make it more creative and mod-ern in photography style.”

The longer he worked there, the moreshooting assignments Leary gave him. Byhis second summer, Weatherly was doingalmost all the senior portraits by himself.

“You get burned out after awhile withthe same backgrounds and the same studioevery day,” Weatherly said.

He wants to be more creative by goingoutside and to other locations to personal-ize the pictures for his clients.

During the fall semester of 2004,Weatherly felt that God was calling him touse his artistic gifts professionally.

“I really enjoyed using the artistic tal-ents that God had given me to do some-thing meaningful,” Weatherly said.

He and his wife, Sheila, married in thesummer of the same year, and Weatherlybegan visiting photography schools.

“I didn’t want another four-year pro-gram,” Weatherly said. “I already had adegree.”

Weatherly and his wife chose theHallmark Institute of Photography inTurner Falls, Mass. After graduating fromHallmark’s intensive one-year photogra-phy program, Weatherly and his wifereturned to Cranberry Township, Pa. inJuly of 2006. Weatherly opened his ownphotography business, Weatherly PortraitDesigns, a few months later.

“I don’t have a studio, and I don’t usebackgrounds. A lot of the pictures areinside a house or outdoors,” Weatherlysaid.

He tries to customize his photos for eachperson and to focus on fewer overallclients so that he can spend more timewith each. Though the price may be a littlehigher for each customer, it allows for bet-ter quality photos.

“It’s sort of more a boutique kind of feelthan a Wal-mart feel,” Weatherly said.“That’s a feeling I am trying to stay awayfrom.”

When beloved College photography pro-

fessor Carole Starz decided to retire lastyear, she contacted Weatherly to see ifhe’d be interested in coming to teach thephotography class.

Though he was hesitant to add more tohis already busy schedule, Weatherly wasexcited about the opportunity. After dis-cussing it with his wife, he decided to takethe joband currently enjoys teaching theclass.

“I’ve always felt like I was being calledto ministry,” Weatherly said. “That doesn’tnecessarily mean that I have to be part of abig organization. I feel like using yourGod-given talents is its own form of min-istry.”

playing last Christmas after hisbrother received the game as agift and then taught the Stewart

family how to play.Stewart said, “I won the first

time I played, so I wanted toplay more.”

He also said that he likes thegame because players can comeback to win even after a weakstart. In addition, he loves thatthe game involves strategy and

not just luck. Stewart has continued to play

back home but has yet to playSettlers on campus this semester.He was given the game as abirthday gift from his brotherand now has it with him on cam-pus. If Settlers did become anIM sport, Stewart is unsure if hewould play. He finds it more funto play with friends than to playcompetitively against strangers.

Sophomore Megan Murducklearned how to play four yearsago. She loves the game becauseit provides amusement for newplayers and intensity and com-plexity for the more experi-enced.

“Settlers promotes creativityand strategy, which are bothconducive to a stimulatinggame,” Murduck said.

When it comes to adding newIM sports to the roster, Toncicsaid, “Usually, we start out byhaving a tournament, and, if thetournament takes off, then weconsider if that’s something weshould do every year or everyother year.”

If Settlers does take off, it willbe the first board game ever tobe played as an IM sport at theCollege.

Toncic wants Eby to keepnotes on the tournament thissemester and then meet againnext semester to see how every-thing went.

“Let’s try it and see what hap-pens,” Toncic said. “If it takesoff, we’ll keep it. If it doesn’t,that’s fine because we tried.”

Settlersfrom page 6

Couresty Nate WeatherlyNate Weatherly ’05 has returned to theCollege as a photography professor.

SourceFreshman Levi Levato dresses as a Wheaties box at Friday’s“Monster Mash” Halloween party. The Beta Sigma fraternityand Theta Alpha Pi sorority hosted the event, which was held inSouth Dining Room and featured costumes, dancing and games.

Grovers “champions”of Halloween fun

I’ve always felt like Iwas being called to

ministry ... using yourGod-given talents is itsown form of ministry.

Nate WeatherlyPhotography Professor

Life8 The CollegianNovember 6, 2009

Kevin Hanse

Top: The ten-person cast of the musical.Left: Director Dr. James Dixon III intently watches a rehearsal.Bottom left: The cast clowns around during a moment of levity.Bottom right: Junior Rebecca Sherman poses.

Kevin Hanse Kevin Hanse

Kevin Hanse

Presenting

‘Godspell’

Life 9The CollegianNovember 6, 2009

‘To see thee more clearly ... day by day’

Left: Senior George Hampe sings heavenward.Middle: Cast members surround a distraught

Rachel Perry, a sophomore.Bottom: The cast sings out joyously.

Kevin Hanse Kevin Hanse

Kevin Hanse

Entertainment10 The CollegianNovember 6, 2009

Cirque duSoleil comesto Pittsburgh“Alegría” astonishes

audience with theatricsand daring acrobatics

By Ryan LesserCollegian Writer

When the gymnast lifted himself uponto the raised platforms and stood onone hand and began to hop back andforth, the audience cheered from theirseats in the Peterson Events Center inPittsburgh. As the men whipped andwhirled around the stage and twirled theflaming batons in the air, it was evidentthat something extraordinary was takingplace. The performers launched them-selves into the air, flipping again andagain only to be caught by the trapezeartist swinging just below them.

Cirque du Soleil takes the traditionalBarnum and Bailey Circus show to anentirely new level. Of course, as withany circus, there are acrobatic displayswhich test one’s beliefs in the laws ofphysics. Cirque du Soleil, however,combines such performances withmusic, costumes and lighting effectswhich create a transcendental experi-ence, releasing the audience from thegrips of reality where time is in thehands of the performers on stage.

Established in 1984 by Quebec nativeGuy Liberté, Cirque du Soleil began as

a street performance and was the firstcircus to successfully combine cultural,artistic and acrobatic disciplines.

As Liberté said, “Cirque du Soleilbegan with a very simple dream. Agroup of entertainers got together toamuse audiences, see the world andhave fun doing it.”

Cirque du Soleil’s “Alegría” is aninternationally-acclaimed productionthat has entertained more than 10 mil-lion people worldwide since its pre-miere in Montreal in April 1994. InMay 2009, Alegría began a new tour,destined for cities in and throughoutCanada and the United States. The showfeatures an international cast of 55 per-formers and musicians from 17 coun-tries. Cirque du Soleil came toPittsburgh on its tour Oct. 7-11Alegría itself is a state of mind. In

Spanish, it means happiness, joy andjubilation. A manifestation of the strug-gle for power, societal transition andvigor of the youth, Alegría relates thetale of strength versus weakness and theevolution of ancient monarchies tomodern democracies. The characters arekings and minstrels, beggars and aristo-crats, children and clowns.

The show featured the gifted perform-ers and breathtaking acrobats. Actsincluded the Synchro Trapeze and thehigh-speed, high-energy Aerial HighBars in which daring performers fly tocatchers swinging more than 40 feetabove the stage.

The complex choreography andextensive preparation necessitated bysuch a performance was evident in thePower Track, a brilliant display of syn-chronized dancing and twirling andtumbling on a trampoline system hiddenunder the stage floor. In Russian Bars,artists flew through the air and per-formed spectacular somersaults and

mid-air turns, landing on bars perchedon the sturdy shoulders of catchers.

In between such majestic feats ofstrength, coordination and flexibility,two clowns entertained the audience.Though their words were indeciper-hable, the audience followed their con-versation through their body languageand inflections.

Although their purpose was to provideboth comic relief and time for the per-formers to change costumes, the clownsplayed a key role in the production.While the audience enjoyed their antics,perhaps their role on a deeper level wasto encourage the audience to wrestlewith the ideas of time and evolution,idealism and pragmatism.The clownsseem untouched by the progression ofthe show itself.

Near the end of the show, the mem-bers of the various acts came out onstage and wavedand bowed for thecrowd. As a young woman sang thebeautiful tune of Alegría, the perform-ers could at last reveal their humanity;unpracticed gestures and smiles spreadacross their faces. The audience rose,and the cheers continued.

As I stood there, clapping my palmstogether as if my cheers would be real-ized amidst the cheers of thousands inthe Peterson Events Center, I was in

awe. I spent nearly two hours spell-bound. I have seen the Rockettes per-form in New York City and theacclaimed “The Lion King” inLondon, and, although both were fan-tastic, this show was different.

I was still unable to believe much ofwhat had just taken place before myown eyes. I concluded that my attemptat portraying the surreal happenings ofthis production could never do it jus-tice. I realized that I had one mission:to spread the word. From the exoticand enticing music, the otherworldlycostumes and the never-before-seenacts involving contortions, fire anddance, Cirque du Soleil’s “Alegría” isa stunning spectacle.

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An actor in Cirquedu Soleil’s“Alegria” flourishesa handkerchief.

Alegría means happi-ness, joy and jubilation[...] a manifestation ofthe struggle for power,societal transition and

vigor of the youth.

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ThingsDoto

Happy holidays! This week,the Guthrie will show “AChristmas Carol” at 7 and 9p.m. with Saturday and Sundaymatinees at 2 and 4 p.m.

The Robbie Seay Band andBethany Dillion will headlineThe Songs of Hope Tourtonight at 7:30 p.m. inCrawford Auditorium. TheTour is presented byCompassion International.Tickets are $14 at the door.Doors open at 7 p.m.

Laugh your face off at WhoseLine is it Anyway? presentedby Alpha Beta Tau tomorrowat 7 p.m. in CrawfordAuditorium. Tickets are $2 andare available in the BreenStudent Union and at the door.All proceeds benefit the RedBox Missions program.

Dessert Theatre will be heldtomorrow in South DiningRoom from 7 to 8:30 p.m. andagain from 9 to 10:30 p.m.Tickets are available in theBreen Student Union for $3until sold out.

Get your groove on! There willbe contradancing at theYMCA tomorrow from 7 to10:30 p.m. (with a beginner'sworkshop from 7 to 7:30p.m.). No partner necessary;all dances are taught andprompted during the dance. A$6 donation from each partici-pant is requested.

Freedom Readers is celebrat-ing the 20th anniversary of thefall of the Berlin Wall. OnMonday from 7:30 to 8:30p.m., come enjoy free dessertsand discussion in South DiningRoom. Dr. Paul Kengor willinterview journalist and wit-ness Tom O’Boyle.

An Ice Cream Social will beheld in the Breen StudentUnion on Monday from 8 to10 p.m. in commemoration ofFrench innovations in science,specifically the contributionsof Louis Pasteur.

The dancers of Orchesis willshowcase “Guys and Dolls”Thursday, Nov. 12 throughSaturday, Nov. 14 from 7:30 to10 p.m. in the KetlerAuditorium in Pew Fine ArtsCenter.

Compiled by Emily Kramerand Emily Perper,

Collegian EntertainmentEditors

Entertainment 11The CollegianNovember 6, 2009

WSAJ’S PICK OF THE WEEK

Mission of Burma’s new album invigorates post-punkBy Christopher LeSuerCollegian Contributing Writer

Mission of Burma traces itshistory back 30 years, when thetrio of Roger Miller, ClintConley and Peter Prescott beganrecording loud, subversive post-punk music that came intovogue in the late 1970s. By1981, the band had recruitedMartin Swope to manipulate thetape on most of their songs, cre-ating a new, more distortedsound, and they released theirfull-length debut “Vs.” in 1982.

By the next year, however, thegroup’s deafening live showshad begun taking their toll, andthe band split up due to guitaristMiller’s worsening tinnitus. Afitting end to a group on the cut-ting edge of the post-punkmovement, to be sure, but itseemed that this promising bandwas relegated to footnote statusin the genre’s history.

But this was not to be. In2002, the members of Missionof Burma reunited, with BobWeston taking over tape-manip-ulation duties. The band re-emerged into a musical scene

that shows their influence,where bands like Sonic Youthand Yo La Tengo count the orig-inal Mission of Burma as aninspiration.

Since coming back together,Mission of Burma has releasedthree full-length albums, includ-ing “The Sound The Speed TheLight,” released Oct. 7 onMatador Records.

Their latest offering is onebreakneck race from start to fin-ish with hardly a chance to takea breath. The opener “1, 2, 3,Party!” provides a glimpse intowhat is to come: a high-tempo,

guitar-driven, screaming rush,balanced by a calm, roboticvoice provided by Weston’sengineering skills. “SSL 83,”which wraps up side one, jumpsback and forth between emo-tional highs and lows, and“Slow Faucet” showcases thelong, low-key guitar sectionsthat came to influence SonicYouth and other later acts.

The DJs at 91.1 FM are spin-ning selections from “TheSound The Speed The Light”starting this week. Tune in tohear this and other great indiemusic!

Listen for selections from “The Sound The Speed The Light” this week on 91.1 FM

7 days + $15,000 = pure terrorIndie-horror film offers more than cheap thrills

By Athanasios TsirisCollegian Contributing Writer

The tagline reads, “Don’t see italone.”

It’s good advice, consideringthat “Paranormal Activity” isreputed to be the scariest moviein years.

First-time director Oren Pelihad a budget of only $15,000 andseven days to shoot and edit“Paranormal Activity.” Filming inthe same mockumentary style as“The Blair Witch Project,” Pelirejects the look and feel of big-budget Hollywood films and optsfor a style that mimics homemovies.

The do-it-yourself cinematog-raphy is where most of the trueterror arises. “ParanormalActivity” blurs the line betweenfact and fiction; one questions ifthe events on screen are actuallytrue. Crooked camera angles andout-of-focus shots add to the gen-eral eeriness of the film.

The setting and plot are asunderstated as the cinematogra-phy. The entire film takes placein a typical suburban home whereMicah and Kate, a couple claim-ing to be “engaged to beengaged,” are experiencing aseries of supernatural distur-bances.

Desperate for answers, Micahand Kate purchase a video cam-era to record the happenings inthe house. They carry it withthem throughout the day and setit up in their bedroom everynight.

When the situation that Micahand Kate are facing does notimprove, they consult a psychic.He tells the couple that theirhouse is being haunted not by aghost, but by a demon.

According to the psychic,

ghosts are the wandering souls ofthe once-living, while demons areentities that were never human.Demons are much more mali-cious than ghosts – a fact thatbecomes readily apparent as thefilm progresses.

The night bedroom setting isthe scene of the tensest and mostfrightening parts of the film.Every time the faint greenishtinge of the night-vision fills thescreen, one must prepare for yetanother horrifying trip throughthe night, anxiously hoping themorning comes soon.

What does the camera catch atnight? In all reality, nothing,except some noises and shadows.Yet in a time when most horrormovies are saturated with bloodand guts, the genius of“Paranormal Activity” is that theterror is so subtle. Do movingsheets scare you? Do swingingdoors scare you? Probably not,

but “Paranormal Activity” makesthose mundane things simply ter-rifying.

The film originally premieredat the Screamfest Film Festival inOctober 2007 and was shown atother film festivals before it waspicked up by Paramount Pictures.

The initial $15,000 investmentby Peli has resulted in a $70 mil-

lion profit and continues to grow.It is currently the most profitableindependent film ever.

“Paranormal Activity” skillful-ly used a viral marketing cam-paign that encouraged people togo online and demand that thefilm came to their area after itsinitial limited release. The studioused this tool to determine whichtheaters would show the film.

Social networking sites likeTwitter and Facebook also addedto the success of “ParanormalActivity.” Fans of the film tookto the Internet to write about howmuch they enjoyed it. In October,“Paranormal Activity” consistent-ly appeared as one of Twitter’smost popular trend topics.

Ultra-violent slasher moviesare cliché, but “ParanormalActivity” relies on the apparentharmlessness of the quotidian tofrighten audiences. Don’t forgetto sleep with the light on.

www.scene-stealer.comThe home-movie style of “Paranormal Activity” is psychologically disturbing and understated.

MOVIE REVIEW

The genius of“Paranormal

Activity” is thatthe terror is so

subtle.

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Trumpeted by the right andminimized by the Obamaadministration, Tuesday’s elec-tion results provide a compli-cated set of data for analyzingthe political future. WhileRepublicans can certainly comeaway with a new sense of opti-mism, there are serious limita-tions to the conclusions thatcan be drawn. Democrats havereason for serious concern, butnot for complete panic.

Virginia[Bob McDonnell defeats CreighDeeds for Virginia governor –McDonnell (R): 58.7%, Deeds(D): 41.3%]

1. Bob McDonnell’s decisivevictory in the gubernatorialrace is certainly a major victoryfor the state GOP and bodeswell for the recovery of thenational party. The close race inthe cosmopolitan northernVirginia suburbs particularlysuggests disenchantmentamongst independents. Yet it’simportant to recognize that alot of unique factors went intothe win.

2. Virginia has a unique his-tory over the past severaldecades of countercyclical vot-ing. The governorship has nowgone the opposite way of theprior year’s presidential con-tests in the last nine electioncycles. Thus, the win inVirginia alone is no great indi-cator of a nationwide conserva-tive backlash.

3. McDonnell was a stellarcandidate who ran an even-keeled campaign. Without thestump mishaps of GeorgeAllen, the dullness of JerryKilgore or the checkered politi-cal past of Jim Gilmore, theVirginia Republicans were ableto keep the campaign on theirterms and force DemocratCreigh Deeds into retreat. Onlythe revelation of McDonnell’squestionable graduate thesisleft the race in any doubt,

though Deed’s dysfunctionaladvertising and message could-n’t capitalize.

4. The Democratic primarywas a bit of a mess. Deeds wasa surprise winner, knocking offClinton operative TerryMcAuliffe. While McAuliffelikely believes that he couldhave provided a better chal-lenge to McDonnell, his insiderstyle and hyper campaigningwould have resulted in a back-lash in Virginia’s fiercely inde-pendent political world. Indeed,it is likely that McAuliffe’sfundraising strength and nation-al connections kept potentiallystronger Democrats out of therace, leaving the weaker Deedsto reap the gains of theinevitable rejection of theapparent frontrunner.

5. Turnout, as one mightexpect, was very low, particu-larly amongst the groups thatpowered Obama to victory inthe state last year. While somevoter certainly shifted parties,the greater cause of the differ-ence in results is simply whoshowed up. President Obamaought to be able to mobilizeyouth and minority voters againin 2012, but the key questionbecomes whether he can do sowithout his name on the ticketfor the 2010 Congressionalelections.

New Jersey[New Jersey governor JonCorzine ousted by RepublicanChris Christie – Christie (R):48.8%, Corzine (D): 44.6%,Daggett (I): 5.7%]

1. Chris Christie didn’t somuch win as Jon Corzine lost.With abysmal approval ratings,the former banker and senator’spolitical spending spree seemsto have finally come to a halt.While Republicans can certain-ly take heart at having captureda governorship in a generallyblue state, they can hardlycount on such favorable opposi-tion in the majority of races.

2. Corzine’s incompetentterm as governor provided such

a strong desire for change thatno amount of campaign assis-tance from his checkbook orWashington could salvage hischances. The decision to goafter Christie’s weight in thefinal weeks of the campaign,rather than emphasizing thedisturbing revelations aboutpossible corruption in theRepublican’s past, backfiredand seemed to trivialize hiscampaign.

3. While money didn’t workfor Corzine, across the borderin New York City, MichaelBloomberg managed to gain athird term as mayor thanks tohis personal fortune. Althoughit was a shockingly tight race,Bloomberg’s victory illustratesthat monetary largess must becombined with at least somecompetence in governance tobe successful.

4. The dramatic fall of inde-pendent candidate ChristopherDaggett, from polling in doubledigits to only earning about sixpercent of the vote, providesyet another example of theelectorate’s reluctance to actu-ally vote for a candidate theycan’t believe will win.

New York 23rd District[Moderate Democrat BillOwens defeats ConservativeParty candidate Doug Hoffmanafter moderate RepublicanDede Scozzafava suspended hercampaign and endorsed Owens– Owens (D): 49.3%, Hoffman(C): 45.2%, Scozzafava (R):5.5%]

1. Doug Hoffman’s conserva-tive revolt failed, and a moder-ate Democrat, Bill Owens, cap-tured the seat usually held bymoderate Republicans.Ultimately, this should limit theviability of conservative chal-lengers to moderates in nextyear’s primaries. Most GOPmoderates are not quite as lib-eral as Dede Scozzafava, andinsurgents will not have thebenefit of New York’s longestablished Conservative Partyas a platform.

2. The Democratic victorytaking advantage of uncertaintyamongst Republican leaderswill deepen divisions within theopposition party. Moderateswill blame conservatives forspoiling Scozzafava’s chances,and conservatives will maintainthat moderates produced theproblem in the first place.

All in all, Republicans areleft with strong momentum, butno clear national strategy. Theirvictories owe quite a bit tounique circumstances, and theparty leadership remains frac-tured.

Democrats will likely react tothe results in a measured fash-ion. Some moderateCongressmen may retreat fromthe President’s more liberal ini-tiatives, but the victory in NewYork may convince many inac-tion is what would truly resultin disaster.

While Tuesday answeredsome of the nagging questionsin the American political scene,it raised many more, and ulti-mately provides minimalinsight into next year’s elec-toral climate.

Post-election analysis of the mini-midterm

CorrectionsOn page 10 of the Oct. 16 issue, the photo captioned “Crimson Brass

ensemble serenades Hickstoberfest attendees” actually portrayed theGrove City College Gallery Brass.

On page 15 of the Oct. 16 issue, The Wall Street Journal and TheNew York Times were referred to as “two of the best papers on theleft and right respectively.” This should have read “on the right andleft respectively.”

Collegian awardsGreen Eyeshades

The Collegian Green Eyeshade Award honors student contribu-tors who have demonstrated consistency and excellence in theirwork. Each week, The Collegian advisers select a reporter, photog-rapher or business personnel member who has made a valuablecontribution to the paper that week.

Winners receive a $5 voucher to the GeDunk. This award, whichhas been offered since the 2006-2007 academic year, is sponsoredby the College’s Communications Office and makes a valuableaddition to a portfolio or resume.

The award for the Nov. 6 issue goes to senior Luke Juday for hiswork as editor of Perspectives. Luke has cultivated impressivedepth of thought and a solid range of topics. Thank you Luke!

“All in all,Republicans areleft with strongmomentum, butno clear national

strategy. Their vic-tories owe quite abit to unique cir-cumstances, andthe party leader-

ship remains fractured.”

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Sports 13The CollegianNovember 6, 2009

By Abigail KeifmanCollegian Contributing Writer

The Grove City College women’s soc-cer ended their regular season with arecord of 10-5-3 overall and an unde-feated 7-0 in the Presidents’ AthleticConference (PAC) after outscoringopponents 22-2 in their last six matches.And it only got better.

The team defeated WestminsterCollege 2-0 in the semifinal round ofthe PAC Conference Tournament. SeniorMichelle Peck sent a kick toward thegoal at 16:41 and it bounced off theshoulder of a Westminster defenderbefore going into the net. SophomoreArielle Goyzueta added another goal at63:26.

Grove City will enjoy continued homecourt advantage as it plays Washington& Jefferson College at 1 p.m. onSaturday. It seeks its first conferencetitle since 2001.

Grove City started its 8-0 rampage atthe end of the season with wins at ThielCollege and Geneva College. They con-tinued their streak on Oct. 13 at BethanyCollege where they won 3-2.

Freshman Grace Rieman opened scor-

ing at Bethany ten minutes into thematch with an assist from seniorMichelle Peck. Senior Hannah Yangzipped a shot into the goal at 37:34 off aPeck corner kick.

Grove City’s sophomore Morgan

Osterhouse sealed the match with herfirst game-winning goal at 78 minutes.She was assisted by Yang. Grove Cityoutmatched Bethany in shots, 22-11, andcorners, 6-2. Freshman Keri Ketchamand senior Bethany Preston, both goal-

keepers, each played 45 minutes withfour and three saves, respectively.

On Oct. 17, the Wolverines hostedWaynesburg University for their fourthconsecu-tive win

Abigail KeifmanSenior Hannah Yang looks for an open pass.

MEN’S VARSITY SOCCER

Men drop semifi-nal game in PACsBy Daniel BernalCollegian Writer

Twice this season, the GroveCity College men’s soccer team’srecord has peaked at .500. Thesehave been the first times in thelast three years that the men haveboasted this accomplishment solate in the season.The only waythe men could have maintainedtheir winning record is if theywon the Presidents’ AthleticConference ChampionshipTournament.

However, they lost their semifi-nal game3-0 to top-seededThomas More College to finishtheir season with a record of 8-10-1.

Senior goalkeeper SeanOsborne stopped four shots dur-ing the game. He finished theseason with seven shutouts.

But the end of the season hadbright spots as well. On Oct. 24,the team traveled back to ThomasMore College for the semi-finalgame of the PAC tournament.The Wolverines had plenty ofmotivation to give all they hadfor this game.

Though they had a tough 1-0loss, the team made good memo-ries outside of the game..

The men spent some qualitytime with the women’s soccerand volleyball teams, ate greatmeals, fought over the right to beroom captain and watched the“Mighty Ducks” trilogy.

“It was great to be there withother teams from Grove City. Wewere able to support them, andfelt extra encouraged ourselves.It reminded us that we are notalone,” said junior Dave Larkin..

Entering the postseason, themen focused on the basics, bothin their play and in their devo-tions. Before each game, teamchaplains led the team chantwhich follows the Lord’s Prayerin every pre-game ritual: “we are… one man. God is … ourstrength. He is … always faith-ful.”

It is for this reason that themen devoted themselves to play,and the reason will not change,though the team will not be thesame as it will lose Osbourneand senior Joel Metz to gradua-tion.

Setting their sights on successWOMEN’S VARSITY SOCCER

Women seek victory in PAC championship final

Ten Grove City College playersrecently earned Academic All-District honors from ESPN TheMagazine and the College SportsInformation Directors of America(CoSIDA) through voting by theregion’s sports information direc-tors.

Four members of the men’s soc-cer team earned All-District recog-nition. Junior forward Chuck Witt(Dillsburg, Pa./Northern) is a FirstTeam All-District honoree. Henow advances to the nationalAcademic All-America ballot.

Sophomore forward BrianEckenhoff (Mount Laurel,N.J./Lenape) is a Second Teamselection. Junior midfielder AustinBernal (Tucson, Ariz./Pusch RidgeChristian) and senior midfielderJoel Metz (Kittanning,Pa./Kittanning) both landed on theThird Team.

On the women’s side, juniormidfielder Emily Ostlund(Minnetonka, Minn./Hopkins) andsenior defender Lauren Woodring(Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park)both earned Second Team honors.

Senior goalkeeper BethanyPreston (Elma, N.Y./Iroquois),senior midfielder Elise Bender(Alexandria, Va./West Potomac),

senior defender Hannah Yang(Davis, Calif./Davis) and seniorforward Michelle Peck (Abingdon,Md./Bel Air) all received ThirdTeam recognition.

Witt is in his third year as astarter for the Wolverines. He issecond on the team with threegoals and seven total points. Witthas started 16 matches for GroveCity (8-8-1). He earned SecondTeam Academic All-District as asophomore.

Witt has been named to theDean’s List and the Presidents’Athletic Conference AcademicHonor Roll. Witt is also involvedwith Grove City’s Student-AthleteAdvisory Committee (SAAC) andhas been inducted into theOmicron Delta Kappa honorary.

Eckenhoff is in his first year as aregular for the Wolverines, havingappeared in all 17 matches. He hasmade five starts and has scoredone goal in 2009. Eckenhoffshares the team lead with twoassists.

Majoring in business manage-ment, Eckenhoff is a Dean’s Liststudent and has achieved PACAcademic Honor Roll distinction.

Like Eckenhoff, Austin Bernalis in his first year as a regular for

the Wolverines. He has played inall 17 matches, starting six. Bernalis third on the team with twogoals. Anentrepreneurship/Spanish major,Bernal is a Dean’s List studentand has been named to the PAC’sAcademic Honor Roll.

Metz is a three-year lettermanand two-year starter for GroveCity. He has appeared in 16matches and has made 12 starts in2009. A team co-captain, Metz haslanded on the Dean’s List as amechanical engineering major andhas been named to the confer-ence’s Academic Honor Roll.

Metz is also involved in SAACand has been inducted into theRoundtable men’s honorary.

Ostlund is earning Second TeamAcademic All-District for the sec-ond straight season. She is a three-year starter for Grove City and istied for the team lead with sixassists in 15 matches this year. Herseven goals and 20 points ranksecond on the team. For her careershe now has 29 goals and is a two-time All-PAC selection.

Oslund studies molecular biolo-gy and Spanish. A Dean’s List stu-

Athletes receive AcademicAll-District honors

See Soccer, page 15

See Awards, page 14

Sports14 The CollegianNovember 6, 2009

MEN’S VARSITY SWIMMING

Team starts season strongOstlund has also been inductedinto the Alpha Mu Gamma foreignlanguage honorary.

Woodring earned Second TeamAll-District this year after receiv-ing Third Team honors in each ofthe last two seasons. She has start-ed all 17 matches at defender thisyear after moving from forward.Woodring has helped Grove City(9-5-3) record seven shutouts thisyear.

Woodring is a mathematics/sec-ondary education major who hasearned Dean’s List distinction aswell as inclusion in the PACAcademic Honor Roll. Woodring isa member of ODK, Kappa Delta Pieducation honorary, Kappa MuEpsilon math honorary and MortarBoard.

Preston has helped Grove Citypost seven shutouts this year. Sheowns a 5-4-1 record and a 1.76goals-against average in 12 totalappearances. Preston also earnedThird Team All-District in 2007.

Preston graduated cum laudewith a bachelor’s degree in musiclast May. She is completing therequirements for a bachelor of sci-ence degree in business this fall.She has been named to the Dean’sList and the PAC Academic HonorRoll.

A team co-captain, Bender hasfive goals and a team-high sixassists in 15 appearances this year.She is a four-year letterwinner andthree-year starter at midfielder and

is earning her first All-Districthonor.

A psychology major, Bender is aDean’s List student who has alsobeen named to the conference’sAcademic Honor Roll.

Yang has played primarily atdefender this year while also seeingtime at a variety of positions thisseason. She is a three-year letter-winner for Grove City. In 17 starts,Yang has four goals and twoassists.

Yang studies molecular biology.She has been inducted into the BetaBeta Beta biology honorary and isa Dean’s List honoree.

Peck leads Grove City with ninegoals and 22 points this year. Shehas started all 17 matches this yearand is a team co-captain. She has28 career goals for the Wolverines.

A 2008 Second Team All-Districtselection, Peck has majored inmolecular biology. She is a mem-ber of Beta Beta Beta, ODK, theCrown and Sceptre women’s hon-orary and has earned Dean’s Listrecognition. Peck is also a two-yearletterwinner in golf for Grove City.

Twenty-two PAC student-athletesearned Academic All-District insoccer this fall.

District II includes all non-NCAA Division I colleges and uni-versities in Pennsylvania,Maryland, New Jersey, Delaware,West Virginia and the District ofColumbia. To be nominated for theCoSIDAAcademic All-Americaprogram, a student-athlete must beat least a sophomore with a 3.3 orhigher cumulative grade-pointaverage and be a starter or signifi-cant reserve.

Awardsfrom page 13

By Andrew ParryCollegian Writer

After a 12-2 season that ended ina Presidents’Athletic Conferencechampionship and a sixth place fin-ish at NCAA’s, the Grove CityCollege men’s swim team started tolook ahead to the 2009-2010 sea-son. With the loss of a legendaryclass of seniors, including three-time national champion CalebCourage and one-time nationalchampion Tim Whitbeck, the teamhoped to reload, and they accom-plished that.

The swim team opened the sea-son with a trip to ClarionUniversity. The swimmers werefortunate enough to stay at schoolover fall break and do double prac-tices before the meet, and theyshowed up ready to make a state-ment.

Several swimmers took the meetby storm, including sophomore BenBowser, who swept the butterflyevents at the meet, winning the100 in 54.12 and the 200 in2:02.50. Fellow classmate JoshKim won the 1650-yard freestylein 17:32.27.

Other winners from the meetwere junior Camden Coppelli inthe 100-yard backstroke with atime of 55.85. Freshman standoutAlex Mathews finished first in the200-yard backstroke with a timeof 2:02.14. The men’s 200-yardmedley relay consisted ofCoppelli, Bowser, sophomore Clay

Beckner and sophomore KirkGagliardo.

The men’s team took the title ofthe Invitational with a total of 1,117points, with the second placeDivision II Clarion University onlyscoring about half. RivalWestminster College scored a totalof only 89 points in one day ofcompetition.

After the meet ended, theWolverines shifted their focus tolast weekend’s meet at AlleghenyCollege. The team was missinghalf of its swimmers due to awater polo tournament. ThoughGrove City brought a weakenedteam, it still pulled off an impres-sive 135-101 victory.

There were a few multiple eventwinners in the meet on Saturday.One was senior co-captain diverKyle Grubbs, who swept the div-ing events in both 1-meter and 3-meter diving events. Grubbstotaled 249.37 points on the 1-meter, and finished his sweep with237.45.

Grove City’s swimmers alsostepped up with multiple eventwinners. Freshman Alex Mathewswon both distance events in the1000-yard freestyle and the 500-yard freestyle. Mathews broke the5:00 mark in the second meet ofthe year by swimming a 4:56.71uncontested.

Sophomore Kirk Gagliardo wonthe 50-yard freestyle in 22.37,while Kim won the 200-yard but-terfly in 2:04.56. Coppelli took

first in the 200-yard individualmedley with a time of 2:02.00,while also making a strong finishin the 200-yard backstroke.

Grove City sealed the victorywith a first place finish in the 400-yard freestyle relay consisting ofGagliardo, Kim, junior NateNielsen and freshman EricFairchild, with a time of 3:19.07.

Grove City lost a strong sprint-ing class of legendary swimmers.On the upside, seven All-American swimmers returned,including juniors Coppelli, Nielsenand Bennett Keefer, and sopho-mores Bowser, Beckner, Gagliardoand Nick Hamilton.

This year’s team has a new look.Without the same strong sprintercorps, the Wolverines havereloaded their roster in distance,backstroke and the other strokes.This team has a deep roster, witha strong upperclassman presenceand some standout freshmen.

The Wolverines have a strongsense of cohesion and are per-forming at a level similar to thatof last year. The men are lookingto make their consecutive win-ning season streak one higher at59, while also looking to wintheir 23rd conference champi-onship come February. The nextmeet takes place Nov. 14 againstCarnegie Mellon University andwill be a duel in the pool, socome out and make the firsthome meet of the year an electricatmosphere.

NFL WEEKLY

Looking toward award seasonBy Chris WetzelCollegian Writer

With eight weeks in the books,the NFL season is close to a mid-point, so it is time to take stock ofthe league and see which playersand teams have stood out. Here areNFL Weekly’s thoughts on thefrontrunners for major awards, aswell as a few other categories.

League MVP: PeytonManning, QB, Indianapolis

Manning has been as consistentlydominant as any player in footballand has done it without his favoritetarget throughout most of hiscareer, departed wideout MarvinHarrison.

Reggie Wayne, Dallas Clark,Pierre Garcon, and Austin Colliehave stepped up nicely in hisabsence, allowing Manning to pickapart opposing secondaries weekafter week. He is on pace for over4500 yards, over 30 touchdowns,and single-digit interceptions.Runners-up: Adrian Peterson, RB,Minnesota; Aaron Rodgers, QB,Green Bay; Steve Smith, WR, NewYork Giants.

Offensive Player of the Year:Steven Jackson, RB, St. Louis

Want to guess who leads the NFLin rushing this year? That is right; itis Jackson. Despite playing on oneof the league’s worst teams,Jackson is quietly shredding oppos-ing defenses, racking up nearly 800yards in the first half of the seasonand hauling in 24 receptions foranother 186 yards.

On a successful team, he wouldbe getting awards like this left andright. Keep in mind that with theRams frequently trailing from theearly stages of their games, Jacksongets limited carries as the Rams gopass-heavy when attempting tocatch up. Runners-up: Peterson;Cedric Benson, RB, Cincinnati;DeSean Jackson, WR, Philadelphia.

Defensive Player of the Year:Elvis Dumervil, OLB, Denver

Dumervil burst onto the NFLscene with four sacks againstCleveland in week two. Since then,he has tallied three more multi-sackgames, bringing him to ten total,which is good enough to lead theleague. In addition, he has forcedtwo fumbles and made 25 tacklesin a defensive scheme that does notproduce high tackle numbers foroutside linebackers.

Dumervil has generally wreaked

havoc on offensive lines across theboard and is one of the main rea-sons why a surprising Broncosteam is among the league’s elite.Runners-up: Darren Sharper, S,New Orleans; James Harrison, LB,Pittsburgh; Patrick Willis, LB, SanFrancisco.

Rookie of the Year: BrianCushing, LB, Houston

This was one of the most difficultawards to decide on, mainlybecause the impact of the 2009rookie class has been minute com-pared to prior years. Cushing standsout, however, for overall contribu-tion, totaling 66 tackles, 1.5 sacks,two interceptions, and two forcedfumbles.

Houston is off to a franchise-best5-3 start in large part because of adefense that might also be the bestthe franchise has been able tomuster in its short history. Runners-up: Percy Harvin, WR, Minnesota;Austin Collie, WR, Indianapolis.

Comeback Player of the Year:Cedric Benson, RB, Cincinnati

Benson’s roller-coaster of acareer is on a new upswing.Drafted with the fourth overall pickin the 2004 NFL Draft with com-parisons to fellow University of

Texas running back (and ironically,fellow comeback player) RickyWilliams, Benson ultimatelyflopped in Chicago.

While a Bear, he never producedeven 700 yards rushing in a season,a number he has already surpassedin just seven games this year. Likeseveral other players on this list, heis one of the main reasons his teamis in contention. Runners-up: BrettFavre, QB, Minnesota; RickyWilliams, RB, Miami; Kyle Orton,QB, Denver.Coach of the Year: JoshMcDaniels, Denver

NFL Weekly was not a big fan ofMcDaniels heading into this year.He made Bill Belichick-stylemoves without having built upBelichick-level credibility.ButMcDaniels has certainly done themost with the least, which is tradi-tionally the criteria for the Coach ofthe Year award, so it is time to givehim his due.

Without a superstar at any posi-tion (possible exception: WRBrandon Marshall), McDaniels hasthe Broncos sitting at 6-1 with abalance of veteran leadershipbrought in through free agency(Brian Dawkins) and youthful ener-

gy from the draft (KnowshonMoreno).

Got an opinion on NFL Weekly’sawards? Think your favorite teamor player got the shaft? Send yourquestions/comments to wetzel-ca1@gcc.edu.

(College)Football Thought

of the Week

Dez Bryant’s season-longsuspension gives theOklahoma State wide receiv-er a difficult decision tomake. Entering the draft with“character concerns” and lessthan a full season of statisticscould be dangerous, but hewould still be the most phys-ically gifted wideout in thedraft. Does he stay or doeshe go? Stay tuned.

- Chris Wetzel

by junior Emily Ostlund. SeniorElise Bender scored the secondgoal at the 31-minute mark.

Peck and Ostlund teamed upagain for the third goal of thegame at 50:59, with Ostlundscoring and Peck providing theassist. Preston kept the goalempty for 73 minutes, andKetcham held the shutout forthe last 17 minutes in GroveCity’s fourth shutout of the sea-son.

Grove City stayed home forthe next match against SaintVincent College on the Oct. 21.The Wolverines maintainedtheir domination in a 6-0 win.

Those who scored includedOstlund at 10:23, Bender at20:51, sophomore ArielleGoyzueta at 43:24, Peck at 51minutes, Rieman at 63:19, andsophomore Cara Colley at70:11. Bender, Rieman, andOstlund each assisted at leastone goal.

Peck recorded her team-lead-ing eighth goal of the season.Ostlund and Rieman both made

their fifth goals of the season,and Goyzueta and Bender eachrecorded their third goal.Colley’s goal was her first ofthe season. Ketcham andPreston each played one halfand faced a total of five shots.

The Wolverines were awayfor their last three games, thefirst of which was at ThomasMore College on Oct. 24.Grove City preserved anothershutout, winning 2-0 in thefirst-ever win at Thomas More.Peck scored the first of twogoals at 27 minutes on a penal-ty kick for her ninth of the sea-son. Ostlund recorded the sec-ond goal at 39:06, assisted byRieman. Preston played all 90minutes and saved three shotsfor Grove City’s sixth shutoutof the season.

On Oct. 28, the Wolverinesclinched home-field advantagewith a 4-0 shutout at ChathamUniversity. Less than a minuteinto the match, Ostlund record-ed her seventh goal of the sea-son on a Bender assist. Benderproceeded to score the next twogoals, only a minute and a sec-ond apart, one unassisted andone with an assist fromRieman. Rieman closed scoringat 57:14 with an assist from

Goyzueta. Grove City dominated on

offense with their shots out-numbering Chatham’s 32-1.Ketcham recorded her secondand Grove City’s seventhshutout.

The final regular seasonmatch was at WestminsterCollege on Oct. 31. TheWolverines ended the season ona 3-0 win for their eighth con-secutive win. Ostlund scored at1:49 on a rebound for hereighth goal of the season.

At the end of the first half,Peck recorded her tenth goal,assisted by Yang. At 69:25,Osterhouse scored unassistedfor her second goal of the sea-son. Preston shut outWestminster after facing eightshots.

Peck ended the season with ateam-leading ten goals.Ostlund, Bender and Riemaneach finished with six assists.

With the playoffs upon them,the women know that they haveto keep up the momentum.

“We are playing with somuch confidence right now. Weknow that we can’t take any-thing for granted and have towork hard every game for 90minutes,” Peck said.

Sports 15The CollegianNovember 6, 2009

WOMEN’S VARSITY TENNIS

Soccerfrom page 13

Growing racquetball teamshows promise, optimism By Lisa Baldwin

Collegian Writer

Playing tennis for Grove CityCollege has been one of thebiggest blessings of my time atGCC. I have built so manystrong friendships, made mem-ories that will last long after Ihave graduated, and have hadthe opportunity to representGrove City playing a sport thatI love. I am not ready for it tobe over.

It still has not hit me that Iam a senior. This past weekend,when the tennis team competedin and won the Presidents’Athletic Conference (PAC)Championship in Erie, Pa., Iremained dry-eyed while mydad later admitted that heteared up. But I would like toleave my team with severalpieces of advice.

First, as much as I am not aMartina Navratilova fan, I real-ly do like her quote that Ishared earlier this season: “Themoment of victory is much tooshort to live for that and noth-ing else.”

There are certainly matchesthat stand out in my memory. Iwill never forget winningPAC’s with you, but when Ilook back at my tennis career atthe College, I do not remembermy record.

I remember “the barker” atITA’s, the e-mail parties thatsome of you refuse to partici-

pate in, playing tag in thePhysical Learning Center andwatching the U.S. Open togeth-er every fall.

So, play to win. But do notlet winning be your only goalin playing tennis.

I have to attribute this secondpiece of advice to my dad—hewas my coach growing up andwhen I am on the court, he isthe voice in my head. As basicas it sounds, you would beamazed how much of a differ-ence it makes if you just moveyour feet and watch the ball.

Third, remember: “Tennis isnot a gentle game. Psycho-logically, it is vicious.” Even ifyou are down 2-5, 0-40 in thethird set, do not give up! Youcan still come back. Just take itone point at a time.

I am so thankful that we havethe automatic bid to compete innationals this year and that wehave a spring season to lookforward to.

But even if we did not havethe spring season, we wouldhave the rest of the year to lookforward to: ice skating inPittsburgh, P. F. Changs,karaoke, and the rest of ourbucket list to complete.

Before this gets too cheesy Iwill finish, but I would just liketo say that I am so grateful foreach and every one of you, andthat God has used you toencourage me more than youwill ever know.

By Alexandra OmicioliCollegian Writer

The Grove City racquetballteam is back on the courts againfor their third year of competition.Still unrecognized by the schoolas a club team, they continue totravel independently, competing intournaments throughout Ohio,New York, and Pennsylvania.

Despite the loss of last year’stop male and female seniors, themorale on the team remains high.Hopes are high that the returningplayers will be able to step up andfill the shoes of those that havegone before them.

Even after the loss of a numberof players, the team continues togrow exponentially. When walk-ing down the hallway of the rac-quetball courts during a teampractice, it is hard not to noticethat all three courts are filled tomaximum capacity. Meanwhile,the rest of the team watches andwaits for an open court.

“We’ve definitely seen a lot of

interest growing since the begin-ning of this semester,” team cap-tain Brian Hoogerwerf said.“Many new freshmen and sopho-mores have been regularly comingto practices, which is hard to man-age with only three good courts,but that’s a great problem tohave.”

This year the team decided tojoin the newly formed Mid-Eastern Racquetball Conference(MERC). Although this is a small-er conference, the competition isjust as good if not better, and itcuts down on the distance theyhave to travel for tournaments.

Since last year, the team hasstrived to finish within the topthree schools at each tournamentthey attend.

During Homecoming weekend,three members from the teamtraveled to the first tournament ofthe year at the University ofAkron. There, sophomore AriélAustin and junior AlexandraOmicioli finished fifth and sixthrespectively in women’s division

one.Together they took third in dou-

bles and third overall for thewomen, finishing only behindBaldwin-Wallace College and theUniversity of Akron, both ofwhich have nationally rankedplayers.

The tournaments themselveshave proven to be both competi-tive and motivational for the team.

“I’m still kind of in the ‘tourna-ment high,’ where you’re comingback from a great weekend ofcamaraderie and friendly butintense competition,” said AriélAustin, the top player for theGrove City women. “This hasmotivated me to devote more timeto practicing, developing strate-gies, and building up the skills ofthe newer members of our team.”

“My hopes for the upcomingtournaments are to finish withinthe top three teams,” Austin said.“I feel like where we finish willdepend on who is at attendance atthe tournament.”

The team is expecting biggerschools such as Penn StateUniversity, BinghamtonUniversity and Ohio StateUniversity to start showing upwith more players for theirupcoming tournaments.

Next weekend the team willhave another chance to provethemselves, traveling to SlipperyRock University for their secondtournament.

A senior reflects

Varsity ScorecardFootball

10/31 - Grove City 35, Waynesburg 24Volleyball

10/29 - Saint Vincent 3, Grove City 010/31 - Grove City 3, La Roche 010/31 - Bethany 3, Grove City 0

Men’s Soccer10/28 - Grove City 2, Fredonia 1

10/31 - Westminster 3, Grove City 011/4 - Thomas More 3, Grove City 0

Women’s Soccer10/28 - Grove City 4, Chatham 0

11/3 - Grove City 2, Westminster 0Cross Country

PAC Conference ChampionshipsMen: 1st/6

Women: 1st/6Swimming and Diving

Men: Grove City 135, Allegheny 101Women: Grove City 136, Allegheny 104

CLUB RACQUETBALL

By Luke HarmonCollegian Writer

The Grove City College foot-ball team lost to Thomas MoreCollege in a close defensivematch 7-17. After a bye week,the Wolverines came back witha strong 35-24 victory at homeagainst Waynesburg Universitylast week.

The Wolverines travelleddown to Kentucky three weeksago to compete against the cur-rent conference champion,Thomas More College. It was ahard-fought and emotionalgame with numerous successfulgoal-line stands.

When asked about his goalfor the game, senior AndrewDiDonato said, “My goal wasto get the win, and I failed. Wehad a chance to beat ThomasMore, and we didn’t, but weneed to make the most of it.”

The defense’s goal-linestands at the end of the firsthalf of the Thomas More gamegenerated excitement and keptthe score at 7-7 going into thehalf.

“We were only a few yardsfrom our endzone at the end ofthe first half, but we didn’t giveup the big plays. We gave ourall with our backs against thewall,” sophomore Butch Krigersaid.

Sophomore George Matthewssaid, “There was great effort onboth sides of the ball. We’re a

young team, getting betterweek by week.”

Coach Smith described thegame in a single word:“intense.”

“There was valiant play by afew players,” Smith said. “Butwe weren’t able to move thefootball. If we had, we wouldhave done very well.”

The next week, the footballteam enjoyed a few days ofextra practices and rest as theirbye week coincided with fallbreak. On the first evening ofthe break, the football playershelped the United Way raisefunds by going door-to-door tocollect donations. Then theygathered back at the field houseto swap stories of interestingconversations and totaled upwhat had been donated whileenjoying a barbeque.

The break also gave injuredplayers a chance to recover.

“The guys stepped up and didtheir jobs. It’s probably about adozen guys who have beeninjured so far, though somehave healed and are playingagain,” sophomore Clay Hallsaid.

The Wolverines came offtheir bye week raring to go andtook visiting Waynesburg bysurprise. Grove City seized theday in a good showing of ath-leticism, aided by an interestingpunt return play.

“We were ready to play rightfrom the start in this game,”

senior Adam Chakot said.“Miller had the biggest hit, run-ning through the man he wasblocking and pancaking him,allowing [senior Andrew]DiDonato to get the finaltouchdown.”

When asked if Waynesburgwas able to make plays onGrove City, Chakot said, “Theystarted off slow, but in the sec-ond half they were able to sus-tain some drives.”

“The turnovers made a bigeffect on the game, giving theoffense good field position and

leading to some touchdowns,”sophomore Jason Fergusonsaid. “The special team’sturnover for a touchdown was aturning point of the game, giv-ing us the momentum. We didwell on special teams, offenseand defense.”

In the second quarter,Waynesburg had an extremelybad punt coming out of theirred-zone, sending the ballstraight up in the air. Thepunter sought to recover it, buta strip by junior David “Butch”Kriger and a recovery by senior

James Jennings in the endzonegave Grove City a touchdown.

“We won!” Coach Skaricichsaid. “All we talked about inmeetings was winning onegame this week, and we canbuild on this for the next game.The defense did a great job,and in the second half when wehad a few mistakes, the offensepicked us up. It was a good dayfor the Wolverines.”

“Senior Day” is on Saturday,and the Wolverines will take onWestminster College on ThornField at 1 p.m.

Sports16 The CollegianNovember 6, 2009

By Emily DurantCollegian Writer

The rain came down in sheetson a cold Halloween day as theWolverine women prepared torun for their 21st straightConference title. The gun wasfired and the women blazed theirway through the wet and muddycourse. It would take more thanbad footing and a little rain todishearten them. In spite theweather, they ran with greatendurance, unwilling to give in.

“The weather was so awfulthat it was more miserablestanding and cheering for theguys than actually running therace!” junior Kate McRobertssaid.

McRoberts finished in sixthfor the Wolverine women, run-ning one of her best races of theyear. McRoberts has been bat-tling anemia most of the season,and although it has been a strug-gle, she has not allowed it tobring her down.

“The highlight of the day for

me was seeing that KateMcRoberts qualified for region-als,” teammate Mary RachelRobbins said. “She has beensuch an inspiration to me byovercoming so much this season

and by working so hard each andevery day. To see it all finallypay off in the race Saturday wasan inexpressible blessing for me.I couldn’t think of anyone elsemore deserving of that spot!”

As a whole, the women’s teamdid very well, blowing away therest of the field by 45 points.The Wolverines had 10 womenfinish All-Conference, and sevenin the top nine.

Before the race, each team-mate was assigned a teammateto pray for. This is just oneexample of the unity among thewomen.

“It really helped to have a spe-cific teammate to pray for dur-ing the race, because it remindedme of how hard one of the othergirls was working, and I could-n’t let her down by giving lessthan my best effort,” said fresh-man Anna Dunsworth, who fin-ished eighth for the Wolverinesand 12th overall. It was anothersolid victory for the women anda strong way to finish their regu-lar season.

On the men’s side, there werealso many great performances.The footing considerably wors-ened as the raced progressed, butthis did not stop the men fromattaining victory.

“I am so proud of the men’steam for their performance as awhole. We stepped up to beatour rival, Saint Vincent, when itreally counted,” senior GarretCichowitz said. Cichowitz wonboth for the Wolverines and inthe overall race.

“One of my favorite thingsabout the race was seeing theyoung talented freshman classstep up big for the team andmake the varsity team; five ofour top 10 runners were fresh-men,” Cichowitz said. Notably,freshman Wes Tomer finishedsixth for the Wolverine men,marking his first race in a varsi-ty slot.

Senior Derek Kruse said,“There is tremendous satisfac-tion running as hard as possible,withholding nothing. I wasproud to see our team competelike champions.” Kruse ran inthe second place spot for theGrove City team.

Both the men’s and women’svarsity squads will compete atRegionals on Nov. 14.

MEN’S VARSITY FOOTBALL

Wolverines recover for victory

Fred JennySenior Garret Cichowitz(left) earned first place overall inSaturday’s race while Sara Fisher earned medalist honors.

SourceSenior Marcus Chakot plays in the game against WaynesburgUniversity on Saturday. He was named the Player of the Weekfor his role on the offense.

Support YourWolverines!

Football11/7 – vs.

Westminster (H)1 p.m.

Women’s Soccer11/7 – President’s

Athletic ConferenceTournament

Championship Matchv. W & J (H)

1 p.m.

MEN’S AND WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY

Wolverines earn 19th PAC Conference title