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COVID on campus One case confirmed, student in quarantine Gabrielle Capaldo Staff Writer

A Grove City student tested positive for COVID-19 on Aug. 25. It is the first confirmed case on campus.

According to the student, who shall remain anonymous, the day after they arrived on campus, Aug. 19, their boss from the summer notified them that a family they worked with tested positive for COVID-19, meaning they were exposed.

The student immediately notified a friend who helped them get in contact with Joe Cirelli, assistant dean of Student Life and Learning, who became their direct contact.

The student and her roommate immediately quarantined in their room together on Aug. 19.

The next day, Cirelli separated the students to designated quarantine dorms on campus. On Aug. 21, the student was given the option to continue quarantine on cam-

pus or at their home to which they chose their home.

The student had no symptoms until Aug. 21 when they lost their sense of taste. At the time, Zerbe’s staff was in the midst of setting up logistics for testing, so the student offered to be tested at a CVS in Cranberry. They were notified Aug. 25 that the test was positive.

“I wasn’t really expecting a positive test, but once I found out I wasn’t worried about me. I was worried about all

the people I could have infected,” the student said.

According to Student Life, three students, including the roommate, had exposure to the positive student and quarantined for 10 days after their testing according to CDC guidelines.

Zerbe tested eleven other students who had secondhand exposure to the positive student and instructed them to self-isolate for as long as they could. Within days, every test came back negative.

According to Susan Grimm, GCC’s Environmental Health & Safety Specialist, the school handled this case successfully.

“Any time you have a first case on something this complex, you’re going to learn on everything you do,” Grimm said. “But this week was very beneficial to us as far as all the little things that we need to think of.”

Although an outbreak did CASE 3

Social work gains cred

A spike in recreation

Dept. gets recognized David Zimmermann News Editor

tary School in Butler, Pa., says that the school has been cautious about its reopening plans. To ensure the safety of everyone there, hallways are taped to direct student traffic in between classes, lunch is served to students at their classroom desks, desks are 6 feet apart from each other and teachers are required to wipe down the classroom regularly and after every student leaves.

While school may look different this year, Ebbott says that her teaching experience so far has been rewarding.

“Even through all the restrictions, it’s amazing to see the unity between the teachers I’ve been around and the strength they all have,” she

Three and a half years since establishing the Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work (BSW) major, the program earned accreditation this summer from the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).

Hosack In the 1990s, the college’s former social work program was canceled.

But once Dr. Lisa Hosack, associate professor of Social Work, was hired in 2013, she began laying the groundwork for what would become the college’s current social work program.

Hosack started with a social work minor and developed the program into a BSW major in 2017.

When Hosack learned that the accreditation went through, she was satisfied and relieved that her Ayers students could now pursue a Master’s Degree in Social Work (MSW), saving both time and money.

The CSWE accreditation not only qualifies students to work in the field of social work, but it also allows them to graduate early with an MSW. This is known as “Advanced Standing.”

Professor of sociology Dr. David Ayers came up with the idea to re-establish the college’s social work program, but he needed someone to execute the plan.

Hosack was the perfect

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Freshman Bishop Wolf lunges for the ball during a spikeball game on the quad. Warm weather and mask restrictions have encouraged students to take advantage of outdoor recreation.

Students take to teaching in COVID-19 era classrooms David Zimmermann News Editor

Due to COVID-19, most, if not all, schools across the country have reevaluated their plans for reopening and have adjusted according to the latest developments regarding the virus.

Everyone knows how this affects the students. But, what does the current educational environment look like for student teachers who must complete the hours and credentials necessary for gaining certification?

Currently, there are 38 student teachers from the college working in PreK-4, Special Education, Middle Level Education and Secondary Education at local schools in the area.

“It’s amazing to see the unity between the teachers I’ve been around and the strength they all have.”

According to Dr. Linda Culbertson ‘84, professor of education and director of elementary student teaching, many of the student teachers are working in a hybrid class environment, teaching to both in-person and online students.

She says, “Local schools have expanded their distance learning programs, with many teachers doing double duty in teaching students

at home on alternate days, while having students in the classroom as well.”

In addition, the schools are limiting the number of visitors beyond just requiring proper health procedures such as handwashing, maskwearing and social distancing.

Senior Amanda Ebbott, who currently works as a student teacher for third grade at Center Township Elemen-

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The award-winning Grove City College student newspaper, Sept. 4, 2020

From the Tower

Living up the label Every freshman remembers the Organization Fair. It’s hard to forget the brightly colored and noisy journey through the tables, a flurry of handshakes, elevator pitches and bright possibilities.

Afterwards, after signing up to every email list known to man, comes the hard task of finding out where you fit in.

With so many organizations and groups to choose from, it’s hard to believe that anyone could be left out.

But is every voice on campus being heard?

Those who walked through this year’s Org Fair found empty tables void of their group’s members. The silent oases in a cacophony of belonging represent individuals dismissed.

Though small, an unfortunate part of the campus’ history contains vandalized College Democrat posters and mocking comments concerning minority groups on campus.

Grove City is just a microcosm of the age-old problem at large. Learning how to juggle different worldviews in a functioning society is no easy task, and division haunts every topic in America. Diversity is simultaneously something craved and misunderstood.

College is a place for learning new things and hearing different voices. Everything about college oozes

with novelty – you come to college to have your mind blown.

So, why are we afraid of new and different? It’s easy to keep your head in the sand where it’s comfortable and warm. But, with authentic Christianity and education comes bravery.

How many of us will be brave enough take the cold plunge into new ideas?

In any community, there are majorities and minorities, with Grove City College being no exception. But at a campus with the lofty “Christian” label brings a responsibility towards every voice that calls this place their own.

One of these responsibilities is being uncomfortable.

Learning to live in community with varied viewpoints is part of the Christian life.

Jesus listens to every individual, so we should be able to do the same. Unless we can bravely embrace every voice, no matter how small, we don’t deserve that lofty title.

So, as the world around us descends into a fearful opposition of ideas, our campus has the opportunity to stand apart.

Let’s listen to new ideas and learn from different worldviews around us. As a Christian campus, authentically embrace the different, because we are the different God embraced.

Paige Fay

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Collegian Staff Editor-in-Chief Paige Fay

Copy Chief Britney Lukasiewicz

Managing Editor Anna DiStefano

Business Manager Kathryn Miller

Section Editors News David Zimmermann

Copy Editors Jessica Hardman Ashley Ostrowski Claire Josey Lauren Ness Kylie Jasper Joanna Thorpe Elizabeth Schinkel

Community Fiona Lacey Perspectives Clark Mummau

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Staff Writers Scott Amon Noel Elvin Connor Schlosser Gabrielle Capaldo Jules Wooldridge

Design Chief Caleb West

Staff Adviser Nick Hildebrand

Sports Emily Rupczewski

The Collegian is the student newspaper of Grove City College, located in Grove City, Pa. Opinions appearing on these pages, unless expressly stated otherwise, represent the views of individual writers. They are not the collective views of The Collegian, its staff or Grove City College.

Green Eyeshade Award the

This week’s Green Eyeshade Award goes to Perspectives Editor Clark Mummau for his dedicated writing, solid editorial discernment and encouraging energy.

The Green Eyeshade Award honors student contributors that demonstrate consistency and excellence in their work.

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Friendship, humility and honor Lessons from the legendarium Clark Mummau Perspectives Editor

I often listen to music when I do my homework, and my beginning-of-thesemester soundtrack was the Complete Recordings to “The Lord of the Rings.”

Listening to this music inspired me to revisit Tolkien’s legendarium and the marvelous world he created.

Tolkien said that his books were not an allegory, but a history, of sorts.

They have “varied applicability to the thought and experience of readers,” he wrote in the foreword to the second edition of the books.

While there are many parallels to things Tolkien experienced in the First World War and saw in the Second, the books ring true today just the same.

Three notable characteristics stuck out to me in the legendarium: the importance of friendship, humility and honor.

Friendship is seen nowhere more clearly than with Frodo and Sam. I think their friendship even bears remarkable similarities to discipleship.

Frodo, as the ring-bearer, bore an incredible burden with him. But when Frodo attempted to flee alone, Sam ran after him and remained with him until the end.

They passed through treacherous and unknown lands together, and Sam provided wise counsel when

the challenges of bearing the One Ring became great.

“I can’t carry it for you, but I can carry you and it as well,” he said when Frodo could not continue on.

In our lives, we need friends who will stick with us like Sam. We need Christians to come alongside us and bear our burdens, to lift us up when we have fallen.

As Jesus said, “Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends,” (John 15:13). Hopefully, we can all find friends who will lay down their desires in order to see us succeed, and hopefully, we will do the same for others.

The importance of humility is seen in Gandalf. He is an angelic being sent to assist the peoples of Middle-earth, but he is not allowed to go in his true angelic form. He appears as an old man, and he doesn’t use his magic to influence people.

Gandalf’s commitment to his divinely-ordained mission enabled him to be restored to life by Eru (God) after he was wounded by a Balrog, and he was made the head of the wizards after Saruman’s betrayal.

Similarly, we should always remember to be humble. It is in humility and sacrificial service that true greatness lies as Jesus also tells us. We should not use our academics or our busy schedules to make people think more highly of us, but we should rather seek to love others as we have first been loved.

Finally, Tolkien showed the value of honor often throughout his works. Faramir, Aragorn, and Gandalf all demonstrate their honor when they refuse to take the One Ring from Frodo.

These men also suffer intense hardships in their fight for the free peoples of Middle-earth, but they all persevere and never lose hope.

“I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory.

I love only that which they defend,” Faramir says.

This quotation beautifully encapsulates Faramir’s honor. He will fight and kill, but never for his own glory, and only when it is necessary.

We have many opportunities to show our honor this year.

As we interact with others, let us do the simple deed of wearing our mask to protect lives we may not know are in danger.

Let us study diligently, treat all people as God’s beloved creation be people of integrity even when the opportunity to cheat is available to us.

These three qualities are especially relevant today. As we have come back together, we are reminded of the intimate friendships we have built on campus and their value in supporting us in our trials.

Humility is a necessary attribute for serving others and achieving a Christ-focused idea of greatness.

We should also pursue to live honorably in all that we do, to be beyond reproach.

This Week in Collegian History

Profs celebrate 20 years at GCC September 5, 1980 “Wolverine band marches to Three Rivers” On Monday, September 1, 1980, Grove City College’s marching band performed at the Pittsburgh-Houston doubleheader in Three Rivers Stadium, before an audience of 27,000.

This stadium was the multi-purpose home of the Pirates and the Steelers for 30 years and saw some historic moments in sports, such as the 1971 World Series and Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw’s “Immaculate Reception” – and, in 1980, Grove’s City’s

160-piece marching band.

Their 12-minute set was enthusiastically received by fans and players alike.

ing new students whirling in a myriad of activities.” Keep it up, OB!

September 7, 1990 “O.B. goes to the movies”

Sept 1, 2000 “College welcomes 11 new faculty members”

As the activities of 2020’s Orientation Board draws to a close, we turn to the 90s and remember one of the first Graffiti Dances held at the college. Orientation Board hasn’t changed much in the past 30 years, with The Collegian editor Jennifer Beck describing the Board’s activities as “Keep-

This week at the turn of the last millennium, Grove City welcomed new teachers who in 2020 are some of our school’s most beloved faces!

Happy 20 years of Grove to Dr. Campbell, Dr. Linda Culbertson, Dr. Kemeny (now Dean of the Calderwood school), Dr. Potter and Dr. Shaw!

Jules Wooldridge

Staff writer

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Mellon money helps college reopen Clark Mummau Perspectives Editor

The Richard King Mellon Foundation gave a $210,000 grant to Grove City College to invest in the enhanced health and safety measures.

The measures are necessary to protect students, employees and the College’s community during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

“This grant is a great help in offsetting unexpected

costs incurred over the last six months and we are incredibly grateful to the Richard King Mellon Foundation for its support. The Foundation’s continuing commitment to higher education as an essential service to the local community, region and state is evident by its generosity and willingness to support the College during a challenging season,” Grove City College President Paul J. McNulty ’80 said.

“For many local businesses, their neighboring college is like the sun - and if that sun goes dark, there’s no backup generator,” Foundation Director Sam Reiman said. “We want to do everything we can to keep those colleges running.”

The Foundation provided $2.5 million in grants to 12 colleges and universities in the region to cover pandemic-related expenses.

This includes COVID-19

testing, personal protective equipment, health care costs and technology costs related to offering online learning or for financial aid for students in need.

The grants are capped at $250,000 per school, and each grant is contingent on a dollar-for-dollar match by each school, the Foundation said.

The Foundation has provided $25 million in grants to help Southwest Pennsyl-

vania in the COVID-19 crisis.

“Our regional colleges and universities are essential engines for growth – for the students who learn there, the people who work there, and for the local communities whose economies we know they so powerfully impact,” said Reiman. “And we want to be there for them now, at this critical hour, as they navigate the complex logistics of the COVID-19 pandemic.”

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typical school year because it’s critical to create those relationships before the threat of online schooling becomes stronger,” she says. “With the very real possibility of cyber schooling becoming a reality for a good bit of the year, it’s so important for the students to have that relationship with their teacher to help guide them through their grade level past just schoolwork.”

Realizing that teaching with a face mask can be challenging for students with hearing impairments to learn, the Education Department purchased clear face shields over the summer that are compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards. Moreover, the teacher’s face shield also allows students in elementary and special education to easily learn phonics, where they need to be able to see the teacher’s formation of letter sounds to effectively learn the material.

Although this year poses its own unique challenges, Culbertson has confidence that they will rise to the challenge, leaving them with this advice.

She says, “Pray for all your students. Learn all you can from mentor teachers, take risks, try new things and love what you’re doing. Your students need you now more than ever before. Remember what you have learned in your coursework. Now apply it, and help those students soar.”

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KATIE MILLER

Senior Elementary and Special Education major Katy Miller teaches during her first week at Lakeview Elementary School. Miller is one of the college’s 38 student teachers that has had to adapt to COVID-19 guidelines for schools this fall.

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person for the job.

“Lisa was the one who brought the talent and the credentials to make it happen,” Ayers said.

Since Ayers hired Hosack seven years ago, the BSW program has seen a steady increase in student enrollment.

Ayers hopes that now more students will become interested and enroll in the accredited program given the field’s positive job growth.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Occupational Outlook Handbook, the “overall employment of social workers is projected to grow 11 percent from 2018 to 2028, much faster than the average for all occupations,” which is five percent.

Due to the increased demand for social workers in healthcare and social services, Ayers hopes that the BSW program will grow to reflect the diverse job opportunities available such as medical, criminal justice, substance abuse, and familyrelated social work.

“It’s going to become more important to have people in social work who are anchored not only in an understanding of a Christian

worldview but anchored in the courage to stand up for the vulnerable,” Ayers said.

Hosack said that “faith has never been a tack-on” in the social work major.

Rather, faith has been foundational to the growth of the program and instrumental in helping students understand their calling as social workers.

“The thesis that has inspired my work as a social work practitioner and now educator is that our flourishing as persons results from right relationships with God, one another and the world around us,” she said.

“Any attempts to practice social work should be situated around these goals. This is what we try to communicate to students because in a line of work that regularly exposes you to some of life’s darkest realities, restoration, even in its most incremental forms, is what sustains and motivates you.”

Currently, the newly-accredited program includes courses on child welfare, human development, research methods, mental health and policy advocacy.

In addition, Social Work majors must complete a 400-hour field placement with a local social services agency during their senior year.

says. “My cooperation teacher has been working tirelessly through this difficult time and has been reminding me why we teach.”

Another student teacher, senior Emily Rosenberger, has been placed in an AP English classroom at Grove City Area High School. She says, “I’m realizing just how much of this job is not about me. The students and their experiences are really what matter.”

Culbertson hopes that the college’s student teachers will learn to be flexible, compassionate and wise with their students during this time. She also believes the need for education is even more important for younger students, not only academically but relationally.

“Whether in a face-to-face setting or on an online platform, we, as teachers, know the importance of relationships with our students,” Culbertson says. “Our student teachers are working diligently every day to bring emotional learning to children who are desperately seeking connections while simultaneously focusing on academic challenges.”

Ebbott agrees that relationships are essential to the student’s success in the classroom even amid a pandemic.

“At the same time, those relationships are even more important than during a

GCC

The college published its first case of COVID-19 on the COVID-19 Positive Test Dashboard on MyGCC.The dashboard will update every Monday.

Learning, expressed that it is that we want so that we can the school’s number one pri- hold on to what we can have,” ority to make sure students Hardesty said. continued from 1 When asked about the not emerge from this case, feel cared for. Considering this, many students have extimeline that the school may not everyone believes the pressed a growing concern of be in the clear from the threat school handled it well. of COVID-19, Hardesty said, “It felt like the school was being sent home.

“I want us to stay on cam“We are going to have to be unprepared and we were pus,” senior Rebecca Cloyd diligent all semester. But if confused,” senior Emilia said, “and for that to happen there is a student body that England said. She felt the we must continue to realize can do it, it’s ours.” school gave contradictory what a sacrifice it is for the For more information instructions which made folfaculty to even have us on please see the COVID-19 lowing protocol difficult.

Positive Case Dashboard However, the student who campus.”

Hardesty expressed that – updated every Monday tested positive appreciated the school has worked tiremorning – located on the the school’s response. lessly in preparation for this home page of myGCC. “They were constantly in semester to ensure in-person If you are experiencing contact with me,” they said. learning for students and symptoms of COVID-19, re“Cirelli even called me mulfaculty. port your symptoms on the tiple times just to see how I “We recognize that there myGCC portal under the Stuwas. They made me feel reare elements to their experi- dent tab. If you have been exally cared for.” ence that are totally different posed to COVID-19, directly Larry Hardesty, Vice Presright now, but sometimes we contact Mr. Hardesty or Mr. ident of Student Life and have to let go of the things Cirelli.

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In the ‘Mole Hole’ Students quarantine in basement Fiona Lacey

posure and human interac-

to people who were deliver-

the students received indi-

Community Editor When they arrived on campus, all international students were required to quarantine for 14 days in the little-known and mostly unvisited basement of MAP dormitory known as the “Mole Hole.”

As of Monday, Aug. 24, however, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) 14-day quarantine guideline for international students was removed, giving the international students the green light to be released on Tuesday, Aug. 25.

Even with a short quarantine period, their experience in the Mole Hole was nothing short of unique.

The Mole Hole basement remains one of the most unused spaces on campus, having been last occupied over a year ago.

Built in the 20s, its windowless rooms and iconic location remain a unique part of the College’s history.

Junior Alejandra Flores, flying in from Ramstein, Germany, arrived at the Mole Hole on Saturday, Aug. 22.

After Dr. Scott Gordon escorted her to campus from the Pittsburgh airport, she took a room at the far end of the hall, next to a room with a student from South Korea.

“Mr. Gordon was super helpful. He even offered to bring me snacks or Dunkin Donuts while I was down there,” Flores said.

Flores noted the lack of ex-

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Students congregate near the infamous basement residence hall entrance located in the lobby of MAP West dormitory. The hall is familiarly known as “the Mole Hole.” tion was different, yet unfortunately necessary.

“It was nice to be back on campus, but quarantining by yourself is very lonely,” Flores said. “It was nice to have some peace and quiet before the semester ramps up though.”

To limit exposure, quarantined students were instructed to stay in their assigned rooms, having breakfast, lunch and dinner personally delivered to them by Resident Assistants.

“I tried to put a note on the door to say hi

ing the meals,” Flores said. “I sent some notes to the other international students on the floor, too.”

With all the time in the world, most students worked on homework and took online classes through Microsoft Teams.

Little did they know, CDC COVID-19 guidelines for international students would change that very week, eliminating the national quarantine requirement for students across the country.

After a strange three days,

vidual phone calls from Vice President of Student Life and Learning, Larry Hardesty, notifying them of the College’s decision to allow international students to leave the Mole Hole.

“I was happy to be back on campus, seeing and interacting with my friends,” Flores said. “I hadn’t seen them in five months.”

Flores’ gratitude is a shared feeling across campus, as the opportunity to be back in person is one to celebrate.

No mask, big problem Fiona Lacey

Community Editor As students enter community once again, they are reminded to do so safely and wisely.

Due to the general low-risk effect of COVID-19, a vague feeling of disregard for the College’s policies could occur as the weeks continue and more habits form. Not so, however, for the older members of the GCC community.

Amidst the student debate over masks and social distancing, the professors, staff and miscellaneous workers of the college struggle to keep their cool in the face of an unknown and possibly life-threatening disease.

“My 74-year old mother lives with our family here in Grove City,” Dr. Colin Messer, professor of English, said.

“So, I’ve been concerned about protecting her.”

Face masks, social distancing and quarantining remain a touchy subject to some on campus, as many students arrived from areas not heavily affected by the virus.

Professors and older members urge students to look outside the inconvenience and remember the vulnerable.

“Admittedly, face masks […] are cramping our style, [but] we’re missing the point,” Dr. Dale McIntyre, professor of Mathematics, said. “Many wise and informed persons have delib-

Stroll down memory lane

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All students, staff and faculty are required to wear masks inside and outside and maintain social distancing to avoid spreading COVID-19. erated for months in formu- ICU of Pittsburgh Mercy mask-wearing and sanitizlating a plan for the College Hospital. ing, adding that he never to function as a college while Nowland, the Director of thought he would contract endeavoring to protect the Planned Giving at the Col- the virus. most vulnerable.” lege, contracted the virus in “My hope for our comMcIntyre sees a light late May. munity is that we will not ahead, only so long as stu“I developed a cough, fe- only make it to Thanksgivdents take the College’s poli- ver, loss of taste and smell, ing with in-person instruccies seriously. and was generally exhaust- tion, but also that in these “I really don’t like wear- ed,” Nowland said. “At that strange time we will grow ing a mask, but it seems like point it was even painful to in our commitment to the a small inconvenience if it take shallow breaths, and I common good, starting with keeps a vulnerable person ended up on a ventilator for our neighbors here on camfrom getting really sick,” three days while my lungs re- pus,” Messer said.

Messer noted. covered.”

He continued, “I think it’s Yet to those who have nevNowland was discharged still important for young, er encountered COVID-19, from the hospital after 10 healthy people to remain the virus remains a distant days of hard recovery, thank- vigilant and protect themand sometimes forgettable ful for his life and health. selves and others. This is concept.

“I’m fortunately mostly re- a great chance for the ColTo 35-year-old Adam covered now, but to get that lege’s students and staff Nowland, though, COVID-19 sick was pretty startling,” and faculty to look out for hit him and his wife directly, Nowland said. one another as we proceed resulting in a severe case of Nowland encourages stu- through the semester.” pneumonia and time in the dents to stay vigilant in

With the noticeable changes to campus this fall, I thought we’d reminisce about changes and alterations not easily missed.

Follow me and let’s see how far back you can remember.

Most would remember the sixteen chapel credit requirement.

If you planned well enough, you could have your chapels met by Fall Break (another tragic loss to the Fall 2020 semester).

Many could also recall the Class of 2020’s laptops.

Listen hard enough and you can hear the wham of their collapsing kickstands.

And now to more recent history.

The current sophomores narrowly escaped one of Grove City’s most beloved freshman courses.

Oh Fitwell, how you left a lasting memory in the hearts of all who had the honor of experiencing you. Who could forget the uniforms, whose fashionable shorts are still sported by upperclassmen? Or swimming, which you were in because you either failed the swim test or just really wanted to walk around campus with a wet head in January.

In Jan. 2019 a Polar Vortex shut down campus, leading to the unfathomable: two days of cancelled classes and open hours on a Thursday. Any upper classman should be able to tell you exactly where they were when the unprecedented and miraculous emails came through.

And now we step into what is slowly becoming college lore.

Can anyone remember a time that Dunkin did not exist? Find a senior. Maybe they were one of the mighty few that braved the 4 a.m. trek to the coffee chain on opening day.

Or what about a losing football team? When the seniors came to campus in the fall of ’17 the Wolverines were on a three-year losing streak that was eventually broken on a fateful firework night.

Due to updated dinnerware, the Class of ’21 is also the only one left to remember Zeta pledges frantically scouring the dining halls for yellow plates and the fraternity pledges holding them hostage.

Last but not least, let us not forget the GCC Scooter Gang. Comprised of students passionate about two wheeled transportation, the gang skrrtted around campus and built a strong presence on social media.

This is not an exhaustive list by any means, but merely a few highlights.

More changes will come, shaping our collective experiences and coloring how we remember our time on campus.

By the way, has anyone seen Kitty Purry?

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Eula the lady editor

Collegian recalls first female editor Scott Amon

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Staff Writer

war, the end of the war, the Influenza pandemic and the

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curred at GCC: The Colle-

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female students as students

paper’s history.

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Eula Isabelle Blyholder was GCC’s first female editor-in-chief.

“The girls” Eula Isabelle Blyholder ’19 Editor-in-Chief This is a “girly” article. It is of the girls, for the girls and by a girl. Will the gentle men all step to the rear of the auditorium for the present? Will the ladies kindly remove their hats? Thank you.

My subject is Girls. We hear too little about them now­a-days. Oh, yes, I hear you say, “Well the War has brought Women to the Front.” Indeed it has. But there are still a few isolated pots on the universe where Girls are kept in the background and our own little college is one.

True our boys are sometimes heard to admit that they couldn’t have done this or that if the girls had not stood by them, yet with the majority it is a very reluctant admission. In the college activities the girls are on the job. They act on committees, they provide entertainment at the college functions, they rank high in scholarship (as this year’s honor students will bear witness) and they are never too busy to do one more thing. They do every last thing the boys can do,

and they do it more efficiently too. Now don’t think I’m slamming the boys. They do well, poor things,—but I wish to impress upon you, gentle reader, as the novelist says, that the College Girl takes second place to none and she is ready right now to stand forth and say it.

Now to bring my ramblings down to a concrete case—let me ask you, gentlemen, in all fairness, who ought to be more afraid in the dark—a man or a woman? You say, “A woman, of course, she is of the weaker sex.” Well, if she should how does it happen that the boys of our college are granted lights ALL NIGHT and we poor, weak, trembling maids are left in the dark?

There is a serious side to the this question, too.

No one can go to college and do anything at all outside of regular studies and go to bed at 10 p. m. If one uses the afternoon doing outside work one MUST study at night. Nor does it hurt one to do so occasionally, provided all other things are equal. But they are not

equal. Do you men ever think that when a young lady comes into class with all her lessons well prepared, she has sat up a half, three quarters or a whole hour longer than “lights” with only the dim fllckering rays of a candle to aid her. Surely, such a situation makes the God of eye doctors laugh. Just why boy’s eyes are valuable and girl’s are not is the question the girls would like you to solve for them.

Lastly, kindly use your influence, gentlemen, to have an R. O. T. C. established among the girls as we also would like to have our choice between Gym and no Gym. Meaning, of course, that after a reasonable number of years of faithful service it should be optional.

Kindly remember that while “the boys” were away the girls swung things through and they are no weaklings. So well did they do it that no really vital traditions of G. C. C. have been abandoned and like all other mortals, even men, we crave recognition.

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Students unleash hammock New regulations push students outside Art and text by Wes Kinney

As the fall semester begins, students take advantage of nice weather and the change in the college’s hammock policy, which now permits them on upper campus.

Students are now able to set up hammocks on the trees of upper campus. Of course, students are asked to use discretion when choosing their trees, as some of the trees are not sturdy enough to support a person strung between.

Barnabas Chen, Catie Fluharty and Sara Roberts shared their opinion with me about how they feel about the new rule.

“I wake up every morning with hammocking on my mind, and now I just step outside my building and BOOM! Hammock opportunities everywhere,” Roberts said, overjoyed by the change.

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The Impact Club on campus is often balancing a few feet off the ground walking a sort of “tightrope� called a slackline.

Another popular activity you might find students enjoying on upper campus is spikeball, a volleyball-type game with a net and four players.

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Perspectives The Collegian,

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Sept. 4, 2020

Protect the Grove

Natural rights & COVID-19 Susannah Barnes Contributing Writer

When I moved back to Grove City, I was the only one of my friends to be going back to campus. My friends from home are having another semester online and many will be finishing their college careers through Zoom. Although it can be hard to remember with all the new rules in place, we really are the lucky ones.

In the grand scheme of things, Grove City’s regulation for students are relatively lax. When other schools are requiring daily tests and campus wide quarantines, Grove is asking that we wear masks in public spaces and avoid nonessential travel.

We are paying an incredibly low price for all the benefits we are receiving.

That canceled trip to Pittsburgh allows you to live in a dorm. That mask allows you to have face to face instruction. That hand sanitizer tak-

ing up so much room in your backpack allows you to see your best friend. The positives far outweigh the negatives.

Most people have been choosing joy, but some are choosing bitterness and letting small regulations and their belief of what constitutes as “rights” ruin their semester. Even if you believe coronavirus is a hoax – and if you do please look out your window and listen to frontline workers – wearing a mask and social distancing is a small price to pay.

John Locke, the father of natural rights, argued that our rights allow us to better follow God’s commands. In other words, our rights inherently give us a moral responsibility to care for one another.

During the age of coronavirus, this moral responsibility is even more important.

The age old saying of “the right to swing your arms in any direction ends where my nose begins” holds true. You can refuse to wear a mask on your own time, but as soon as you refuse to wear a mask

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Would philosopher John Locke, whose writings on natural law influenced the American founders, wear a mask? around someone with a higher risk – like myself – you are intruding on someone else’s rights and not upholding your responsibilities.

We are a campus built on community, and the selfserving attitudes among

The fall of Falwell Christians to be appalled.

“But sexual immorality and all impurity or covetousness must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints,” Paul wrote in Ephesians 5:3.

We Christians are called to a higher standard. We are called to follow God’s commands and to strive for holiness even when it goes against our cultural norms.

A life truly modeled after God’s holiness is a remarkable witness to the world.

I find it easy at times to become complacent at Grove City College with different parts of my faith, and this leaves me vulnerable to Satan’s attacks. When the outside world sees me stumble, what do I show to the world? Do I show a man changed by God’s grace, or a hypocrite mocking the name of my Savior?

While not all sins seem tantamount to adultery, Falwell Jr.’s example should still remind us of our responsibility as Christ’s ambassadors. Those who oppose Liberty University’s work now have a great reason to speak out against that institution, because their leader has fallen so tragically.

I would even argue that our conduct as Christians must be upright because of our fellow Christians. When we sin, we may discourage our brothers and sisters in their walks, or our example may validate that sin for another.

We must always be considering the life that we live

We should all be aiming to protect our fellow Grovers so that we can stay until Thanksgiving; it’s our duty.

So please, wear your mask, social distance, put on hand sanitizer and be thankful that we are here.

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On Tuesday, Aug. 25, Jerry Falwell Jr., President of Liberty University, said that he would be resigning from his position after allegations of sexual misconduct that violate the school’s policies arose.

Reuters reported on Aug. 24 about a years-long affair between Giancarlo Granda and Becki Falwell where Jerry Falwell Jr. would watch. This led to conflicting reports on an indefinite leave or resignation before final confirmation of Falwell Jr.’s resignation came Tuesday evening.

Falwell Jr. maintains that he himself did not violate the school’s policy that “Sexual relations outside of a biblically ordained marriage between a natural-born man and a natural-born woman are not permissible at Liberty University.”

“I have not broken any rules — any rules — that apply to a staff member at Liberty,” he said.

This was not the first scandal that rocked the prominent evangelical university, though. At the beginning of the month, the University’s executive committee asked Falwell Jr. to take an “indefinite leave of absence” after he posted a picture of him and a woman both with unzipped pants and exposed midriffs.

While any news of sexual misconduct and subsequent institutional upheaval is disheartening, the fact that this occurred at a Christian university should cause us

those refusing to uphold the social contract is disappointing. Your reaction is a choice but caring for others is non-negotiable. Yes, we all have natural rights, but those come with a natural responsibility.

and discern whether or not we are living in unrepentant sin. We should also have people who speak into our life to present an unbiased perspective on our actions.

Being at a Christian college does not make us immune to sin—the apostle Paul harshly rebuked his fellow apostle Peter in his letter to the churches in Galatia. Let us all work out our salvation and strive to live worthy of our calling. Let us strive to be holy, as Christ is holy.

I could continue to focus on sin but let us close with what is greater than any sin: God’s grace and the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ. As Christians, we are no longer enslaved to our sin; Christ has set us free!

“I am now dealing with things in a way that I should have done before,” Falwell Jr. said, “including seeking to address the emotional toll this has taken.”

Healing is available in Christ and Christian counsel. So, even when the world finds fault with us, we can always remember that our eternal hope is with Christ in heaven.

“Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation,” Peter wrote in 1 Peter 2:12.

Clark Mummau Perspectives Editor

The purpose of the Perspectives section is to give a space for student voices.

Here, student writers have the space to critique, question and analyze the world around them.

Perspectives articles represent the views of the writer. They do not represent the views of The Collegian, The Collegian staff or Grove City College.

While pieces in Perspectives are subjective by nature, The Collegian has standards for publication.

Articles submitted for publication are expected to provide arguments of substance that rely on fact and are void of foundationally emotional and biased arguments.

This is not a space to parrot party lines. Perspectives articles are expected to take original stances, and, where applicable, consider the in-

teraction of faith within their topic.

This is a space where all voices can be heard. It is our goal as The Collegian staff that Perspectives reflect the diversity of thought represented on the college’s campus.

The Collegian will not accept a Perspectives article if the topic has not been reported on by the newspaper. This means that the publication of a submitted or proposed article may be delayed so The Collegian can provide a factual, unbiased context for the paper’s readership.

If you would like to submit an article for publication or further clarification of The Collegian’s expectations contact Editor-inChief Paige Fay, Managing Editor Anna DiStefano, or Perspectives Editor Clark Mummau.

Letters to the Editor Space will be provided for Letters to the Editor. However their inclusion is at the discretion of the Editor-in-Chief and Managing Editor. Letters will be printed as submitted unless the editors choose to delete words or portions that are in poor taste, libelous or unnecessary to convey essential meaning. The editors may condense longer letters.

Letters must include verifiable contact information, such as an email address.

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To be accepted for publication, a letter must meet one of the following criteria: it relates to an article published in or issue discussed in paper; it contains information of interest to all, or a segment of our readership (alumni, parents, donors, students, faculty and staff); it relates to college news or policy.

We reserve the right to edit letters for clarity, correct grammar and punctuation, and length. We will not publish unsigned letters. We will not republish a letter that has appeared in another publication in part or in whole. Letters will be printed in the next edition of the paper in which space is available.

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“Death is not the end” Andrew McDevitt Contributing Writer

I grew up reading comic books, seeing exciting characters saving the day. When I saw characters that strived to be bigger and better people, I saw a drive that I could aspire to. I saw Peter Parker, a teenager who looked like me, who had similar troubles to mine. A guy just like me, saving the world.

I saw Parker, and I saw myself. When I saw his struggles and his triumphs, I saw someone who made me want to be better, to be heroic. I saw who I could be one day, someone who could change the world.

Then, Spider-Man made it to the big screen, and it felt like I was a part of that journey; part of me was on that screen too. I was a part of an incredible accomplishment that shook the world.

I looked at the screen, and I saw someone who could give me and so many others hope; hope that heroes can make the world better, hope that good can triumph, hope that I could be more.

Seeing myself in SpiderMan gave me faith, motivation and joy, all because a guy like me was shown as a superhero. I felt seen and valued. But what about people that don’t look like me?

Who was going to give them that kind of inspiration?

Chadwick Boseman did.

Boseman gave that feeling, that hope, to millions of little Black kids that are growing up in a world where they may not feel safe or val-

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ued. He made them feel seen and treasured. He showed them that not only are they a part of this world, but that they can save this world. He showed them that someone that looked like them could change the world, that someone like them could be the hero.

The lack of diversity in mainstream entertainment can be detrimental to minority children.

Photojournalist and White House Correspondent Cheriss May said that the media and film “need to represent the society that it serves be-

cause if people don’t see themselves, then it’s almost like a lack of care that’s communicated to people.”

Historian Carlos Cortez said, “Minorities realize— supported by research—that the media influences not only how others view them, but even how they view themselves.”

If you feel that Hollywood’s latest efforts to increase diversity are forced, know that it is because the lack of representation for minorities is a grave injustice; and justice will be nothing if not swift.

Representation matters. The

importance of showing little Black kids that they can be the main character in their story, that they can be the one who makes the difference, cannot be overstated.

Boseman showed those kids that not only are they included in our world, but that they are essential to it.

He gave kids everywhere that same inspiration and drive that shaped and grew me into the person I am today.

He showed them that they can be the hero, they can be the king, they can be the change, they can be the hope.

Chadwick was never just

an actor. He was a symbol of hope and power. His dedication to his symbolism and to social justice embodied the best of the heroes we watch on the big screen.

He didn’t change the world on the screen -- he changed the world with the screen.

He will never be replaced, but what he started will only grow. What he inspired will only grow.

Thank you, Chadwick Boseman. You will be missed always. Long live the king.

Wakanda forever.

differently, but they agree on similar end goals, namely the betterment of the nation and the world.

Both parties have aspects that are admirable, and both also have policies that are objectively bad. For either party to claim to be the sole source of hope for America is incredibly prideful and untrue and preys upon voters’ insecurities about the political ‘other’ to increase party loyalty. This only drives America further into a tribalist culture.

“How can the Democrat Party ask to lead our country when it spends so much time tearing down our country?”

Trump asked.

The same question could be asked of the Republican Party. Both parties outwardly say they are inclusive, but neither is ever too willing to work on bipartisan efforts in order to remain utterly devoted to the Party’s core and extremes. When both sides just serve their own, both sides are stirring up discord.

Trump continued to sow seeds of division as he explained his view of the Democratic party as one that sees “a wicked nation that must be punished for its sins,” rather than “the most free, just and exceptional nation on earth.”

Trump also attacked the “failed political class” who is “desperate to get their power back by any means necessary.”

While this political class may be gone, we are moving to a business class. According to the Pew Research Center, Trump, a businessman himself, made one third of his original cabinet people with no prior public office or high military rank experience.

The president also made several dubious claims about economy’s success. According to NPR, the economy grew 2.2 percent last year, which is continues the past decade’s trend. It did hit Trump’s three percent growth target after the 2018 tax cuts, but this growth was not sustained.

Continuing his prideful remarks, Trump claimed that he has “done more for the African-American community than any president since Abraham Lincoln, our first Republican president.”

Well, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965 were quite large pushes towards equality, and actually having a Black president, did a lot for the African American community.

The president concluded by highlighting his work in the Middle East to bring peace between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, the suppression of ISIS and his strong stance against China, which he said that Biden lacks.

Trump’s acceptance speech impacted me more than Biden’s. He spoke with a deep love for America that felt absent at the Democratic convention. While he made divisive comments, he made clear that he puts “America first,” which I believe is utterly true about him. Which Americans he puts first can be debated, but he supports America over any other nation or the world.

“We want our sons and daughters to know the truth,” Trump concluded. “America is the greatest and most exceptional nation in the history of the world!”

Trump’s convention is for America Clark Mummau Perspectives Editor

The Republican National Convention was last week and echoed similar themes to the Democrat’s convention.

There was one key difference in the speeches, however, and that was pride in America.

A common refrain throughout the Democratic National Convention was that America is in “darkness” under President Trump and full of injustice, but the President and VicePresident both described the advances made in the past three and a half years.

It is natural for the incumbent to speak of his achievements and for his opponent to decry each of his faults, so we must wade through both sides to gain a fuller understanding of our political climate.

President Trump’s acceptance speech focused on American greatness throughout history, and he had an optimistic view of America’s future.

“I stand before you tonight honored by your support, proud of the extraordinary progress we have made together over the last four years and brimming with confidence in the bright future we will build for America over the next four years,” he said.

Trump also laid out goals for his next term, and while they were nebulous, they at least provided insight into what direction he hopes to take his term. Like Biden’s speech, Trump emphasized

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improving the economy and stirring America to growth.

“We will lead America into new frontiers of ambition and discovery, and we will reach for new heights of national achievement,” Trump said. “We will rekindle new faith in our values, new pride in our history and a new spirit of unity that can only be realized through love for our country.”

He also responded to Biden’s comments about America being in darkness with a hopeful vision of America’s role in the world.

“We understand that America is not a land cloaked in darkness, America is the torch that enlightens the entire world,” he said.

The president said that there would be a vaccine for the coronavirus before the end of the year.

In his acceptance speech, Biden attacked Trump for not having a plan for Covid-19, but Trump made it clear that he has a deadline in addition to the plans already put out by his administration.

The DNC had an air of despondency about a second term of Trump, but the president has faith in America,

because, “What united generations past was an unshakable confidence in America’s destiny, and an unbreakable faith in the American people,” he said. “[The American people] knew that our country is blessed by God, and has a special purpose in this world,” Trump said. “It is that conviction that inspired the formation of our union, our westward expansion, the abolition of slavery, the passage of civil rights, the space program and the overthrow of fascism, tyranny and communism.”

This optimistic view of America’s history paints a stark contrast to the narrative of the Democrats, who described America’s history as one of injustice, oppression and suffering.

Despite his optimism, Trump said that, “This election will decide whether we save the American Dream, or whether we allow a socialist agenda to demolish our cherished destiny.”

Statements like this, which both Biden and Trump used, are untrue and hurtful for democracy. Democrats and Republicans view many issues

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All the world’s a stage

Craig reinvents fall theatre with new play project Clark Mummau Perspectives Editor

All of a sudden, the devil incarnate broke the ice with the swaggering man with a heart of gold by puking on him. In one fell swoop, he sent him packing before he himself vanished into thin air.

How many of those expressions do you recognize? All of them were created by Shakespeare and used in his plays.

He also invented at least 422 words, Theatre Professor Betsy Craig said.

Craig has a theory that Shakespeare is the “ultimate social influencer… and is still influencing us today whether we are aware of it or not,” and she wants to get the campus involved in a social media project explaining his relevance today.

In place of a mainstage production, the Theatre Department is collaborating to film and post videos following two wannabe influencers as they explain a “Shakespearacy Theory” of the writer’s enduring influence on our entire culture.

“You’ll be walking and you’ll see Romeo talking to Juliet,” Craig said. She is also considering doing a masked ball in connection with this scene.

Other scenes she wants to bring to life are the mechanicals from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” Lady Mac-

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beth’s sleepwalking, Hamlet’s monologue with Yorick’s skull, the St. Crispin’s Day speech and scenes from “Julius Caesar” and “Twelfth Night.”

She hopes to collaborate with students from all groups on campus and faculty alike in order to make this a success.

“This is a great opportunity for students to use skills they are learning,” she said. “I really want this to be about the students picking up the energy and making the project.”

Craig mentioned the need to “keep it fresh.” In live shows, she said, this often means putting on each night’s show as if it is the first, but for this project, it means making the content attention-grabbing and showing its applications to today.

“He’s as relevant in his topics as he is in our age,” she continued.

She is currently reading “Shakespeare in a Divided America: What His Plays Tell Us About Our Past and Future” by James Shapiro, which was published this past March, and she compared Shylock’s speech in “The Merchant of Venice” to Black Lives Matter and speeches in Julius Caesar to today’s political climate.

While the scenes will be performed in a modern setting, they will not alter Shakespeare’s writing. Rehearsals

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A student sits on the stage of Ketler Auditorium in this file photo. Theatre Director Betsy Craig plans to direct a campus-wide Shakespeare play over the internet to make up for the loss of her original plans due to COVID-19 guidelines. will be in Ketler Auditorium before moving to the filming location. There will also be elements of improvisation, Craig said, but there will be direction from both her and student directors.

Then, the scenes will be filmed, edited and finally checked by her before being posted on Instagram and YouTube. She also is taking

inspiration from TikTok videos as a method for showing appearances of Shakespeare’s words.

Audition signups will be outside Professor Craig’s office, which is by the Cloak Room to the right of Ketler Auditorium in Pew Fine Arts Center, and auditions are on Sept. 8. Craig said that auditionees should prepare a

Shakespeare monologue no more than one minute long in a fresh look, but these do not have to be memorized.

“I’m out of my comfort zone in a huge way, so I’m relying on students, and I trust that,” she said. “During this time, there is a lot of talk about what we can’t do, but I want this to be a project we can do.”

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3. Annual event moved to the Quad 4. Disgraced university president 7. Tolkien’s acronym 10. Precipitation common in Grove City 14. Synonym for rules, found in Perspectives 15. Only travel if its this 17. New addition to upper campus 20 Number of chapel credits needed 22. First female EIC 23. President’s address 24. This week’s Green Eyeshade winner 25. Stream services here 27. New chapel location 29. Number of new professors 30. Boycotters 31. Provides weekly COVID-19 case updates 32. Beloved fitness course 33. Craig finds inspiration from this social media app 34. Front page outdoor activity 35. Number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on campus 36. New English prof. ‘00 39. Women couldn’t do this on Sundays in 1918

Down 1.Swift’s quarantine album 2. Feet of social distance 5. None of this in the dorms 6. Former title of “Community” 8. Quarantine space 9. Last week in Charlotte 11. Boseman’s superhero 12. Class of ‘24 13. Theatre’s fall focus 14. Cancelled classes in

Jan. ‘19 16. The gang rode these in fall ‘17 18. Gandalf teaches us this

19. Essential for students’ success 21. New spring sport 26. None of these until La-

bor Day 28. Republican presidential nominee 29. Newly accredited

37. Dean of the Chapel 38. New outdoor dining venues

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Fall sports scratched PAC retracts remaining sports

Emily Rupczewski Sports Editor

Last week, the Collegian brought you an update on the status of the remaining varsity sports permitted to compete this season.

Reports stated that according to the President’s Athletic Conference, only three low-contact sports, tennis, golf and track and field received approval to move forward with their seasons this semester.

Immediately after last Friday’s issue was sent to print, the PAC announced its plans to postpone all fall sports, including those three we had just reported on. This announcement not only caught us off guard, but many of the athletes affected by the change as well: “I was walking through the Sac and saw one of my teammates, Scott Hangliter,” recalls senior Jacob McConnell, men’s golf player.

“He called me over and asked me if I had heard ‘the news.’ I had just got out of class, so I had no idea what he was talking about. When he told me that our season had been cancelled, I was completely caught off guard.

I wasn’t expecting to hear that at all. I was hoping that we’d be alright to play this fall and was planning on that being the case.”

Kaylee Grieb, captain of the women’s golf team, shared a similar experience.

“I honestly was shocked when I received the email during one of my classes stating that the golf season is postponed to the spring semester,” Grieb said.

“As a team, we knew it

Senior Jacob McConnell takes a big swing during a 2019 match. was a possibility but, golf is a sport that is very easy to maintain social distancing and I did not think the likelihood of postponing the season would have been high enough to actually happen.

Ultimately, I respect the decision that was made out of an abundance of caution for all of the colleges, players and community as a whole.”

In a virtual meeting last Wednesday night before the announcement was made, the President’s Council voted to postpone these remaining sports as a safety precaution to member schools.

The PAC issued a statement citing NCAA recommendations as reasoning for their decision.

The issued statement reads: “The decision, based on the NCAA’s Division III Administrative Committee announcement on Aug. 20 recommending that member schools not compete in the fall term to avoid potential increased health and safety risks, was made during an

Aug. 26 virtual meeting of the PAC Presidents’ Council.”

“The PAC continues to monitor the changing circumstances related to COVID-19 and will adjust its policies, guidelines and schedules as necessary to maximize the health and safety of its student-athletes, athletics personnel and greater campus communities.”

This announcement comes after the remaining fall teams had already begun preparing for their upcoming seasons, where they were ready to hold down the fort as the only Wolverine representatives in the PAC. “To prepare for competition, our guys had been playing a lot of golf over the summer,” McConnell explained.

“Since coming back on campus, we had also been going out to the course to practice together. I know we were all really excited to start competing. We also had participated in a team Bible study throughout the sum-

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mer that I feel had really helped us be prepared for our season from a mental aspect.

In that Bible study, we talked a lot about what it would look like to glorify God by the way that we played golf, and we were looking forward to taking that into competition.”

Following the formal press release issued by the PAC and reissued by the college, Grove City Athletic Director, Todd Gibson took to social media to announce this change and his support of the Wolverines Together philosophy.

“All together. All spring.

See you soon.” His post read, followed by #WolverinesTogether.

Even though competitions will not be taking place this fall, Grieb and McConnell have high hopes in preparing for their upcoming spring seasons.

“We are trying to make the most out of not having any matches this fall,” Grieb reflects.

“We are focusing on building our skills and creating a

greater team bond. Without having any matches, it is allowing for our team to be able to have more team and individual practice so that we are more prepared when the spring season starts.”

McConnell has a similar vision for the men’s team.

“For Spring of 2021, I’m expecting what I was expecting for the Fall of 2020: to play golf at a high level both as a team and individually.

I’m also looking forward to our team growing closer as we make the best out of this situation. We are still able to practice this fall, so we will be holding some intra-team competitions that guys are really excited about. I look for these events to be fun, competitive, and a great way for our team to grow closer together during what otherwise would be a difficult situation.”

Though golf, tennis and track and field will not be seeing a competitive fall season, they will continue to train and will join the remaining teams in 2021.

Currently, winter sports such as basketball, swimming and diving, water polo and lacrosse will not be permitted to begin their seasons until after Jan. 1, 2021.

The remaining spring sports are expected to follow their regular spring seasons with the addition on rescheduled fall sports at the same time.

The PAC has yet to release schedules for the spring, but with various sports competing at all times, Spring 2021 has the potential to shape up to be the Olympics that 2020 never got to see.

NBA boycotts spark protests Connor Schlosser Staff Writer

The NBA Playoffs were once in full swing but last week saw a two-day leaguewide postponement of games; this is the second time NBA games have been postponed this season, but this time it was not due to COVID-19.

The vicious shooting of Jacob Blake Jr. on Aug. 23 took the nation by storm.

The 29-year-old Blake was shot seven times in the back by arresting officer Rusten Sheskey in Kenosha, Wisconsin 40 miles south of Milwaukee. Blake is expected to recover from his wounds.

Nationwide response and protests directly followed the bloodshed.

But in a shocking and bold move, the Milwaukee Bucks, an NBA playoff THE SPORTS RUSH team, decided collectively Players from the Toronto Raptors kneel in solidarity.

NBA teams across the league boycotted games to bring awareness to Black Lives as a team to take a stand in response to the shooting and Matter in light of the recent murder of Jacob Blake. send shockwaves across the Although the NBA has game. Protesting the nasin, we’ve seen the horren- games till Aug. 29. sports world.

But support in postpon- decided to resume playoff tional anthem has gradually The Orlando Magic dous video of Jacob Blake showed up to the court to being shot in the back seven ing the games was not only action, this united response spread across other sports from a national sports league leagues. warm-up before game time times by a police officer in league based.

What started as a lone NFL The WNBA also postponed is history in the making. the following Wednesday Kenosha, and the additionWhen 49ers quarterback quarterback taking a knee waiting for their opponent al shooting of protestors,” their scheduled games for Bucks’ players said in an two days in unity with their Colin Kaepernick took a during “The Star-Spangled Milwaukee to arrive. knee during the national Banner,” has now spread But they never showed up. official statement. “Despite NBA brothers.

Several other athletes anthem in 2016 it created a through the NBA as well as The Bucks boycotted their the overwhelming plea for playoff game to stand in soli- change, there has been no from Major League Base- rift in players and fans alike. the MLB and even the NHL. Games will continue, but darity with Blake’s family action, so our focus today ball, Major League Soccer Was Kaepernick being disand professional tennis ex- respectful or peacefully pro- players have taken action to and with those affected by cannot be on basketball.” express their disapproval of The Bucks were a catalyst pressed their support for testing? the violence that has struck Fast forward to 2020. the violence that has shaken for the rest of the League. the Bucks’ decision and the the country. “... Over the last few days The NBA made the deci- NBA’s response and refused Now, each NBA team col- the country. It has been a walectively kneels prior to each tershed moment in sports. in our home state of Wiscon- sion to postpone all playoff to play.

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Adapt, recover, repeat A look inside volleyball’s off-season

Emily Rupczewski Sports Editor

On Nov. 16, 2019, the womens volleyball team played their final game of the season.

Though the Wolverines lost to Geneva in the PAC semifinals, they went on to receive an ECAC tournament bid and ultimately made it to the quarter finals. Their final match went to five very close sets, where they dropped the fifth set to Misericordia, losing by just 3 points.

Even so, the Wolverines still ended their season with smashed records and a number of athletic and academic accolades. Many players reached personal bests and season-high records.

The 2019 team remained undefeated in their first two weeks of the season at 5-0, their best start since 2007.

Later that season, libero Katie McClymonds and right-side hitter Emma Hartshorn reached 1,000 career digs. Setter Cassidy Kohmann ranked second in the President’s Athletic Conference (PAC) with 101 assists on the season, and outside hitter Elisabeth Sems ranked fourth in the PAC with 44 service aces and 323 kills.

Ultimately, the Wolverines ended their 2019 season 20-11, with the most wins the volleyball program has recorded in a single season since 2007.

Though it ended in discouragement, the team got right back up in preparation for the 2020 season. Spring season open gyms began the first week of March, and the team was prepared to come back swinging.

Fast forward a week later, and Grove City students found themselves at home, learning virtually, all athletics at a stand-still. As the semester and summer progressed, the volleyball team found a way to transition not only in their online learning but together as a team.

“The leadership did a great job of shifting to an online Bible study right away,” Leo Sayles, head volleyball coach, notes.

“They were very focused on that through the spring.

We set up small groups that

met together online. They were staying connected. We focused a lot on building relationships with the incoming class in a way we haven’t done so before. They did a great job of investing in each other through the spring and the summer.”

On July 24, 2020, the PAC announced that all mediumhigh contact sports would be postponed until Spring.

“When our season was pulled from us, the night we were in our virtual meeting, laying out the guidelines, we felt pretty confident that day,” Sayles recalls, at the time, preparing for a shortened fall season.

“Things changed very rapidly. But we take that and make the most of it. I think a thing that it’s teaching us is that we have to be flexible nowadays. The world’s changing around us. And we need that flexibility to be able to adjust and adapt and still be able to be successful.

It’s a life lesson. And we’ll get through it.”

Historically, the volleyball team has experienced a variety of transitions in coaching staff and players, especially in the recent past. The class of 2021 has had a different coaching staff every season for the previous three seasons, making their graduation year and their junior year the first consecutive seasons with the same coach.

Their experience as a class has not been a traditional one by far, but senior outside hitter Brooke Sorensen says she sees the past three seasons preparing her class for such a time as this.

“We’re used to having to adjust, whereas maybe other teams have had consistent years and consistent coaches, but we are prepared for this.

We’ve had to work through these things before, and now this is just another thing we have to adapt to.”

Though this was expected, yet disappointing news, the team took it as an opportunity to use the fall to grow and prepare for the upcoming season, whenever it may be.

For volleyball, 2019 was largely spent developing a renewed, positive team culture. GCC athletics culture is something that athletes and recruits frequently cite

GCC

The 2019 volleyball team hypes each other up in a pre-game huddle. as their primary reason for choosing Grove City.

“I knew I wanted to go to Grove City when I had my first phone call with Coach Sayles,” recalls freshman setter, Sarah Webb.

“He spoke so highly of everything about this campus I was automatically excited. I visited soon after and committed while I was on my visit! The girls on the team and everyone I met couldn’t have been more welcoming! This community is so special, and I’m thrilled to be a part of it!”

With this extended time off, the team sees the gap between seasons as a greater opportunity for growth, on and off the court.

“As a senior, it’s been difficult and something I never would have expected,” says Sorenson.

“But this whole thing is totally about perspective. We have all this time and have all this space we hadn’t had before. It’s really easy to be unmotivated by and depressed by, but we’ve had to choose to be positive and focus on the potential that we might have a season and work towards that.”

Sayles is encouraged by the hard work of the returners and also the extra time to integrate the new freshman class as part of the team.

“We have some outstanding returners and some outstanding freshmen coming in,” says Sayles. “Knowing that we’re building this

new unit and having time to build it…I think we will have meshed by that point in a level that we would not have been able to in the fall.”

“It’ll give us time to get all the freshmen acclimated, help them find their role, feel confident, and help them connect with the team before we get to a real game, so, we’ll make the most of that.”

“Our freshman class is more than thrilled to get back on the court together!” says Webb. “Coach Sayles found some amazing girls to join the program! We already have great chemistry and we are excited to be a part of the team culture that the upperclassmen have developed.”

The freshmen have also gotten a unique experience in this would-be season. Normally, fall athletes report to campus early for preseason camp and training. This year, however, with the postponed season, freshmen moved in on time with the rest of their class.

Preseason and fall sports are demanding schedules, and often freshman athletes do not get the full orientation experience, but with the full experience and welcome, Webb feels right at home.

“This fall has definitely been different!” Webb notes.

“It’s been fun to meet people through OB! Orientation Board did a great job with all the events!”

Webb and the rest of the freshman class have begun training for the upcoming season with open gyms with restrictions in place. Currently, open gyms are restricted to players-only, with a limited capacity, and required mask-wearing on the sidelines.

The team plans to start small with both indoor and outdoor play, as well as creative approaches to their strength and conditioning program, according to Sayles. Even with restrictions in place, the championship mindset and the vision of this team remains the same as they build on the foundations they laid in the 2019 season.

“Our vision and focus hasn’t changed,” senior outside hitter Brooke Sorensen says.

“I think it looks a little different for this season, but we’re still working towards that vision of winning the PAC championship. The leadership team we have this year is very driven and very focused. We really want to win.”

“This year we’re carrying confidence in,” says Sayles.

“We have a set culture in place that we can trust and believe in. I believe that we are in a good position to put ourselves in contention for a championship. I do think where we see ourselves in the standings will be much improved.”

Same sports, different courts Ayden Gutierrez Contributing Writer

With the Presidents’ Athletic Conference’s recent postponement of all fall sports until the Spring of 2021, many Grove City College athletes will be left without NCAA competition for the first semester of the year.

With that being said, intermural sports will flourish this fall. That’s right, IM sports are back.

IM sports will enter full force this semester, as students will have the opportunity to choose from a variety of activities. Currently, Grove City College is offering Rocket League, Softball, Spike-

ball, Men’s and Women’s outdoor soccer, Men’s and Women’s ultimate frisbee, Men’s and Women’s basketball and coed volleyball.

Students interested in signing up can visit imleagues. com and search for Grove City College to find the registration dates. Students can also contact Andrew Tonic, Brett Heckathorn or Caleb Miller for more information, as they will be making many of the big IM decisions.

“We are currently working through all of the questions surrounding Covid-19 restrictions and will have more information in the near future,” Tonic said.

Grove City College Athletic Director Todd Gibson

recently sent an email to all students outlining some restrictions and guidelines regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. The fitness room and IM weight room are both open at this time and are limited to 24 students.

If capacity is reached in either room, students waiting to enter will be asked to stand six feet apart in a line outside each exercise room.

Students choosing to exercise in the weight room are responsible for sanitizing the equipment after use.

Masks must be worn at all times while students are working out. The free weight room includes bikes, dumbbells, benches and serves as a smaller extension of the

weight room students are used to using. The gym will soon have five power stations available for student use.

The IM courts are also open and are limited to 25 people. Gibson asks that students wear masks if they are unable to socially distance themselves. The track, tennis courts and gym floors are also open when not in use by a varsity team. For this semester, the bowling alley will only be open for classes. Students will be notified when it becomes open to the rest of the student body.

“We all want to recreate, and exercise, but please do your best to mask and socially distance, especially when breathing hard

indoors,” Gibson said.

Although indoor activities are permitted, Coach Gibson encourages students to take advantage of the weather and to exercise and workout outside if possible.

For more information on IM sports or the recreational facilities here at Grove City College, contact Todd Gibson (GibsonTD@gcc. edu) or Brett Heckathorn (heckathornbj@gcc.edu).

We all want to be able to exercise and enjoy our beautiful campus, but in order to do so we must put safety as our number one priority. Following these guidelines is crucial in the fight to conquer this virus.