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Vol. 107, No. 16
Justice Scalia’s son speaks Ayden Gutierrez News Editor
Kristyn Getty performs Tuesday with her husband Keith, their band and the Grove City College Touring Choir.
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Irish duo returns for the third time on campus Noel Elvin
Community & Entertainment Editor The sounds of traditional Irish folk music flooded the packed Ketler Auditorium on Tuesday evening. Keith Getty, writer of “In Christ Alone,” “The Power of the Cross” and many other modern hymns, and wife Kristyn Getty engaged students and community members with charming songs that resonated throughout the building. Alongside the Gettys, an accordionist, flutist, pianist, banjoist and electric slide guitarist encapsulated attendees with elaborate, fastpaced solos. The band alone summoned a standing ovaGETTYS 3
Charlotte and Eliza Getty perform alongside their mother in Tuesday’s concert.
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Christopher Scalia, son of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, spoke on Tuesday evening at an event hosted by the American Enterprise Institute. Scalia, one of nine children, presented on his father’s judicial philosophy. Justice Scalia based every Supreme Court decision CHRISTOPHER SCALIA on originalism. According to Christopher Scalia, originalism is the idea that the Constitution and the amendments bear to the meaning that they had when they were ratified by the founding fathers. Justice Scalia, who was appointed to the Supreme Court bench by former President Ronald Reagan, served 30 years on the principles of originalism. Christopher Scalia noted that the philosophy was not as popular at the time as it was in the earlier half of the 20th century. Scalia discussed the opposite philosophy to originalism, which is the Living Constitution. The Living Constitution means that the conditions and meanings of the Constitution can change with the standards and mores of the day. “For the Living Constitution, it’s not about what the law meant; it’s about what the law ought to mean,” Scalia said. He went on to discuss many cases of the past and how the Living Constitution affected them. He then noted how the death penalty was very popular at the time of the ratification of the amendments, yet today only SCALIA 3
Alumna organizes another CRT petition Nick Grasso Staff Writer
A petition to “Preserve the Educational Mission of Grove City College” calls on the college “not to inhibit discussions of race and racism on campus and in the classroom.” The petition was written by alumna Natalie Kahler ’94 and seeks to clarify and comment on the college’s response to the ongoing controversy over critical race theory. It drew nearly 200 signatures from students, alumni and others by midweek. Kahler was inspired by a statement from the college’s Board of Trustees rejecting CRT and other critical schools of thought as “antithetical to GCC’s mission and values.” That statement came in
response to an earlier petition signed by nearly 500 parents, students and alumni that alleged the college was promoting the controversial theory on campus in student life, chapel and the classroom. The board also formed a committee to explore alleged “mission drift” and recommend action, if necessary. Their report could be completed this month. Kahler’s petition claims some faculty may be limiting their teaching to “avoid allegations of teaching CRT.” “Under the circumstances, this is understandable but unfortunate. Legitimate discussions of race and racism should not be truncated due to fear of violating a perceived or real ban on teaching CRT,” the petition states. The signers are concerned the board’s statement may put “a chill on legitimate dialog and instruction.”
“We ask that the board make a strong commitment to academic freedom and not ban whole theories or perspectives. Furthermore, it is a mistake to think that hearing other voices, whether in chapel or the classroom, is indoctrination. It is an insult to students and an institution of higher learning. Let students hear. Let them think. This has been one of the great strengths of Grove City and what has separated it from other Christian institutions of evangelical conviction,” according to the petition. It specifically asks that conversation about race and racism in an educational setting to not be discouraged. “I’m confident that the special committee of trustees reviewing this situation will give this new petition careful consideration, just as it is doing with other views that
have been expressed,” President Paul J. McNulty ’80 said. The petition does not “endorse or condemn CRT as a social science theory,” but notes that it is a controversial and complex topic of which the definition, according to this most recent petition, “has been expanded and is difficult to pin down.” The original petition from fall 2021 called CRT “a destructive and profoundly unbiblical worldview.” “According to CRT, all of society is infected with intrinsic (structural) racism that favors Whites and oppresses Blacks and other minorities. Guilty White people (all Whites) can never overcome their intrinsic racism,” the “Save GCC from CRT” petition stated. McNulty responded to that petition, saying critical race theory had no “intellectual
home” at Grove City College. An anonymous letter purported to be written by faculty followed claiming that CRT was being advanced by some faculty and staff in classes and at chapel and criticizing the administration. The CRT controversy has drawn media attention, with reports published by The Daily Wire, Newsweek, Inside Higher Education, Religion News Service and several blogs. In a comment on the petition, Kahler said, “GCC helped develop my Christian worldview, not by shielding me from conflicting ideas, but by teaching me how to use Scripture to discern truth. The petition is intended to allow thoughtful, open discussion to continue on campus so GCC can continue to develop godly, Christian leaders that bring light to a dark world.”