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Vol. 108, No. 2
We want Willie College recruiting next mascot Ayden Gutierrez News Editor
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Willie the Wolverine stands boldly on Thorn Field during a home football game.
The college’s Athletics Department is actively recruiting candidates to serve as campus mascot Willie the Wolverine. Athletic Director Todd Gibson ’01 announced the search via campus-wide email Wednesday and invited students to audition for the role.
“The job requires being very ‘mascoty’ at all home football games, as well as participating in other events and parades for the campus,” Gibson said. “We are looking for someone who stands for all things we love about Grove City College, and can make people happy.” The job of serving as the mascot does not come with pay. The college hasn’t had any-
Fivers succeed with students
Annalese Aderholt Contributing Writer
In spring 2022, the college’s Chapel Office underwent many changes: a new name, new staff and a new approach to programs of Christian formation on campus. The most significant change has been students’ ability to choose how they spend their chapel time on Fridays with the five-weeklong, educator-led sessions called Fivers. Fivers allow student choice and educator flexibility to best support community and faith building on campus. Chaplain and Senior Director of Christian Formation Don Opitz explained that part of what prompted the shift was the new office’s research on developing the Christian faith of college students. He said findings indicate that “a student’s relationship with a faithful faculty member is key,” prompting the CFO to task professors with leading Fivers on topics of interest. Junior Anna Jenkins said she loves the Fiver program because it “allows students to have a more personal relationship with other students and with a professor.” Specifically, Jenkins enjoys the ability to “learn from and get to know professors who are not in your major and who
one playing the Willie role regularly in the post pandemic era and Gibson said he hopes to build up a roster of students ready to serve in the role for athletics and other campus events. Senior Clark Mummau has previously donned the fur and paws as Willie the Wolverine. He spoke on what it was like to be the college’s WILLIE 3
Academic offerings expanded Ayden Gutierrez News Editor
allow students more time to “keep their eyes and hearts on a topic for five consecutive weeks.” Jenkins said how much she enjoyed her Fiver with Dr. Paul Kemeny in spring 2022
As the new academic year continues, students are settling into several new academic programs, including three new degrees added to the curriculum this semester. The new majors are B.S. in Applied Science and Engineering, B.S in Supply Chain Management and B.S. in Computer Engineering. “These new majors are the result of an ongoing, strategic review and reimagining of our academic programs in areas where the college’s strengths and resources meet market needs,” Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Peter Frank ’95 said. Frank continued, stating that “Grove City College is well known for the quality of our engineering, business and computer science programs. With these new areas of study, students will have greater opportunities to flourish and serve the common good.” According to the college website, the B.S. in Applied Science and Engineering major will consist of courses in science, engineering and
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A group of students enter Harbison Chapel to attend one of the several Friday Fivers. you would not otherwise encounter or experience on a personal level.” So far, the Fiver program has gleaned very positive responses from the student body. While some people are sad to not have 11 a.m. classes or Friday lunch dates, the
first wave of Fiver sign-ups for this fall are almost full after the first week. Opitz said that “it is helpful in Christian nurture to avoid the one-and-done,” like the former 25 minutes on Tuesday and Thursday chapel schedule facilitated. Fivers
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P(h)ew, that was close David Zimmermann Editor-in-Chief
On Monday afternoon, a heavy rainstorm struck campus causing damage to the roof of the Pew Fine Arts Center. As students were beginning their 2 p.m. courses in Pew, rain pounded the top of the academic building and poured into the hallway between the art studios and music practice rooms. A few ceiling tiles crashed to the floor as a result but injured no students or faculty members. Vice President of Operations Susan Grimm explained how the incident occurred. “One of the drains from the roof failed. They lead to piping that collects the water
throughout the building and then ends up in our stormwater system,” Grimm said. “The drain portion between the surface of the roof and the indoor ceiling tile was the part that failed.” Most of Pew’s roof was repaired over the summer. Grimm said roughly 65 percent of the roof, including the damaged portion, was covered with a membrane material, preventing water from seeping into the building’s interior. The rest of the roofing will be replaced this year or next. After the drain clogged, the rain overflow started leaking into Pew despite the roof’s new watertight covering. “We had the roofing company and the representative of the membrane material company onsite within the
hour,” Grimm said. “Between these two companies and part of our Operations team, we were able to replace the drain to prevent it from happening again.” There was reportedly another compromised drain that would have caused a problem in future inclement weather, but was replaced this week, Grimm said. Students and professors gathered around the scene while the housekeeping staff contained the impact of the leak under the damaged ceiling and cleaned the floor, both of water and tile debris. Frustrated by the interruption of class at first, Dr. Jeffrey Tedford ’00, chair of the Music Department, said he was proud to see the initiaPEW 3
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The Operations staff tends to the ceiling in Pew Fine Arts Center.