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Vol. 108, No. 13
Holy chicken, it happened
College to bring Chick-fil-A to campus Ayden Gutierrez News Editor
This week, the college announced a Chick-fil-A restaurant will be opening in Breen Student Union for fall 2023. According to college officials, the on-campus outlet will occupy the space currently housing the GeDUNK grille and offer a full menu to students, faculty, staff and the public. Students will be able to use meal swipes to purchase menu items. Trudy Cathy White, Chickfil-A ambassador and daughter of franchise founders Truett and Jeannette Cathy, made the announcement Monday evening during the J. Paul Sticht ’39 Memorial Lecture in Business and Ethics in the Pew Fine Arts Auditorium. “I am honored that I get the chance to make this announcement to you all, that something special is going to happen here on your campus come this fall. What I want you to know is that Chickfil-A is coming right here to Grove City College,” White said. Her announcement in a packed Ketler Auditorium was greeted with cheers as Chick-fil-A cow plushies were
tossed into the audience. Chick-fil-A’s corporate purpose – “To glorify God by being a faithful steward of all that is entrusted to us and to have a positive influence on all who come in contact with Chick-fil-A” – syncs well with Grove City College’s mission and values, especially faithfulness and excellence. President Paul J. McNulty ’80 released a statement on the college’s Facebook page Wednesday afternoon after an influx of Grove City College parents, alumni and students flooded the social platform to voice their opinions on the announcement. “Thank you for the encouraging response and thoughtful feedback regarding Chick-fil-A coming to GCC,” McNulty wrote. “We are excited about this partnership, and we look forward to benefitting from CFA’s experience and insights as this initiative develops.” McNulty noted Chick-FilA has restaurants on hundreds of university and college campuses, which has allowed the company to accumulate extensive practical knowledge. He noted the Campus Safety, Operations and Student Life & Learning teams will continue collabo-
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Chick-fil-A cows were given to those in attendance to celebrate the restaurant coming to campus. ration with seasoned Chickfil-A personnel and others in addressing every issue they encounter. “Please note that the college welcomes visitors to the campus every day who come for tours, classes, sporting events, artistic performances, family time, services, business matters and other purposes,” said McNulty. “We have already started
working on how we will accommodate the public while preserving the students’ experience in the Breen Student Union. The well-being of our students is always our top priority.” The campus community was eager to voice their opinions on social media in response to the announcement. Sue Forry wrote, “Praise God. We prayed about the
Senior class to give back with scholarship fund
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Prof pens Christian dating, marriage, sex guide
David Zimmermann Editor-in-Chief
Before Grove City College seniors walk the stage wearing caps and gowns in May, the Class of 2023 will leave a different kind of gift – one that will leave a lasting financial impact on future students. This year’s senior class gift is an endowed scholarship fund formed by the Office of Institutional Advancement. The college set an initial goal of $25,000 to kickstart the fund; over $6,000 has been raised at the time of this writing. Senior Class President Megan Markel formally announced the gift on Dec. 8 via email to the Class of 2023 and expanded upon its details with President Paul J. McNulty ’80 at the 100 Days Out Dinner on Feb. 9. “Each year, well-deserving students from diverse backgrounds will have the opportunity to receive assistance from the Class of 2023 scholarship fund,” Markel wrote in the mass email. “This financial aid will support these students and allow them to gain an excellent education, as well as grow through the college community.” Though the scholarship
food during our Moms in Prayer International prayer time and heard Trudy on the MIP podcast. Never imagined God would answer this way. He is generous!” “As a GCC alumni and now Chick-fil-A Owner/Operator myself, this is extremely exciting news,” Kate Sweers wrote. “Can’t wait to check it
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seniors by surprise at first, but they eventually warmed up to the idea. Jason Rachau said he “was surprised by the scholarship idea” when it was first announced, “though I have come to really appreciate that our class will be able to impact future generations of Grove City College students.”
Dr. David Ayers’ recently published book “Student’s Guide to Dating, Marriage and Sex” is a continuation of his research on sex, marriage and family issues. AYERS According to Ayers, the issues addressed in the book are key to a healthy human society and central to the creation of humanity and its purposes. “It really is true that as the family goes, so goes the nation. Moreover, most professing Christians no longer believe or practice the main and most obvious ethical contours of biblical teachings on sex, marriage and family, either in belief or in action. The slide continues to get worse. For God’s honor and our good, we need to do bet-
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Executive Student Body President Jamin Smith and seniors Grace Roux and Luke DiPofi pose with the Class of 2023 mugs that were given to those who pledged their $150 freshman deposit. fund certainly differs from the physical gifts in previous years, Markel said it won’t leave anything less than a “direct impact” on the college’s future. “While it is wonderful when classes choose a gift which contributes to the physical nature of campus, we decided that there were no pressing physical needs on campus and wanted to
leave perhaps a different impact,” she said. The past four senior gifts have all been physical: the GROVE sign on upper campus, the basketball court on lower campus, a collaborative study space inside the newly renovated Henry Buhl Library, and the wolverine statue outside the PLC. The fact there was no physical gift this year took some