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@Collegian_GCC @gcc.collegian The Collegian: The GCC Newspaper Friday, September 29, 2023
Collegian The Award-Winning Grove City College Student Newspaper
Vol. 109, No. 4
HOCO 2023 kicks off Grace David Photo Chief
Senior cornerback Gabe Dunlap and Junior quarterback Logan Pfeuffer celebrate the night game victory against CMU.
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Wolverines sit atop PAC Garrett Gess
Contributing Writer Wolverine Football took down No. 14 Carnegie Mellon last Saturday in a 21-14 win. In the historic victory, the Wolverines snapped the Tartans 20-game regular season streak and improved their season’s record to 4-0. An excited crowd dressed for the whiteout game and geared up for the 63rd battle of the Tartan versus Wolverine rivalry. The last time Carnegie Mellon came to Grove City in 2021, the Wolverines held the Tartans out of the endzone, winning 13-6. Last season, the Wolverines went into Gesling Stadium to face the Tartans but fell behind 23-6 early in the game. Grove City tightened the score to 23-20 in the 3rd quarter, but could not continue the momentum, losing
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Awards honor 5 alums The Grove City College cheerleading squad rooting for the Wolverines last Saturday. 40-33. This year, Grove City knew Carnegie Mellon would be a college football heavyweight. The undefeated Presidents’ Athletic Conference champi-
ons had outscored their opponents 110-10 in just three games. Grove City still had momentum on their side. After defeating Westminster and
MAGGIE WILLIAMS
Contributing Writer While some Christian higher education institutions are learning to tighten their belts – or losing their shirts entirely – Grove City College’s fit is looking pretty good. Several Christian colleges have bitten the dust after trudging through the pandemic and falling at the first stroke of a disastrous economy. Meanwhile, the college is pushing forward with the largest capital fundraising campaign in its 147-year history. Forty percent of colleges
that closed since the COVID-19 pandemic were Christian, according to data published by Higher Ed Dive. Middle States Commission on Higher Education, which accredits the college, withdrew accreditation from two Christian colleges over the past several months: The King’s College and Alliance University, both located in New York City. The driving force behind both cases was rooted in significant financial difficulty. At Marymount University in Arlington, Va., the board decided to cut several of its undergraduate programs back in February, citing lack
of active enrollment in those majors. Trinity International University in Deerfield, Ill., transitioned into a nearly online-only state this fall. Alliance and Trinity had student populations similar in size to Marymount and Grove City College. Lee Wishing ’83, Grove City College’s vice president for Student Recruitment, said all colleges are facing one major issue. There’s “fundamentally less demand and more supply,” he said. “Birthrate data anticipates an ‘enrollment cliff’ by 2025, a drop in the number of 18-year-olds due to the 2008 financial recession.”
Violet Whitmore News Editor
Waynesburg, the Wolverines took down Case Western on the road, in a 27-24 overtime thriller.
More than 570 freshmen and 40 transfers joined the Grove City College community this fall semester, according to the college. Admissions Counselor David Ake ’23 Ake said that it isn’t common to see a Christian college incorporate certain majors such as engineering, biology, and education with a liberal arts approach to higher education. Ake described the college as a place with a “variety of experiences,” which includes over 150 clubs, over 60 majors and 24 NCAA Division III sports teams.
Five new Jack Kennedy Memorial Alumni Achievement Award recipients will be honored tonight by the Grove City College Alumni Association. Annually, outstanding alumni are chosen by the college to be recognized for achievements in their respective fields. The awardees will be honored at 7 p.m. in a ceremony at Harbison Chapel that is open to the public. “On behalf of our Grove City College Alumni Association, I congratulate these alumni for the honor that they have brought to their alma mater,” said Senior Director of Alumni and College Relations Melissa (Trifaro) MacLeod ‘96. “We are thankful for their contributions to their respective industries and to society. I encourage all to join us for this remarkable evening during Homecoming weekend
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Grove goes against the grain Isaac White
Last Tuesday, Java Jam launched the homecoming season here at the college with a night full of community, coffee and chorus. Free coffee was provided to students during the event by Urban Trail Coffee Co., and students enjoyed an array of musical performances by their peers. “We get a good amount of student involvement for this event—we get different types of singers, some who have lots of experience and some who are just doing it for fun. I think it’s a good way to get the campus community together,” says homecoming committee member senior Rebecca Murray. Senior Lauren Border, who performed at Java Jam last year and is Senior Chair of the event this year, volunteered for the event because it’s the perfect combination of music, community and fun. Later in the week Thursday evening, was the first annual Powder Puff Tailgate, bringing Coffaro’s Pizza as fuel for the long-awaited head-tohead match between the junior and senior girls. The senior class found redemption in this year’s Powder Puff game, beating the