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Come one, come all ENTERTAINMENT PAC title seized Hilarious improv show benefits Redbox missions Men’s cross country team wins 24 hour meditation on mission LIFE championship Students organizations hold day of prayer in STU The SPORTS Friday, November 3, 2017 CollegianThe Grove City College Student Newspaper Vol. 103, No. 7 Profs sign statement James Sutherland affirmation of ortho- natories are 12 Grove Managing Editor dox Christian beliefs on City professors: David homosexuality, sexual J. Ayers, George Van Nashville in a nutshell A dozen Grove City identity and marriage. Pelt Campbell, Bri- The Nashville State- and denies that it can self-conception” is not College professors have Over 150 prominent an Dellinger, Joshua ment lays out, in a se- be a “homosexual, po- in line with these pur- signed the Nashville evangelical Christians Drake, Jan Dudt, Jason ries of affirmations and lygamous, or polyam- poses. Statement, a bold and initially signed the Edwards, David Hog- denials, what its au- orous relationship.” In Article 8, the controversial decla- statement, including sette, Joseph Horton, thors see as Christian In Article 7, the state- statement denies that ration of established John Piper, John Ma- Stephen Jenkins, Dale orthodoxy on issues ment argues that “self- same-sex attraction Christian doctrine on cArthur, J.I. Packer, L. McIntyre, Sam Stan- ranging from marriage conception as a male is “part of the natural human sexuality. D.A. Carson and R. Al- ton Jr. and Lawrence to sexual identity. or female should be goodness of God’s cre- The Nashville State- bert Mohler Jr. Walker. In Article 1, the state- defined by God’s holy ation, or that it puts ment, released by the Since the statement The preamble of the ment affirms that mar- purposes in creation a person outside the Council on Biblical was published, more statement provides riage is instituted by and redemption,” and hope of the gospel.” Manhood and Woman- than 17,000 have signed context to why the hood (CBMW) on Aug. it on the CBMW’s web- God to be between one that “adopting a homo- 29, purports to be an site. Among those sig- STATEMENT 2 man and one woman, sexual or transgender NASHVILLE 2 Bach Sophomore jailed, ‘didn’t put a shoe in the door’ to the Classics Kassaundra Funch Staff Writer Saturday night’s Con- certo and Aria Compe- tition was an unforget- table night of music and entertainment. Every year, mu- sic students apply to compete in the Grove City College Music De- partment’s Concerto Competition in hopes of winning one of two spots to perform as a soloist with the Grove City College Symphony Orchestra. This year’s pool of contestants was so large and competitive that the Music Department had to hold a prelimi- nary round to reduce the number, the first time they had done so in seven years. The pre- liminary round reduced REBECCA SHAFFER the number of contes- Sophomore Theta Alpha Pi sister Allison Hollenbaugh, dressed as a prisoner who violated Open Hours policies, is imprisoned at the annual tants from 17 to 10. Beta Sigma/Theta Alpha Pi Monster Mash. The Halloween dance was held Friday in Old MAP. For more on the Mash, see photospread 6 & 7. Before a perfor- mance, senior piano major Olivia Connors says, “I like to put my Roberts hands in warm water, Seiter assists warm up and then just walk around for a bit.” Junior voice major, Cal- speaks on lie Roberts, says, “It’s cancer research hard because you never Sarah Opst know how your voice living well Staff Writer is going to behave on a certain day.” Colin Freyvogel humility. Jeffrey Tedford, As- On the 11th floor of Staff Writer Roberts sociate Professor of the Schwartz Research believes Music and Director of Building, Dan Seiter Robert Roberts, Pro- that hu- Orchestras, offers to has swapped out his fessor of Ethics and mility is pray with the students wooden dorm desk for Emotion Theory at the ab- one supplied by the the Jubilee Centre for sence of before the competition Roberts begins, and offers words largest cancer center on Character and Virtues the vices of encouragement, re- the east coast. and Professor Emeritus of pride: vindictiveness, minding students that In order to reach it, at Baylor University, an insistence on one’s they are prepared, and Seiter has to set his visited Grove City Col- station being respected, to have fun. Whatever alarm for 5:45am to lege on October 26 and ambitions that amount their pre-performance drive from his home- 27 to speak about moral to selfish ambition and practices or worries, the town in Boonton, NJ, to exemplars. vain conceit, vanity and performers played and the New Jersey Transit, Roberts is a leading more. sang beautifully. before catching a bus to scholar in the develop- Humility is lacking Half of the ten per- the Port Authority Bus ment of modern virtue these virtues. Roberts formers were pianists, Terminal in New York ethics, a field of philos- then went on to show City and then taking the a unique aspect of this GCC ophy that seeks to carry how Lincoln’s pursuit of year’s competition. This subway to the Memorial Dan Seiter has taken the fall semester of his senior on the legacy of Aristot- office and his ambition is the highest concen- Sloan Kettering Cancer year off to assist cancer research in New York City. le and the belief that the to become president tration of one instru- Center. The commute end goal of philosophy were perfectly compat- ment that the competi- takes nearly two hours. taken the fall semester Sloan Kettering Can- should be living well. ible with the virtue of tion has seen in years, of his senior year off to cer Center in New York Roberts’ primary talk humility. He explained and made for competi- A physics major continue a summer op- focused on Lincoln as how Lincoln dealt with minoring in medical a moral exemplar, spe- portunity at Memorial ROBERTS 2 MUSICIANS 2 physics, Dan Seiter has SEITER 4 cifically of the virtue of Page 2 The Collegian Nov. 3, 2017 MUSICIANS judges to make a deci- continued from 1 sion. New Wilmington anticipates “People may be sur- tive and diverse pieces prised at who wins from Día de los Muertos all around. year to year, but they Why hold a concerto don’t disagree that that Katie Morrison class, my hope is to fos- room commemorating associated with foreign competition? Tedford person is deserving,” Staff Writer ter cultural compassion her late grandparents. festivities. says, “It brings incen- Dr. Tedford said, con- and to expose students Building altars is one Gina Cearfoss, a cur- tive to be better, healthy cerning past results. competition, and it pro- The borough of New to another people’s of many traditions for rent Grove City Col- Dr. Melinda Craw- vides a platform for our Wilmington, located unique way of life.” those who celebrate lege Spanish education ford Perttu, Associate best students to shine.” about half an hour from People often falsely Día de los Muertos. student attending the Professor of music at And shine they did. Grove City, will be host- assume that Día de los People commemorat- festival, explained the Westminster College, Muertos is the Mexican ing the lives of deceased Micah Mooney’s ing their first ever free- importance of the event Dr. Nancy Zipay De- admission Día de los version of Halloween; loved ones often gather opened the competition saying, “This celebra- Salvo, Associate Pro- Muertos festival from this is just one of the around the memori- with Bartok’s Piano tion, to me, is about fessor at Westminster 3 pm to 7 pm on Satur- many misunderstand- als and share stories Concerto No.1, playing College and Dr. Misook day, November 4 at the ings associated with the about the deceased. family. It could seem with confidence and Yun, Professor at the Market Street Garage celebration. Shaffer was Graves are decorated scary or different to skill. behind Mugsies Coffee quick to dispel some of with marigold flowers someone who might not Callie Roberts’ stun- Dana School of Music House. these common miscon- and candles; altars are understand, but to me ning rendition of Mas- at Youngstown State Graduate of Grove ceptions, saying that adorned with pictures at the core of Día de los senet’s The Gavatte and University scored each City College and local she believes the myths of the deceased, special Muertos is family, hon- Josiah Talampas’ dra- contestant as he or she high school Spanish are due to ignorance. items associated with oring family members matic performance of performed. teacher Michelle Shaf- Día de los Muertos is them, or their favor- that have passed on, Piano Concerto No. 3 by When the perfor- fer organized the event. celebrated on All Saints’ ite foods. Festivalgoers and welcoming them to Sergei Rachmaninoff, mances were over, the Inspired by the different Day and All Souls’ Day, dress up in colorful, the table once again.” followed. three judges gathered Next came a more cultures that compose which in the Catho- intricate costumes and To an outsider, seeing to total the scores and obscure instrument, her classroom and each lic church are days to often paint their faces a parade of dead people discuss the winners. a piece for harp by of their unique celebra- pray for and remember with traditional skull walking down the street After just a few min- Claude Debussy en- tions, Shaffer organized those loved ones who makeup. may appear to reveal a utes of deliberation the have passed.