The Collegian Perspectives 2-3 News/Religion 4 Features 5 Entertainment 6 Sports 7-8 Vol. 53 No. 10 Grove City College, Grove City, Pa. Friday, December 4, 1992 GCC adds to staff ODK to collect Grove City College has re- cently hired three new em- ployees as part of the adminis- toy donations trative staff. Miss Stephanie C. Cates will By LCSHANROCK be serving in the public rela- Special to the Collegian tions office as public informa- When was the last time you searched diligently throughout tion director. A 1990 graduate a toy store to find that special toy? Many Grove City College of Grove City College with a students made their last journey to Toys 'R' Us or Kay Bee B.A. in communication arts, Toys this past break to buy a toy. The reason they bought the she most recently was em- gifts was to ensure that needy children have a new toy on ployed by MARC Advertising, Christmas day a full-service marketing, ad- This is the first year that toys are being collected on the vertising and public relations Grove City College campus for Toys for Tots. Omicron Delta agency in Pittsburgh, as an ac- Kappa; the (campus) leadership honorary, is cooperating with count executive. the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves in this project. All toys will Mr. Harold S. Champion has be distributed locally through the Grove City Salvation been appointed the director of Army. physical plant, and will be as- Toys will be collected until Dec.19. All the toys can be suming the duties of Thomas placed under the Christmas tree located In the Gee. In the P. Douglas when he retires at event that a toy cannot be purchased, donations can be the end of January as superin- mailed to box 2027. Please make checks payable to Omicron tendent of buildings and Delta Kappa. grounds. Champion graduated If you have not already donated a toy, please consider doing from Geneva College in 1977 sol It is a fantastic and fun opportunity to help make a child's with a B.S. in mechanical en- Stephanie Cole, Harold Champion and Rodney Deloe Christmas a happy one gineering. Prior to GCC, he joined the GCC administrative staff recently. was employed by Babcock and over the position beginning in Wilcox, a tubular products a B.A. in public accounting. January 1993 as the present He became a certified public company in Beaver Falls, Pa. bursar, Carl M. Sautter, retires accountant (CPA) in 1990, Mr. Rodney W. Deloe has TOYS FOR TOTS after 26 years of service. A been named the new bursar for working with Coates, Way & Grove City College alumnus, Anderson CPAs in Warren, Pa. the college. Deloe will take Deloc graduated in 1988 with before returning to Grove City. Tri-Rho dance extravaganza is smashing success By Susan Finkelpearl As I scoped through the moment by taking a Polaroid Collegian Staff Writer crowd, I began to notice that a lively pudding eating contest. was Dr. Stone's turn to be wal- photo of me and my friends. It was a brisk Friday after- the wallflowers at this dance Contestants delved into bowls He gave us the print to keep loped with whipped cream. noon and I had just finished were different than any others I of chocolate pudding as on- and while we were still After removing his socks and running a few errands down- lookers cheered them on. had seen before In fact, it ap- blinded by the flash, vanished shoes, the nervy professor un- town. As I innocently ap- peared that they had a lot in The next activity was pie into the crowd. folded his arms in a martyrly proached my dorm room, a common with GCC's football throwing at the profs in which Since there was so much food fashion and positioned himself sign posted on the door caught team as both groups took ad- three professors were selected at the dance, the Tri- Rhos directly in front of the pie- my attention. It read, "Come to vantage of the free food to be to be mauled with whipped figured that it would be wise to cream. The first victim was bearing crowd. Without any the Tri- Rho dance or we will enjoyed. Arranged along the periodically give those attend- hunt you down and kill you." wall of the room, 1200 wings, Nancy Paxton who, garbed in mercy, about twenty pies were ing the dance a chance to di- plastic (literally from the tip tossed at Stone, covering him Afraid for my life (well, really 500 BK burgers, 60' of Sub- gest their food. For this reason in whipped cream. my editor if I didn't cover the way subs and 3688 (I made of her head down) bravely they held several organized faced a host of angry students The last activity is considered dance as I had promised) I that number up) potential snow heeded the sign's warning and activities throughout the cones were keeping the that were obviously tired or by some to be the sporting made plans to attend the ex- evening. The first was an un- wallflowers a few feet from the unsuccessful at looking left event of the year. Everyone lucky relay, created in the and right. After a few failed at- seemed to be anticipating it: travaganza. wall and the football chicken bowling. Dozens of Around 8 p.m., I ventured to spirit of Friday the 13th. Par- tempts, Paxton was hit but her team well, busy. the IM Room where the dance ticipants formed three teams protective garb kept her students took their turn fling- After I, too, moistened my and rode tricycles as they car- clothes and silvery locks free ing the frozen carcasses at the was to be held. Music provided palate with a snow cone, I re- by the radio station Mix Jamz ried open umbrellas, darted of the whipped cream. bowling pins hoping to make a turned to the dance floor where pulsated through the room as a underneath ladders and spun I found some friends. As we Armed only in kakhis and his strike. Although I was a bit large number of students around on baseball bats, just to were discoing to YMCA, a guy BVD undershirt, Dr. McKillop angry that the Tri- Rhos were make the course a bit more danced beneath decorative became the next target. He re- wasting food, a reliable source sporting a mask resembling a told me that the chicken was streamers and balloons. challenging. moved his glasses and faced monkey captured a Kodak After several more dance his students with valor. still frozen after the competi- numbers, the Tri- Rhos found a Finally, the moment each Please see Tri-Rho few volunteers to participate in freshman was waiting for - it on Page 7 Orchesis kicks off Next Thursday night Grove City College's dance Some of the numbers will use Ready, aim, fire troupe, Orchesis, will per- popular music such as Marc form its annual show Decem- Cohn's 'Walkin' in Mem- ber 10-12 at 8 p.m. in the phis" and Tom Cochran's Ketler Auditorium of Pew Life is a Highway. After all Fine Arts Center. With 130 the hard work the perfor- members and 16 dance num- mance is certainly 'some- bers scheduled, the show's thing to look ward to, theme, "Let Us Dance for said Campbell You," promises to be as big The Masters of Ceremony of a success as Orchesis pre- for the evening will be GCC vious shows. students Gwen Alexander, Senior choreographer Anne Tyson Brunstetter, Katie Campbell and junior Jones and Mike Moser. choreographer Shaney Hag Tickets are free and avail gerty have worked with the able outside the GCC Book dancers and 14 other choreo store during the week of the graphers since early Septem- show. Orchesis is ways ber, preparing the dance num: sell-out show. The tickets for Bringing together sever- last year performance were styles of dance, the num handed out within the first bers will Include point, jazz day, so be sure to get your Sophomore Heldi Leitch takes aim and scores a direct hit on Dr. Jeff Stone. Pie throwing was one of the many activities at the Tri-Rho Dance tap; lyrical and street dance. tickets early