The Collegian Vol. No. 16 Grove City College, Grove City, Pa. Friday, March 11, 1994 President's Gala to be held Saturday Tomorrow night, the Student SGA to make it an annual af- The format this year is similar Government Association will fair. to last year's Gala. On one side present the Second Annual Last year's Gala proved to be of the IM Room, students, Gala Schedule of Events President's Gala from 8-12 another success. Approxi- faculty and staff members will p.m. in the IM Room. mately 1500 people filled the perform musical acts of vari- The 8 Clock Hour The 10 o Clock Hour IM Room. A variety of acts ous styles. Appetizers, desserts Rebecca Toth The Pseudonyms The first Gala took place in took the stage including folk and fresh fruit will be served Chuck Thorpe Matthew Barnes 1992 to honor the inauguration groups, planists, vocalists, in- on the other side. Unity of College President Jerry H. strumentalists and bands. Dr. The Rice Family Dress is semi-formal, so get Jonathan D. Baker Combee. The enthusiastic re- Combee also joined in and per- out your best clothes and get Jazz Band (45 minutes) Kathleen Jones sponse of students, faculty, formed "Johnny B. Goode" ready for a night of fun, food alumni and trustees prompted with the jazz ensemble. and entertainment. The 11 Clock Hour The 9 o Clock Hour Jazz Band (continued) Stage Band (45 minutes) Alan Andrew Dress in your best and we 'll see you at Gala '94! James Harton Whizbang and the Happy Jingos GCC's own Touring Choir gives concert tonight Having returned from a 10- Holy;" and songs made popu- day tour, the Grove City Col- lar by contemporary Christian lege Touring Choir, under the artists, including "In the First direction of Professor of Music Light" (recorded by Glad) and Douglas A. Browne, will pre- "There Is a Redeemer" sent their annual "home con- (recorded by Keith Green). cert" tonight at 8 p.m. in the Several selections will show- college's Pew Fine Arts Center case soloists and instrumental auditorium. Admission is free. accompanists. The choir's program Includes The choir's tour took them classical selections such as through the states of Pennsyl- Mozart's "Magnificat" and a vania, New York, New Jersey Brahms motet; two a capella and Maryland from Feb. 18- antiphonals; two spirituals; 27. They will continue to per- contemporary sacred pieces; an form in area churches and organ/plano/vocal arrangement campus events through the end Above: On their tour, members of the Touring Choir of the hymn, "Holy, Holy, of the school year. huddle against the Baltimore rain. Right: Todd Sproul ac- companies the morning singing of the alma mater on ka- zoo-bugle. See page 5 for an article about the choir's tour. Todd Sproul in action. Four GCC women spend semester in Washington, D.C. By ANN BONFIGLIO one-on-one program in which the process by which public hours are long, but all are re- Collegian Copy Editor McNulty interviews various policy is established. Each (Second in a series on intern- ceiving high praise from their political figures. ships at GCC) intern relies "on primary Kelli Piccolo interns at The supervisors. Calling Traci, source materials and news Kelly, Becky and Melissa Heritage Foundation, doing re- accounts of policies treated in Imagine being a part of the "excellent ambassadors of search for its educational af- The Washington Post or The GCC," Folkertsma feels their inside track in Washington fairs division. She also works New York Times" to write a politics. You work with and performances validate the aca- about 2-1/2 days a week with for top governmental figures paper on a current policy issue. demic program here at GCC former Attorney General Ed on a regular basis. You Meese, assisting him with his Dr. Marvin Folkertsma, and pave the way for more "imbibe the atmosphere of Washington interns from the speeches and policy papers. chairman of the political sci- (Washington) D.C." For you, college. He asks that students Kelli researched a major ence department, visited the in- this career path is a dream. For speech for Meese in February, terns last week. He reports that interested in the Washington four GCC students, that dream a speech that he gave at the all four love what they are do- Internship Program speak to is this semester's reality. him to receive information and Heritage Foundation the last ing. The work is hard and the Traci Patterson, Kelli Piccolo, week of the month. an application packet. Becky Regelski and Melissa Becky Regelski assists Sena- Yankello are working in tor Arlen Specter (R-PA). One Washington this semester of several interns in the sena- through the Washington In- tor's office, Becky deals with "She Stoops to Conquer ternship Program (WIP) spon- constituency matters. sored by the college's political Melissa Yankello serves as science department. These four an intern for the House Bank- plays in Pew next week junior political science majors ing Committee. She researches share an apartment just outside legislation and attends House the Beltway and commute to subcomittee meetings. She work via the Metro. compiles the research and Traci Patterson does legal re- meeting notes into policy search for the First Freedom briefs, which she distributes to Foundation, a Washington committee members. think tank dealing with First The four generally arrive Amendment policy. Traci home between 6:30 and 7 p.m., writes policy briefs and attends but their internship responsi- hearings on Capitol Hill. At bilities don't end when they one particular meeting, Traci walk in the apartment door. had the opportunity to meet They attend a weekly class many Washington notables, taught by McNulty, who, in including Bob Dole, Newt addition to hosting a talk show, Gingrich, Ed Meese, Phil is an adjunct professor of polit- Gramm, Orrin Hatch, Strom ical science at GCC and an at- Thurmond, Connie Mack and torney with the Washington Pete Domenici. She also as- law firm Shaw, Pittman, Potts sists Paul McNuity with his & Trowbridge. McNulty's weekly television talk show, a course, POLS390, deals with Sarah Stitt and Jason Musko rehearse for "She Photos at left (top to bottom): Traci Patterson, Stoops to Conquer," which opens on Thursday. For more photos and information, see page 7. Kelli Piccolo, Becky Regelski. Not pictured: Melis- sa Yankello.