Grove City College Newspaper The April 1996 Collegian 26, Vol. 56, No. 20 Springfest promises mixed pleasures By GRANT WENTZEL event, and we all need to pull to- want to eat, that is. chicken kabob, teriyaki ribs, or a night. The "Spring Swing," a 30's Collegian Staff Writer gether to make Spring fest what it Saturday's dinner will feature fine slice of the fresh roasted pig, dance, features the campus group, could be," Jim Puglisi said, offer- Grove City's first Hawaiian Luau. spun all day above an open fire- "Shades of Swing" with vocalist "It just keeps getting bigger ing a firm word of encouragement Bon Appetit took the suggestion all served by the grass-skirted em- Holly Shaull. The group hopes to and better." That's what Tom at an early Round Table planning of incorporating a picnic with the ployees of Bon Appitit. They expand upon their incredible set Ameman, president of Round session. Needless to say when fest and came back with plans for tried to find matching coconut performed at last month's Gala. Table, the Sponsor of Springfest Puglisi speaks, people listen. By an outdoor Pacific Paradise. braziers, but were unfortunately Also Saturday in the Gee, Co- said about the upcoming week- bringing together SGA, the Stu- Imagine starting off the night unsuccessful in their quest. median Marc Moran will appear, ends extravaganza. dent Musician's Organization with a "mocktail," like a Nada The fun begins Friday night on because, in the a typically loqua- Springfest begins tonight, and (SMO), and Bon Appetit, Puglisi Colada (guess it's BYO on the the Ketler Patio, when the Fresh- cious exposition by Mr. Puglisi, promises to be the best fest ever. planned a weekend that will be Cap'n Morgan's) from the open man ask "Do you want to dance?" "He's funny." "Every campus has a spring hard to miss. Hard to miss if you bar, and then enjoying a shrimp or Here is a chance to tango into the (Continued on page 8) College Republicans Champions! meet Rush Limbaugh Women's Golfers claim conference title in first season Last Tuesday over By HOLLY PARKHOUSE fifty Grove City Collegian Sports Writer College students As early as the 15th century a rode in a chartered game similar to golf was played bus to New York in Scotland with a club made of a City to view a tap- bent tree branch and a small ing of a Rush Lim- leather bag stutted with feathers for a ball. The game, as we know baugh television it today, originated in St. An- program. The Col- drews, Scotland in 1744. The lege Republicans first golf course in America, St. sponsored the- Andrews's Golf Club, was built in lengthy trip. The (Continued on page 12) Grove PAC Women's Golf Team bus left at 4 in the morning and re- turned very early Men's Tennis team outlasts W&J for PAC victory the next morning. By JOHN SMITH Students have compiled an impressive Collegian Sports Writer record of 13-3 with four matches who at- yet to be played. Of the 13 victo- tended also The Grove City College men's ries, six have been 9-0 shutouts. had the tennis team is having another The Presidents Athletic Confer- outstanding season. Last year, chance for ence tournament was held at the team compiled a 16-2 record a quick tour Grove City last Friday. The and was among the top Division Wolverines were looking for an of down- III tennis teams in Pennsylvania. unprecedented sixth straight PAC town New The team lost two starters from title. York City. last year, but they continue to As expected, the men's tennis dominate the teams they compete team continued to dominate the against. The Wolverine netters (Continued on page 12) Life Entertainment Sports Angela and Georgia of the local botique, Broadstreet Books and Cafe host "Stone The Men's Lacrosse team just came off Froggkotten, "researched the area, and Soup," (pictured) winners of the 1996 Acoustic their first ever playoff win against Mes- feel that this town is ready to boom. It is Challenge in Pittsburgh this Saturday at 8 p.m. siah. The team is now gearing up to face a great community with growing poten- Campus band, "Princess" plays at the Cafe Fri- either Maryland or Binghampton in the tial." .6 day night at 9 p.m. 8 NCLL playoff elite eight 11 2 The Collegian April 26, 1996 World News Where has all the grass gone? Concerns over condition of campus By BEN FLETCHER By DAN KOMARA Collegian News Editor Collegian Staff Writer Do you think the campus looks JERUSALEM worse than it has in a long time? A provisional cease-fire ap- In response to students and ad- peared imminent to end the 10 ministration officials who believe day-old conflict in Lebanon, a the state of grass and landscaping day after the Israeli bombardment currently reflects poorly on the of a refugee-packed U.N. base college and students, the commit- that killed at least 75. U.S. and tee known as Campus Care came Israeli sources, however, would into being. not confirm a reported two-tiered negotiating process. In Lebanon, At the meeting of Campus Care at least 134 people have been many SGA officers and several killed and more than 300 administration officials were pre- wounded since the fighting be- sent, including Andy Toncic, gan. More than 400,000 Nancy Paxton, Debby Templin, Lebanese civilians have fled the and the Special Assistant for Op- Israeli barrages, creating a huge erations and Special Projects refugee crisis. Thomas Gregg were present. THE HAGUE, NETHER- Gregg detailed the traditional LANDS steps that have been taken to keep up the beauty of the campus land- The relationship between China scape. These measures include and the Unites States is at a the very visible re-seeding of the "crucial juncture," China's foreign grass over all of campus. minister declared yesterday. He Nancy Paxton expressed con- responded coolly to a U.S. pro- cern over the state of the campus posal for Korea peace talks and in and said the campus looks worse a new S.-Japanese security dec- laration. Even so, Qian Qichen, than it has in many years, perhaps ever. Paxton encourages students who has steered China's foreign Grass planting in progress: policy for nearly a decade, ap- to act as good stewards, trying to campus coming to life as winter lifts. maintain the beauty of the cam- pealed for warm ties with Wash- Looking for ways to maintain pus. pearance, the committee consid- some means be implemented to ington on Sunday. the campus and improve its ap- ered several options, but all prevent snow shovels from de- VATICAN CITY agreed the participation and sup- stroying the grass on the edge of port of all students would be re- In an unusually sharp attack, the the sidewalks. Also, he suggests 147 Broad St. quired. Vatican Sunday condemned Pres- planting some bushes that will ident Clinton's veto of a bill ban- Grave City, PA 16127 flower year round. Much of the problem has been ning certain late-term abortions as students taking shortcuts off the "shameful" and said it supported While more sidewalks are being efforts to override it. The Vatican Phone sidewalks around certain high- considered, alternatives to cover- traffic areas. called the presidential action to ing more of the campus with con- (412) 458-4565 allow so-called partial-birth abor- crete have been sought. tions an "incredibly brutal act of Student opinion varies widely One of the ideas acted upon by Ralple & aggression" against human life. It on the topic. Jon Davies, presi- the Campus Care committee in- Mangis